Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Dec- 2021 -

20 December

US Hypersonic Missile Fails Anew in Third Trial

The US Air Force AGM-183A air-launched rapid response weapon (ARRW) hypersonic missile has failed a test for the third time.

16 December

Hanan Zaffar

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BAE Systems to Advance F-35 Electronic Warfare Capabilities

BAE Systems has won a $793 million contract from Lockheed Martin to upgrade and modernize the electronic warfare system for the F-35 Lightning II.

16 December

Inder Singh Bisht

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Japan Reaches $3.5B F-15 Upgrade Agreement With US: Report

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has reached an agreement with the US to upgrade the country’s fleet of F-15 fighters.

16 December

Inder Singh Bisht

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Australia Seeks to Replace MRH 90 Helos With Black Hawks

Australian defense minister Peter Dutton announced last week that the government wants to replace the country’s Airbus MRH 90 Taipan helicopters with Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks.

16 December

Joe Saballa

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France Develops Tech for Safe High-Altitude Parachute Landings

France has developed a device that helps paratroopers execute safer landings — particularly when carrying lots of military gear.

15 December

Inder Singh Bisht

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Northrop to Modify Global Hawks for Hypersonic Missile Testing

The Department of Defense has contracted Northrop Grumman to reconfigure four US Air Force Global Hawk drones with sensors for tracking hypersonic weapon tests.

15 December

Photo of Russia's Okhotnik heavy attack drone.

Inder Singh Bisht

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Russia Displays Stealth Strike Drone Prototype

Russia rolled out the flight prototype of its stealth heavy strike drone Okhotnik at the Novosibirsk Aviation Enterprise in preparation for flight trials.

15 December

Inder Singh Bisht

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DARPA Invests In Wireless Drone Charging Technology

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has invested $225,000 in a Seattle-based startup to develop a wireless power transmitter for in-flight unmanned aerial vehicles.

15 December