Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Aug- 2025 -

4 August

France Flies New Spy Plane Amid Critical Capability Shortfall

France has carried out the maiden flight of the Archange (Archangel) signals intelligence aircraft, addressing a gap in airborne intelligence capabilities.

4 August

U.S. Army Capt. Chris Bissett and Warrant Officer Eric Mendoza, pilots, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Pechacek, crew chief, all assigned to Alpha Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, The Army Aviation Brigade, fly a VH-60M Black Hawk helicopter past the White House, Washington, D.C., March 25, 2024. The 12th Aviation Battalion uses VH-60M "gold top" Black Hawks to conduct priority air transport in support of Department of the Army senior leadership and other senior Department of Defense officials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Nicholas A. Priest)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Rolls Out New Helicopter Navigation After DC Black Hawk Collision

The US Army has begun equipping its helicopter crews with new navigation tools after a Black Hawk crashed into a commercial jet in Washington DC in January, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft.

4 August

Electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi. Photo: Joby Aviation

Rojoef Manuel

L3Harris, Joby Partner on Manned-Unmanned VTOL Aircraft for Defense Missions

L3Harris Technologies has partnered with Joby Aviation to develop a next-generation vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) defense aircraft with human-machine hybrid piloting technology.

4 August

Air traffic controllers (ATCs) assigned to the 6th Operations Support Squadron oversee the safe departure of aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 30, 2025. ATCs issue precise instructions, coordinate aircraft movements, and efficiently manage the flow of air traffic in and around the tower’s airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monique Stober)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Seeks AI to Tame the Chaos of Combat Skies

The US Army is looking for possible AI and machine learning solutions that could improve the service’s airspace management processes.

1 August

Giulia Bernacchi

GA-ASI, Tobyhanna Introduce Enhanced MQ-9 Control System Overhaul

Tobyhanna Army Depot and General Atomics introduced a new maintenance and overhaul capability for the MQ-9 Reaper Ground Control Station.

1 August

Inder Singh Bisht

S. Korea Starts Fielding Enhanced Ballistic Missile Defense System

South Korea has completed the initial deployment of the second phase of its Cheongung-II air defense system, an advanced platform capable of intercepting both aircraft and ballistic missiles.

1 August

Inder Singh Bisht

MBDA Delivers First Batch of Aster Air Defense Missiles to Italy

MBDA has delivered the first batch of Aster air defense missiles to Italy as part of a 2-billion-euro ($2.29-billion) contract signed in late 2022.

1 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Taiwan to Sign Drone, Command and Control Deal With Anduril

Taiwan has signed a memorandum of understanding with US defense firm Anduril for the procurement of a command and control system and unmanned aerial systems.

Jul- 2025 -

31 July