Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jun- 2023 -

20 June

Joe Saballa

EU Completes TALOS Surface-to-Air Laser Weapon Project

The European Defence Agency has announced the successful completion of a surface-to-air laser weapon program.

20 June

Rojoef Manuel

Leidos Completes First Test Flight for New US Hypersonic Test Bed

Leidos segment Dynetics has completed the maiden test flight of a new US hypersonic test bed in NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.

20 June

Inder Singh Bisht

Elbit Unveils Miniature Radar-Guided Missile Countermeasure

Elbit Systems unveiled the Nano SPEAR radar-guided air-to-air and surface-to-air missile countermeasure system at the Paris Airshow.

20 June

Joe Saballa

Russia Vows ‘Military-Technical Response’ if F-16 Jets Appear in Ukraine

The Russian government says it will be forced to take retaliatory measures if Western-made F-16 fighter jets appear in the skies over Ukraine.

20 June

Joe Saballa

Brazil Receives First C-390 Transport Aircraft in Full Operational Configuration

The Brazilian Air Force has taken delivery of its sixth C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft from Embraer.

20 June

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Massive’ Overnight Drone Attack on Kyiv: Ukrainian Officials

Russian forces launched a major drone assault on Kyiv overnight and attacked other regions, Ukrainian officials said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.

20 June

Staff Writer With AFP

France Pushes Back Against German-Led Euro Air Defense Plan

France will host a meeting of European defense ministers to try to smooth out differences over the continent's joint air defense, after bristling at a German-led project that snubbed its manufacturers.

19 June