The Polish Defense Ministry’s press service announced on December 15, that Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak had approved a contract between the Polish Inspectorate of Armaments and Lockheed Martin’s Polskie Zakłady… Continue reading "Poland Purchases Four New S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters"
Belarus has received a new batch of Russian-made BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and BTR-80K command vehicles, according to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense’s press office on December 9. Colonel Dmitry… Continue reading "Russia Delivers The Second Batch of BTR-82A Armored Vehicles to Belarus"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week’s articles focused topics including the death of the Indian First… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6 – 10 December)"
The Finnish Defence Forces announced, on 7 December, that it had received authorization from the Ministry of Defence to sign a contract for fire control system upgrades for the Finnish… Continue reading "Finnish Leopard 2s To Receive Multipurpose High Explosive Shell Compatibility"
The test-firing of the 76/62 mm Naval Gun, developed locally by MKE, was successfully completed, according to a post shared by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense on December 2… Continue reading "Turkey Successfully Tests Domestically Developed 76/62 mm Naval Gun"
The Azerbaijan State Border Services stated that a military helicopter of the State Border Service crashed during a training flight at the Garaheybet air polygon in the Khizi district on… Continue reading "Military Helicopter Crash In Azerbaijan Leaves 14 Troops Dead"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. A busy week saw us examine the tensions between Russia and Ukraine,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (22-25 November)"
Lieutenant General Allen Paredes, the commander of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), said on 23 November, that the first batch of six T129 “ATAK” attack helicopters will arrive in the… Continue reading "Philippines To Receive First Turkish ATAK Helicopter In December"
The British Army has revealed its plans for what it describes as its most radical transformation in 20 years. Speaking in the House of Commons, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said… Continue reading "British Army Unveils “Future Soldier” Modernization Plans"
The Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, informed on Twitter that the Polish Army will obtain 300 used MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) Cougar 4×4 vehicles. The procurement is a part… Continue reading "More Used MRAPs for Polish Armed Forces"