Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Feb- 2024 -

13 February

Norway to Order More Kongsberg NASAMS Following Ukraine Aid

The Norwegian government has petitioned parliament for 10 more launch units and four fire control centers of the NASAMS defense system.

13 February

Joe Saballa

Guyana Wants New Choppers, Drones as Venezuela Tensions Soar

Guyana has announced a major investment in modern military weapons and equipment as tensions with neighboring Venezuela continue to soar.

13 February

An Embraer C-390 Millennium aircraft is seen flying above the clouds. The gray aircraft has the words "HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE" painted on the side of the cockpit in black. The number 610 is also painted on the jet engine, the wing, and the side of the cockpit, just below one of the side windows. The background is a bright blue sky.

Juster Domingo

Hungary Achieves First Flight With C-390 Military Transport Aircraft

Hungary's first C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft has achieved its maiden flight at Gavião Peixoto in São Paulo, Brazil.

12 February

Raytheon’s Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor, known as KuRFS, and the Coyote® family of effectors provide the essential detect and defeat capabilities of LIDS, the Army’s go-to counter-drone solution.

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Orders 600 Coyote Drone Interceptors Amid Middle East Attacks

RTX has received a $75 million US Army contract for the production of 600 Coyote 2C drone interceptors amid increased Middle East attacks.

12 February

Rojoef Manuel

Sweden Selects French Parrot Drone for Home Guard

Sweden has selected a drone from French company Parrot for its Home Guard military reserve unit.

12 February

Joe Saballa

General Atomics Unveils XQ-67A Advanced Sensing Drone for US Air Force

General Atomics has unveiled its new XQ-67A advanced sensing drone that was secretly being developed for the US Air Force.

11 February

Staff Writer With AFP

More Than 50 People Killed in Heavy Israeli Strikes on Rafah: Hamas

At least 52 people were killed in heavy air strikes on densely crowded Rafah in southern Gaza before dawn on Monday, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.

9 February

Turkish Aerospace President and CEO Professor Temel Kotil and EDGE Group Platforms & Systems President Khaled Al Zaabi are seen signing documents during a memorandum of agreement ceremony. In the back, a facilitator oversees the procedure. A white panel with EDGE and Turkish Aerospace's logos printed on it serves as their background. The table where the signing is taking place on has the UAE, Turkey, and the company's flags propped up on it.

Juster Domingo

EDGE, Turkish Aerospace Team Up for New Airborne Projects

EDGE Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkish Aerospace to integrate payloads and sensors with their airborne capabilities.

9 February

Syrian regime forces manning a position in the countryside city of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, along the border with Turkey

Staff Writer With AFP

Attack Targets Area Near Syrian Military Airport: Monitor

The area near a military airport west of Damascus came under attack on Friday, a war monitor reported, while the defense ministry said drones entered Syrian airspace from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

9 February