India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 3. The… Continue reading "Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ Inducted Into Indian Air Force"
The war in Ukraine has proven to be an incredibly successful advertisement for the Turkish TB2 Bayraktar drone. With tons of recorded footage of Bayraktars in action destroying Russian vehicles,… Continue reading "Bayraktars Arriving in Somalia, Nigeria and Albania – Japan May be Next"
Sweden has lifted the export restrictions on military equipment to Turkey that had been in place since October 2019. The Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP), which is in charge… Continue reading "Sweden Lifts Export Restrictions On Military Equipment To Turkey On The Way To Becoming a NATO Member"
On Wednesday, September 28, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) released a statement informing that they had shot down an Iranian drone flying over Iraq. The drone was reportedly flying towards… Continue reading "US Fighter Shoots Down Iranian Drone Over Iraq"
Poland’s Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak has announced that the first batch of Polish FA-50 pilots will be sent to South Korea to train on the light attack jet in November… Continue reading "Polish Pilots To Begin Training On FA-50 Light Attack Jets In November"
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday the partial mobilization of Russia’s armed forces, with the partial mobilization taking effect the same day following the publication of the official decree… Continue reading "Putin Announces “Partial Mobilization” In Pre-Recorded Speech"
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)"
Speaking this week, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said that Germany has to play a leading military role regardless of if the country wants to or not as along with… Continue reading "German Defense Minister Says Germany Must Step Up and Play a Leading Military Role"
Ukraine’s military released photographs of what it claims was a destroyed Iranian-made drone operated by the Russian military on Tuesday, the first time one has been documented in use by… Continue reading "Ukrainian Military Claims Downing Of Iranian-Made Drone"