Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

May- 2021 -

20 May

Taiwan air force F-16 fighter jet during Exercise Han Kuang in 2013

Taiwan Deploys 42 Upgraded F-16s at Southwestern Airbase

The first tranche of 42 upgraded F-16 multirole fighter aircraft of the Republic of China Air Force has entered service.

19 May

Marianne Besas

US Air Force Opens New F-16 Production Line Amid Increased Demand

The US Air Force has struck up a partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation to collaborate on a new production line for the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter.

19 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Producing Drone-Launching Attack Helicopter

A Russian attack helicopter under production, the Mi-28NM, will have a drone-launching facility.

19 May

An F-15E Strike Eagle is loaded with five JASSMs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 11, 2021 as part of Project Strike Rodeo. Led by the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Project Strike Rodeo is a munitions proof-of-concept that lays the foundation for follow-on flight testing that would more than double the F-15E’s current JASSM-carrying capacity.

Inder Singh Bisht

F-15E Successfully Test-Loads Double Its JASSM Missile Capacity

The US Air Force's F-15E fighter was recently test-loaded with five air-to-surface missiles, more than double the aircraft’s stated carrying capacity.

19 May

T129 Tactical Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopter

Joe Saballa

US OKs Turkey Sale of Six Attack Helicopters to Philippines

The US has allowed Turkey to proceed with the sale of six T129 Tactical Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopters to the Philippines, multiple Turkish officials said.

18 May

Tong Ong

US Army Successfully Tests Classified ‘Suicide Drone’

The US Army destroyed two of three targets employing its new classified loitering munitions or “suicide drones” during a test conducted at Edge 21.

18 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Russian Army Receives Radar for S-500 Air-Defense System

The Russian Army has received the Yenisei radar station, which is likely to be integrated with the S-500 air-defense system, Russian media reported.

18 May

Tong Ong

China Makes Tenth Incursion Into Taiwan ADIZ in May

A People’s Liberation Army Air Force aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on Monday morning, China’s tenth incursion this month.

17 May

An Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane performs at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, on June 29, 2017

Staff Writer With AFP

Gaza Pummelled by Fresh Israeli Strikes, More Than 200 Dead in a Week

Israeli air strikes hammered the Gaza Strip Monday, after a week of violence between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants left more than 200 people dead as international calls for de-escalation went unheeded.

13 May