Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jun- 2026 -

11 June

Spire Global, Diehl Defence Partner on Missile Warning Satellites

Spire Global and Diehl Defence have signed an agreement to explore cooperation on space-based intelligence and missile warning capabilities.

11 June

Inder Singh Bisht

France Enhances SAMP/T NG With Short-Range VL MICA Interceptors

France has contracted Eurosam to upgrade the in-development SAMP/T NG air defense system with the VL MICA short-range interceptor.

10 June

Rojoef Manuel

Honeywell to Power Swarm Aero’s Oversized Tactical Drones

California-based Swarm Aero has partnered with Honeywell Aerospace to supply propulsion systems for its large-class multi-mission unmanned aerial systems.

10 June

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 load a 2.75-inch rocket configured with Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II, a hydra 70 rocket motor and M282 High Explosive Incendiary Multipurpose Penetrator Warhead onto an AH-1Z Viper during a APKWS loading and flight takeoff exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 29. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

iRocket Wins US Army Deal to Support Anti-Drone Weapon Production

The US Army has awarded New York-based Innovative Rocket Technologies a contract valued between $30 million and $150 million to support production of next-generation counter-unmanned aerial system weapons.

10 June

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II flies over the Gulf of America, September 16, 2025. The F-15EX, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is one of the first F-15EXs in the Air Force, and is going through developmental and operational test series at Eglin to confirm its operational capabilities before it is delivered to the combat Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

Bea Castañeda

F-15EX Eagle II: Reinventing a Legend

This guide breaks down the F-15EX Eagle II, from its upgraded systems and heavy payload to how it fits into today’s high-end combat environment.

9 June

The HARPY loitering munition system. Photo: Israel Aerospace Industries

Rojoef Manuel

Palladyne, IAI Strike Deal to Build Kamikaze Drones for Pentagon

Palladyne AI and Israel Aerospace Industries have signed a strategic partnership to market the HARPY, HAROP, and Mini HARPY loitering munitions to the US Department of Defense.

9 June

Christine Casimiro

Rafale Jet Conducts First Supersonic Flight Launch of MICA NG Missile

A Rafale fighter jet has successfully fired the MBDA-made MICA NG missile during its second development firing test, marking the first launch conducted in a supersonic flight configuration.

8 June

Impression image of an F-35 with JASSM-ER.

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves Long-Range JASSM-ER Missiles for Danish F-35s

The US Department of State has approved a potential $842-million sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range to Denmark.

8 June

Rojoef Manuel

Taiwan to Boost Naval Fleet’s Firepower With 1,200+ Sea Sword II Missiles

Taiwan plans to produce more than 1,200 Hai Chien II (Sea Sword II) missiles to increase the lethality of its naval fleet, as the military moves to standardize weapons across its surface combatants.

8 June