Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Feb- 2022 -

1 February

A 2018 file photo shows fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) manning a roadblock in the Qandil Mountains, the groups's main rear-base in northern Iraq

Casualties After Turkish Air Raids Target PKK: Iraqi Kurds

Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq against PKK positions, causing casualties, authorities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said.

1 February

DARPA's Robust Optical Clock Network program

Inder Singh Bisht

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DARPA Aims for More Accurate Atomic Clock to Replace GPS

DARPA is bidding to develop a 100 times more accurate atomic clock for a range of air, land, and sea platforms.

1 February

Inder Singh Bisht

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US Air Force F-15EX Eagle II Test Fires First Missile

The US Air Force’s F-15EX Eagle II fighter fired its first missile last month at an aerial target over the Gulf of Mexico.

1 February

Joe Saballa

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Lockheed, Airbus to Build Military Tanker Aircraft

Lockheed Martin and Airbus have announced that they will manufacture the LMXT strategic tanker aircraft in Alabama and Georgia.

1 February

Joe Saballa

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US Army Taps Beta Technologies for Alia eVTOL Flight Tests

The US Army has awarded Beta a contract to provide flight testing support for the Alia electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Jan- 2022 -

31 January

F-15 fighters at Exercise Vigilant Ace in South Korea in 2017

Staff Writer With AFP

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Japan Finds Piece of Missing F-15, Searching for Crew

Japanese aircraft and boats were searching for two crew from a fighter jet that is believed to have crashed after taking off a day earlier.

31 January

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Search After Japan F-15 Jet Disappears From Radar

Japan's military said it was searching for a fighter jet that disappeared from radar shortly after taking off.

28 January

Joe Saballa

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Algeria Receives First C-130J Super Hercules Transport Aircraft

The Algerian Air Force has received the first of four C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft ordered from Lockheed Martin in 2018.

27 January

Inder Singh Bisht

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USAF Wants Laser Pods for Aircraft-Satellite Communications

The US Air Force has contracted Space Micro to develop a laser communications pod enabling unhindered communications between aircraft and orbital satellites.

27 January

Inder Singh Bisht

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Hypersonix and Kratos to Launch Hypersonic Drone Next Year

Australian aerospace startup Hypersonix Launch Systems Ltd. and Kratos Defense have signed an agreement to develop and launch a hypersonic drone demonstrator next year.