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)"
The New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) will be more closely integrated with the wider New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) as a result of reforms announced by the Kiwi Defence… Continue reading "New Zealand Announces Reform of Special Forces"
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"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important news. As we enter the second half of November we have covered a variety… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (15-19 November)"
Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense company, announced on November 15, that it has signed a contract to supply a country in the Asia-Pacific region with SIGMA fully automatic self-propelled howitzer… Continue reading "Elbit Systems To Supply SIGMA Self-Propelled Howitzer Gun Systems To A Country in The Asia-Pacific Region"
On Tuesday, November 16, Israeli defense company Elbit Systems and Roboteam announced the launch of a new unmanned 6×6 Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) dubbed ‘ROOK’ for military use. According to… Continue reading "Elbit Systems And Roboteam Unveil The New ‘Rook’ Unmanned Ground Vehicle"
General Motors’ defense division says that it plans to build a prototype light reconnaissance vehicle using the powertrain and frame of the upcoming GMC Hummer EV in 2022. GM Defense… Continue reading "Hummer EV To Underpin Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototype"
Welcome back to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. This week we have closely followed developments in Ethiopia, a… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (8-12 November)"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on November 11 that it had teamed up with Leopard 2 manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and General Dynamics European Land Systems to form the EuroTrophy joint… Continue reading "Rafael Launches EuroTrophy Joint Venture with KMW & General Dynamics"
On 9 November, several UGVs, large and small, built for various tasks, gathered in Ankara for the Robotic Technologies Ceremony. The Unmanned Ground Vehicles and Military Robotic Technologies Ceremony was… Continue reading "Turkish-Made Unmanned Ground Vehicles To Go Into Serial Production"