Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

May- 2024 -

15 May

45 Chinese Aircraft Detected Around Taiwan

Taipei said it detected 45 Chinese military aircraft around Taiwan, the highest single-day number this year and coming less than a week before the self-ruled island inaugurates its new president.

13 May

Juster Domingo

South Korea Mulls Indonesia’s KF-21 Budget Cut Proposal

South Korea has announced it is reviewing Indonesia's proposal to reduce its financial contribution to their joint KF-21 jet fighter program.

13 May

Joe Saballa

China Warned of America’s AI-Piloted Fighter Jet

Chinese military analysts have sounded the alarm over America’s rapid progress in developing an artificial intelligence-piloted fighter jet.

10 May

Rojoef Manuel

Safran to Support Chinese Helicopter Engines

French defense contractor Safran has signed contracts to support helicopter engines for Chinese aerospace company GDAT.

10 May

Marshall's Deployable Operations and Maintenance System (DOMS) are seen lined up on a flat surface area. The DOMS appear to be box-shaped containers painted in green.

Juster Domingo

UK Firm to Develop ‘Containerized’ Logistics System for US Air Force

Marshall Group is set to develop a "containerized" system to simplify logistics and aircraft and personnel deployment for the US Air Force.

10 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Drone Reaches Deep Into Russia in Record Strike: Defense Source

Ukraine carried out a record-distance drone strike on a Russian oil refinery located nearly 1,200 kilometers from the border.

9 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Poland to Sign $1.2B Early Warning Radar Balloon Contract

The Polish government will sign the Barbara aerostat reconnaissance program procurement contract this month, the country’s armament procurement agency head said.

9 May