Weekend Briefing (14-18 February)
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We continue to deliver more fascinating news from around the World regarding military technology, events and cover a multitude of subjects. This week we focused on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Lockheed Martin abandon plans to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, Poland’s M1 Abrams procurement moves forward, Ireland’s Defense review, the French withdrawal from Mali, and much more. The full list of the week’s articles is available below.
US, UK & Canada Withdraw Military Instructors From Ukraine Over Fear Of Russian Invasion With “No Notice”
Report: Defence Forces Unable to ‘Credibly Defend Ireland’
Lockheed Martin Terminates $4.4 Billion Purchase Of Aerojet Rocketdyne
Brazilian Air Force, Embraer Reach Agreement On KC-390 Order Reduction
Ukrainian President Declares “Day of Unity” and New Measures Amidst Invasion Fears
Elbit Systems To Showcase The Skylark 3 Hybrid Propulsion Small Tactical UAS at Singapore Airshow 2022
Canada to Provide Small Arms to Ukraine
UK & Japan Sign Agreement On Joint Fighter Radar Development
IAI To Showcase the Blue Spear Surface-to-Surface Missile System For the First Time at the Singapore Airshow
East Asian Navies Arrive In Tonga – Relief Efforts Continue
Department of Defense Finds US Defense Industry Has Over Consolidated
Lithuanian Stinger Instructors Depart For Ukraine
Japanese Defense Minister Says Japan Has the Right to Preemptively Strike Overseas Bases
GM Defense Joins General Dynamics Land Systems OMFV Team
France Announces Troop Withdrawal from Mali
Russian-Backed Ukrainian Separatists Shell Kindergarten
Thomas Global Selected by RNZAF to Upgrade 757 Fleet
US State Department Approves Polish M1A2 SEPv3 Sale
Iraq Receives T-72 Main Battle Tanks and BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles From Bulgaria
Rheinmetall Debuts Lynx 120 Mechanized Fire Support Vehicle
Biden Convinced Putin Has Made Decision To Invade Ukraine
