Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

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24 April

Russia’s ‘Top Secret’ EW Weapon Blamed for Flight Jamming on NATO East Flank

Russia’s alleged “top secret” electronic warfare weapon is being held responsible for multiple flight jamming incidents recently recorded across NATO’s eastern flank.

24 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Attack Drones Strike Russia Energy Sites

Ukrainian drones attacked oil facilities in western Russia overnight, defense sources in Kyiv confirmed, in Kyiv's latest aerial assault aiming to dent Russian military logistics.

24 April

A Lithuanian Air Force Aero L-39ZA Albatros is seen parked in a wide-open cemented field. The gray aircraft has the number 17 painted on its side, by the tail. A soldier wearing green fatigues is seen standing on its wing and leaning on its body. The background is a tree-filled area with a clear blue sky farther in the back.

Juster Domingo

Lithuania Donates L-39ZA Albatros Jet Trainer to Ukraine

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has delivered an Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatros light attack training aircraft to Ukraine.

24 April

Hezbollah fighters take part in a military parade marking the group's Martyrs' Day in the southern town of Ghazieh, south of the port city of Sidon, 12 November 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Says Fired ‘Dozens’ of Rockets at Israel

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said it fired a fresh barrage of rockets across the border after a strike blamed on Israel killed two civilians.

23 April

American troops walk as a US Army C-47 Chinook helicopter flies over the village of Oreij, south of Mosul, Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

US Troops Targeted in Western Iraq: Official

American forces were targeted at a base in western Iraq, a US defense official said, the second such attack on the country's troops after a more than two-month pause.

23 April