Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jun- 2024 -

7 June

German Air Force's third and final Airbus A350 aircraft "Kurt Schumacher" under the Special Air Mission Wing program.

Germany Accepts Third Airbus A350 Special Mission Aircraft From Lufthansa

Lufthansa Technik has delivered the third Airbus A350 aircraft to the German Air Force as part of its Special Air Mission Wing expansion.

7 June

Staff Writer With AFP

France to Transfer Mirage-2000 Fighter Jets to Ukraine: Macron

France will transfer Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine and train their Ukrainian pilots as part of a new military cooperation with Kyiv.

6 June

Inder Singh Bisht

Canadian Air Force Selects Artemis Mobile Phone Detector for Helicopter Upgrade

The Royal Canadian Air Force has selected the Smith Myers Artemis Mobile Phone Detection Location System for its CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue helicopter mid-life upgrade.

6 June

An AW149 Helicopter is seen in the middle of production. It has incomplete parts, but the shape of the front of the aircraft already resembles that of a usual helicopter. Wires and exposed framework are seen on the vehicle. A worker wearing a blue shirt is seen coming up out of its roof. Other personnel are seen in the far back in what appears to be an office space with desks and cubicles.

Juster Domingo

Leonardo Opens AW149 Helicopter Production Line in Poland

Leonardo has opened a production line for the Polish Armed Forces' AW149 helicopters in Świdnik, southeastern Poland.

6 June

Joe Saballa

US Orders Modified Hero Loitering Munitions for Special Operations

Israel’s UVision has received a $74-million contract to deliver a modified version of its Hero-120 loitering munition to the US Special Operations Command.

6 June

Bombardier's Global 6000 for the German PEGASUS Program

Rojoef Manuel

Hensoldt Team Rolls Out First German Pegasus Spy Plane

A Hensoldt-led consortium has launched the first reconfigured aircraft in Wichita, Kansas under Berlin’s Pegasus signals intelligence program.

6 June

Joe Saballa

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates AI-Enabled Air-to-Air Tactical Intercepts

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated how artificial intelligence could aid air-to-air intercepts in a tactical environment.

6 June

Joe Saballa

America’s B-1B Bomber Drops Precision Weapon in Drills Over Korean Peninsula

An American B-1B strategic bomber participated in a joint precision-guided bomb drill with South Korea, dropping a bunker-busting munition over the Korean Peninsula.

6 June