Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

May- 2025 -

12 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan Holds First Live-Fire of US High-Tech Rocket Systems

Taiwan conducted its first live-firing of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) purchased from the US.

9 May

Juster Domingo

UK Taps Rolls-Royce for Typhoon Aircraft Engine Maintenance

Rolls-Royce has signed a five-year contract with the UK to maintain and service the Royal Air Force's Typhoon aircraft.

9 May

Joe Saballa

US Air Force to Test Rocket-Based Cargo Delivery With Rocket Lab’s Neutron

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has selected Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket to explore the potential of rapid, rocket-based cargo delivery to anywhere on Earth.

9 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Sri Lanka Helicopter Crash Kills Six Military Personnel

A Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter crashed during a graduation ceremony on Friday, plunging into a reservoir and killing six of the 12 people on board, a military official said.

9 May

Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) launched from a BQM-34 unmanned vehicle.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Launches Solid Fuel Rocket Ramjet From Drone in First-Ever Test

The US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has tested a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet, launching it from an unmanned aerial vehicle.

8 May

Maintainers from the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare an E-4B Nightwatch at Lincoln Airport, Nebraska before embarking on a global command and control mission July 24, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Col. Brian Golden)

Rojoef Manuel

Fourth Boeing 747 Arrives at SNC Factory for ‘Doomsday’ Plane Modification

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has accepted the fourth Boeing 747-8i airliner to be converted into the US Air Force’s E-4C Doomsday system in Dayton, Ohio.

8 May

Juster Domingo

Japan Receives New F-35 Lightning Fighters From US

Japan has received three F-35 Lightning II aircraft from the US at the Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa as part of a $23.11-billion deal.

8 May

Heavy-lifter rotary wing unmanned aerial system

Rojoef Manuel

Cyberlux Launches Heavy-Lift Rotary Wing Drone for US Special Ops

Cyberlux Corporation has rolled out a new unmanned aerial system built to tackle the toughest missions for US Special Operations forces.

8 May

Mahir Zeynalov

At 60,000 Ft, It Sees Everything: Ultimate Guide on RQ-4 Global Hawk

This guide breaks down everything you need to know about the RQ-4 Global Hawk: how it works, what makes it unique, and how it's been used in the field.

7 May