Air
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May- 2021 -3 May
Taiwan Military Expert Warns Chinese Capable of Long-Range Raids
A Taiwanese military expert has warned about the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s development of a new refueling tanker aircraft.
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Apr- 2021 -28 April
Fire Scout Crashes Into USS Charleston and Disappears Into Sea
An unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter crashed into the side of Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston after it took off from the vessel on Monday.
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27 April
Boeing to Fit P8-A Poseidon With LRASM in $74M Navy Contract
Boeing was awarded a $74 million contract with the US Navy for integration of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile onto the P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
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22 April
IDF Strikes Syria After ‘Missile’ Targets Southern Israel
Multiple defense batteries in Syria were struck by Israeli forces, the military said Thursday, after a missile targeted a village near a secretive nuclear site in southern Israel.
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21 April
General: Small Drones Dent US Air Superiority
The US military is operating without complete air superiority “for the first time since the Korean War” because of the proliferation of inexpensive, small drones, Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said.
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21 April
German Defense Minister Continues to Campaign for Armed Drones
Germany's defense minister said she will continue campaigning for armed drones in the military, despite lawmakers’ disapproval of weaponized drones.
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20 April
Japan’s First Global Hawk Drone Completes Maiden Flight
The first of three RQ-4B Global Hawk drones ordered by Japan from Northrop Grumman flew for the first time from Palmdale, California.
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20 April
Morocco to Receive 13 Bayraktar TB2 Combat Drones From Turkey
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces has signed a contract to buy 13 Bayraktar TB2 combat drones from Turkey, the service confirmed on social media.
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19 April
Israel, Greece Sign Record Defense Deal Worth $1.65 Billion
In “the biggest defense agreement to date” between Israel and Greece, the two Mediterranean countries signed a $1.65 billion defense procurement deal on Sunday.
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16 April
US Air Force HH60-W Jolly Green II Completes Developmental Testing
The US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60W “Jolly Green II” Combat Rescue Helicopter finished developmental tests this week.
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