Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Apr- 2025 -

17 April

Rendering of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian engaging drones with the an airborne laser pod

General Atomics Displays MQ-9B Armed With Laser Weapon

General Atomics recently displayed an MQ-9B unmanned aerial system with a 25-kilowatt scalable laser weapon system at Sea-Air-Space 2025.

17 April

Giulia Bernacchi

Lockheed Receives PAC-3 Missile Components From Polish Firm

Lockheed has received the first shipment of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) launch tubes manufactured by Polish firm WZL-1.

16 April

Ukraine's B-1 unmanned aerial vehicle in flight

Christine Casimiro

Ukrainian Military Adopts Domestic B-1 Drone on Frontlines

The Ukrainian Armed Forces will deploy the domestically produced B-1 drone following the defense ministry’s approval.

16 April

Giulia Bernacchi

European Start-Up Stark Debuts AI-Powered VTOL Loitering Munition ‘Virtus’

European defense newcomer Stark is firing up the battlefield with “Virtus,” its first AI-enabled loitering munition featuring vertical take-off and landing capability.

16 April

Joe Saballa

Raytheon, Nine Others Compete for US Army’s $4.2B Tethered Spy Balloon Deal

The US Army has selected 10 defense firms to compete for a $4.2-billion program to develop a next-generation, lighter-than-air surveillance balloon.

16 April

Giulia Bernacchi

Oman Selects Indra’s Long-Range Lanza 3D Radars

Oman has chosen Indra's Lanza three-dimensional (3D) long-range radars to enhance the Royal Air Force of Oman’s (RAFO) capabilities.

15 April

An A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft in a refueling mission

Christine Casimiro

Spain’s First Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport Enters Service

Spain’s first of three A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) has entered into service as part of a defense ministry order from Airbus in November 2021.

15 April