Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

May- 2021 -

27 May

Sukhoi Developing Russia’s First Supersonic Single-Engine Stealth Aircraft

Aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi is developing Russia’s first supersonic “single-engine light tactical fighter,” state media reported.

27 May

Inder Singh Bisht

India to Receive Israeli Heron Drones for China Border Deployment

India is set to take delivery of four advanced Heron surveillance drones from Israel for deployment along its border with China.

26 May

Tong Ong

PLA Warplanes Drop Thousands of Munitions in South China Sea Exercise

The Chinese People's Liberation Army conducted a live-fire exercise in which warplanes dropped thousands of munitions at sea targets in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reported.

26 May

Inder Singh Bisht

France Completes Maiden Trial of Rafale F4-1 Aircraft

Two F4-1 Rafale aircraft test flew for the first time last month as part of the “readiness for use review campaign” in France’s Istres.

25 May

Israel's Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on May 10, 2021

Inder Singh Bisht

Israel’s Iron Dome Downed Own Drone During Fighting

Israel Defense Forces shot down one of their own drones during the 11-day conflict with Gaza-based militant groups, the service confirmed Tuesday.

25 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Russian Marines Add Anti-Drone Units

The Russian Marine Corps has added anti-drone units to its ranks to combat the threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles on land and sea, Russian media reported.

24 May