Lockheed Martin announced on September 15 that it had delivered a “tactically relevant” electric 300 kilowatt-class laser to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Delivers 300 Kilowatt-Class Laser To U.S. Department of Defense"
A senior U.S. Defense Department official has said that the United States is exploring the possibility of supplying Western-made main battle tanks to the Ukrainian military at some point in… Continue reading "U.S. Official: “Tanks Are Absolutely On The Table” For Ukraine"
Ukrainian troops on the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast have captured a Russian T-90M main battle tank, the newest member of the Russian Army’s tank fleet. Photographs by a Ukrainian tanker… Continue reading "Ukrainian Forces Capture Russia’s Most Advanced Tank"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover a multitude of topics including Polish… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 September)"
The Polish Ministry of Defense (MoN) has approved the purchase of 48 additional Krab Self-propelled cannon artillery systems and 36 accompanying support vehicles. The total value of this contract amount… Continue reading "Poland Orders 48 Additional Krab Artillery Systems"
The United States Army is procuring a GMC Hummer EV to explore the capabilities of commercially available electric vehicles in light duty environments. Analysis and demonstration of the Hummer EV… Continue reading "US Army Buying Hummer EV For Analysis And Demonstration"
Estonian military robotics firm Milrem Robotics has confirmed that it delivered a THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle to Ukraine for use evacuating injured personnel at the end of August. In a… Continue reading "Milrem Confirms Delivery Of THeMIS Robot To Ukraine"
The United States, which has provided Lebanon with approximately $2.5 billion in military equipment since 2006, has provided further military aid to the Lebanese army. The US provided the Lebanese army… Continue reading "The US Donates 150 Humvee Armored Vehicles To The Lebanese Army"
The United States is looking to shape Ukraine’s future military force structure. In a recent press briefing the U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl outlined efforts to… Continue reading "U.S. Looks to Shape Ukraine’s Future Military"
Following a meeting with German Defense Ministry State Secretary Benedikt Zimmer in Bratislava, Slovakia’s Minister of Defense Jaroslav Nad announced that Slovakia will donate 30 Soviet-era BMP-1 amphibious tracked infantry… Continue reading "Slovakia To Deliver 30 BMP-1 IFVs to Ukraine in Exchange For 15 Tanks From Germany"