Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) ‘Abhyas’ on December 23. The test was conducted from Integrated Test Range (ITR),… Continue reading "DRDO Tests Abhyas Drone, HAL To Commence Initial Production"
The United States Navy has completed an Unmanned Carrier Aviation Demonstration of the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial tanker aboard USS George H.W. Bush. The demonstration was conducted by a government… Continue reading "MQ-25 Stingray Completes Initial Carrier Deck Demonstration"
The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video on Sunday, December 19, showing the Orion drone, developed by the Kronshtadt Group, hitting an air target for the first time while… Continue reading "The Orion UAV Takes Down An Aerial Target For The First Time"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a Royal Air Force Typhoon shot down a small hostile drone that approached the U.S. al-Tanf base in southern Syria on… Continue reading "RAF Typhoon Destroys Drone Approaching US Base In Southern Syria"
On December 9, the US Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA) announced it had carried out the final OFFSET program field experiment at Cassidy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF)… Continue reading "DARPA Runs Final Test for OFFSET Program Drone Swarm"
The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn its letters of offer and acceptance for a $23.37 billion arms deal that would have seen the country purchase F-35As, MQ-9B Sky Guardians and… Continue reading "US Still Willing To Go Forwards With UAE F-35 Sale Despite Negotiation Impasse"
General Atomics today unveiled its new Mojave unmanned aerial vehicle, designed for short-takeoff and landing capability and increased firepower. While the Mojave’s avionics and flight control systems are based on… Continue reading "General Atomics Unveils STOL-Capable Mojave UAV"
The Boeing-made MQ-25A Stingray has moved to aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on 2 December, marking the start of deck trials for the unmanned carrier-borne tanker. The aircraft dubbed,… Continue reading "MQ-25 To Begin Deck Trials Aboard USS George H.W. Bush"
Kazakhstan has ordered three Anka UAVs from the Turkish Aerospace Industries Company (TAI or TUSAŞ), according to a report published in the Turkish newspaper HaberTürk on November 24. The purchase… Continue reading "Kazakhstan Purchases Three ANKA-S UAVs from Turkey"
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)"