British government has decided to deliver around 30 AS-90 self-propelled howitzers and 12 Challenger 2 main battle tanks. Two British tabloids: The Mirror and The Sun, initially broke the story.… Continue reading "UK to Send AS-90s, Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine"
At a ceremony held at the military camp No. 142 in Chisinau, the Moldovan Armed Forces received the first batch of three Piranha IIIH 8×8 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) donated… Continue reading "Moldova Receives The First 3 Piranha IIIH 8×8 Armored Personnel Carriers From Germany"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing, this is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s edition, we cover Canada’s F-35 procurement, the… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 January)"
The Russian arms industry is extremely important to Russia as it underpins both Russia’s hard power capabilities and makes up a significant part of the Federation’s economy. According to one… Continue reading "The Future of Russian Arms Exports"
Within the last few days, the White House has confirmed major new equipment and armament deliveries to Ukraine. Among the many weapons systems, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles were included in… Continue reading "Pentagon Considers Sending Strykers To Ukraine"
On 11 January, during a joint press conference in Lviv involving the heads of state of Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania, Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland, announced a plan to… Continue reading "Poland Takes the Lead Suggesting the Formation of a Coalition to Provide Tanks to Ukraine"
On the 11 January, during his visit to the city of Lviv, the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, announced the decision to grant the transfer of ten Leopard 2 Main… Continue reading "Breaking: Poland Ready To Transfer Leopard 2 Tanks To Ukraine"
Havelsan, which operates in the defense and informatics sectors in Turkey, is continuing its efforts to integrate various weapon systems into the BARKAN unmanned ground vehicle. As part of these… Continue reading "Turkish UGV BARKAN Successfully Fires Its First Guided Missile"
Six New Generation Fırtına (FIRTINA-II) Howitzers, equipped with new capabilities by BMC Defense, were delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces with a ceremony held at the company’s facility in Sakarya.… Continue reading "Turkish Armed Forces Receive 6 More FIRTINA-II 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzers From BMC"
On 9 January, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, announced the official formation of a new fifth division of the Polish Armed Forces – the 1st… Continue reading "Polish Armed Forces To Form a New Division"