Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Feb- 2026 -

9 February

Vietnam to Locally Produce Israeli Spike Firefly Loitering Munition

Vietnam has signed a $250-million contract with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to locally produce the Spike Firefly loitering munition.

9 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany Orders Major IRIS-T Missile Package From Diehl

Germany has contracted Diehl Defence to procure the IRIS-T family of guided missiles for the German Armed Forces.

9 February

IFS will support the Future Aircrew Training program for the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Giulia Bernacchi

Skyalyne Taps IFS Maintenance Software for Canada’s Aircrew Training Program

SkyAlyne has chosen IFS to provide a digital aviation maintenance and asset management platform for Canada’s new training system.

9 February

Staff Writer

UAS Pioneer GA-ASI Set to Chart the Next Course in Aviation History

From historic carrier-based STOL flights to the next generation of autonomous and collaborative combat aircraft, GA-ASI’s approach to innovation is reshaping uncrewed airpower.

6 February

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Shortlists Three Teams for New Helicopter Training Program

The US Army has approved three companies to continue their bid on the Flight School Next program, which seeks a new platform and related processes for basic helicopter training.

6 February

Rojoef Manuel

Elbit to Upgrade Israel’s Future CH-53K Helicopters With Local Systems

Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a $130-million contract to outfit indigenous aviation systems on the country’s future CH-53K Pereh heavy-lift helicopters.

6 February

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Opens National Student Contest for Perching FPV Drone Tech

Ukraine’s Brave1 defense innovation cluster has launched a national engineering competition inviting students to develop a payload for tactical first-person view drones to enable perching while on standby.

6 February