Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Dec- 2024 -

4 December

Russia to Develop Stratospheric Balloon for Surveillance Missions

Two Russian organizations are teaming up to develop a stratospheric balloon designed to support military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.

4 December

Airbus H145 helicopter with HForce weapon system

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus Sends Mission Helicopters to Hungary, France, Spain

Airbus has handed over multiple helicopters to the Hungarian, French, and Spanish Armed Forces as part of separate agreements signed with the NATO countries.

4 December

Tsirkon hypersonic missile fired from ship

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Test Fired Missiles in Eastern Mediterranean Drills

Russia's army said Tuesday it had fired hypersonic missiles during naval and air force drills in the eastern Mediterranean that come as its ally Syria loses ground to Islamist rebels.

3 December

air strikes on a hospital compound in the Gaza Strip

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Killed Three Hamas Members in Strike on West Bank

The Israeli military on Tuesday said it killed three Hamas members in an air strike near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, after the Palestinian health ministry reported two dead.

3 December

Giulia Bernacchi

Brazilian Air Force Test-Fires VS-30 Suborbital Rocket

The Brazilian Air Force has successfully launched a suborbital rocket using locally-developed technologies.

3 December

A 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon releases a Stand-in Attack Weapon at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Air Force Launches Stand-in Attack Weapon From Aircraft for First Time

The US Air Force has tested Stand-in Attack Weapon from an F-16 Fighting Falcon, the missile’s first successful launch from an aircraft.

3 December

Helsing HX-2 strike drone flying in the air

Christine Casimiro

Helsing Unveils Swarm-Capable Strike Drone Equipped With AI

Helsing has unveiled a new strike drone called “HX-2,” which is already in production and has its core technology deployed in Ukraine.

3 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Poland Orders Over 200 Sidewinder Block II Air-to-Air Missiles

The Polish government has signed an approximately $175-million contract for the purchase of over 232 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II air-to-air missiles from the US.

2 December