Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jul- 2026 -

14 July

U.S. Marine Corps riflemen with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), load a simulated warhead onto a Neros Archer first-person view drone during attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 19, 2025. 22nd MEU(SOC) Marines are being trained and certified by the 2nd Marine Division and the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team on first-person view drone systems to enhance combat readiness. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

US Marines Form Robotics Unit to Lead Drone Warfare Training

The US Marine Corps has established the Marine Corps Robotics Integration Group to supervise training and standardization of small unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone solutions across the force.

14 July

The Phoenix Series unmanned aerial system. Photo: Enigma Aerospace

Rojoef Manuel

Honeywell, Enigma Partner on Mission Systems for Phoenix Drone

Honeywell Aerospace has teamed up with Enigma Aerospace to explore integrating advanced mission systems into the Phoenix Series unmanned aircraft system for US and allied defense operators.

14 July

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Rafale F4 Gets a New Radar-Hunting Wingman

The Rafale F4 fighter jet has gained a smarter way to hunt enemy air defense radars after French firms Dassault Aviation and Harmattan AI completed a successful flight test of a drone-mounted electronic warfare system.

14 July

Christine Casimiro

South Korean F-15K Slam Eagle Fighters to Receive EPAWSS EW Suite

The Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K Slam Eagle fighters are set to receive BAE Systems’ AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability Systems.

14 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Plans Major JASSM, LRASM Production Expansion After Iran Strikes

The US military plans a major expansion in the production of the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile and the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile.

14 July

Designed to operate in tomorrow's high-end threat environment, the B-21 will play a critical role in ensuring America's enduring airpower capability.

Jodesz Gavilan

US Air Force Confirms Two-Pilot Crew for B-21 Raider

The US Air Force has confirmed that the B-21 Raider will operate with two pilots as the service prepares its next-generation stealth bomber for operational use.

13 July

Inder Singh Bisht

India Approves High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite to Fill Surveillance Gap

India has approved the acquisition of a High Altitude Pseudo Satellite capability to strengthen long-endurance surveillance capabilities.

13 July

Bea Castañeda

AESA Radar Explained: How Active Electronically Scanned Arrays Changed Modern Warfare

This guide breaks down how AESA radar's electronic beam-steering delivers faster, harder-to-jam detection and multi-target tracking, and why that edge is redefining survivability across modern fighter fleets and layered air defense networks.

13 July

Ethan M. Encarnacion

MQ-28 Ghost Bat Becomes First Loyal Wingman to Join Multinational Exercise

Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat has become the first collaborative combat aircraft to take part in a multinational military exercise led by the US Air Force.

13 July