Air Defense News

March 16, 2023

Canada to send ammunition, missiles to support Ukraine’s air defense

Reuters: Canada will send about 8,000 rounds of artillery ammunition and a dozen air defense missiles as part of Ottawa’s

March 16, 2023

MQ-9 Reaper Is Capable Of Defending Itself With Air-To-Air Missiles

The Drive: Today’s incident between a Russian Su-27 Flanker and a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper that saw the latter crash into

March 15, 2023

F-15EX Eagle II Total Buy Increases From 80 To 104 In New USAF Budget

The Drive: The U.S. Air Force’s proposed budget for the 2024 Fiscal Year includes a request for funds to buy

March 15, 2023

South Korea is buying 20 more F-35A stealth fighters to handle threats from the North

Stars and Stripes: South Korea’s military says it has finalized plans to purchase 20 additional F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters

March 10, 2023

USAF Testing ‘Mutant’ Missiles That Twist In Mid-Air To Hit Their Targets

The Drive: he U.S. Air Force is exploring a novel concept for increasing the likelihood of scoring a hit in

March 10, 2023

Arming Ukrainian Fighters With AIM-120 Missiles Is A Complex Proposition

The Drive: The U.S. military is reportedly exploring the possibility of integrating AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs, onto

March 9, 2023

Stinger replacement included in Army’s FY24 budget request, service official says

Breaking Defense WASHINGTON — Shipments of US Stinger missiles to Ukraine have revived interest in the previously-thought-obsolete surface-to-air weapon, and

March 8, 2023

U.S. military eyes mounting Western air-to-air missiles on Ukrainian MiGs

Politico: The U.S. military is studying whether it’s possible to integrate advanced Western air-to-air missiles with Ukraine’s Soviet-era fighter jets,

March 8, 2023

Congress Notified of Potential $1.4B E-2D Hawkeye Sale to Japan

USNI News: The State Department issued a notification of the potential sale of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft

March 7, 2023

In Ukraine fight, integrated air defense has made many aircraft ‘worthless’: US Air Force general

Breaking Defense: Robust Ukrainian and Russian air defenses have rendered both sides’ aircraft, particularly those used for close air support