Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

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18 March

A Republic of Korea Air Force P-8 aircraft

Boeing to Upgrade Mission Software of S. Korea’s Poseidon Fleet

The US Department of Defense has awarded Boeing a $38.7-million contract to provide mission software updates for the Republic of Korea’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft fleet.

18 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Takes Delivery of First Joint Strike Missiles for F-35A Fighters

Japan has received the first batch of Joint Strike Missiles to equip its F-35A Lightning II fighter fleet.

18 March

Rojoef Manuel

Diehl, Latvian Firm Form JV to Support Baltic Ground-Based Air Defense

German company Diehl Defence has signed a memorandum of understanding with Latvia’s Ripo Remonta Centrs to establish a joint venture supporting ground-based air defense systems across the Baltic region.

18 March

The Z1 hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial system

Inder Singh Bisht

Heven AeroTech Clinches US Army Agreement for Hydrogen-Fueled Z1 Drone

The US Army has awarded Heven AeroTech a Basic Ordering Agreement covering its Z1 hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial system.

18 March

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon flies a routine mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 28, 2025. The P-8A Poseidon is the U.S. Navy’s multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, conducting long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske)

Bea Castañeda

P-8 Poseidon: The Backbone of Maritime Surveillance

This guide shows how the P-8 Poseidon fuses sensors, weapons, and networks to power maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and global naval intelligence missions.

18 March

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Deploys 200 Military Experts to Gulf for Counter-Drone Efforts

Ukraine has begun deploying military specialists to the Middle East to support regional efforts against drone threats.

18 March

Christine Casimiro

BAE to Modernize US Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane’s EW Suite

The US Air Force, via the Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, has contracted BAE Systems to modernize the U-2 “Dragon Lady” aircraft’s electronic warfare suite.

18 March

MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System

Staff Writer With AFP

Ankara Says NATO Deploys New Patriot Battery at South Turkey Air Base

Turkey's defense ministry said NATO was deploying a new Patriot missile battery at Incirlik air base, just days after a third ballistic missile from Iran was shot down.

17 March