On the 1 February, the Polish Armament Group (PGZ) announced signing a deal under Direct Commercial Sales with Lockheed Martin for the delivery of Mark 41 Vertical Launch Systems for… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin To Deliver VLS For Polish Frigates"
The United States has fired more missiles targeting Houthi (Ansar Allah) sites in Yemen for the fourth and fifth time this week, following the reinstatement of the Houthis as a… Continue reading "Further U.S. Missile Strikes on Houthi Targets in Yemen"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS have announced the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy)’s selection of the Naval Strike Missile. The Dutch Ministry of Defence stated that the… Continue reading "Netherlands Navy Selects Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we covered many topics including the German transfer… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-April)"
On the 28 December President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act into law, the Senate signed off on the NDAA on December 15, passing on the… Continue reading "Here’s What The Navy Gets As The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act Is Signed Into Law"
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has warned of a possible military or “military-technical” response, should a perceived lack of progress towards a political and diplomatic solution on demands recently… Continue reading "Moscow: Military Response Possible If Our Missile Deployment Demands Not Met"
U.S. Army Europe and Africa officially reactivated the 56th Artillery Command as the Theater Fires Command on Monday, with a ceremony held on Allen Field at Clay Kaserne. In a… Continue reading "US Army Reactivates Former Pershing Missile Unit As European Theater Fires Command"
Lockheed Martin announced on October 14 that the Precision Strike Missile it is developing for the United States Army broke its flight distance record, during a flight test held at… Continue reading "Precision Strike Missile Exceeds “Maximum Threshold” In Record-Setting Flight"
On 12 Octoberh, the Pentagon announced that eight awards totaling around $14 million have been made by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) into the American drone industry. Recipients include Systems… Continue reading "DoD Invests Additional $14 Million in American Domestic Drone Industry"