Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton announced on Sunday that an additional $454 million AUD was being allocated for the Loyal Wingman program enabling the production of seven additional MQ-28A… Continue reading "Australia Announces Order for Seven Additional Loyal Wingmen"
The AKYA, developed by Roketsan and Turkey’s first heavyweight torpedo, was fired for the first time at a real target. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the development on his… Continue reading "Turkish Naval Forces Test-Fire The AKYA Heavyweight Torpedo"
The Indian Navy (IN) has stated in a submission to the Standing Committee on Defence of the Parliament that it is building up capacity to ensure it will match the… Continue reading "Indian Navy: Using Geography Advantage To Match China; Lists Planned Acquisitions"
At a press conference conducted at HAVELSAN’s headquarters in Ankara with the attendance of news organizations on Monday, January 31, Turkish Presidency of Defense Industry President İsmail Demir presented the vision… Continue reading "Defense Industry President İsmail Demir Announces The Goals of the Turkish Defense Industry for 2022"
A 20 day joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022), conducted off India’s west coast, concluded on January 25. The exercise was conducted by the Western Naval Command (WNC) of the… Continue reading "Indian Navy Conducts Joint Exercise, Prepares For Fleet Review And Exercise MILAN"
Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is a step closer to completion after its main body was attached to the vehicle’s one-piece, 39-meter long wing on Thursday. Australia… Continue reading "Australia’s First MQ-4C Takes Shape as Delays Loom"
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)"
The Franco-German KNDS company has expressed interest in purchasing Leonardo’s OTO Melara and WASS divisions. OTO Melara manufactures naval weapon systems, with its family of 76mm guns and ammunition for… Continue reading "KNDS Makes Offer For Leonardo’s OTO Melara And WASS Divisions"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We are closing out this month with stories gathered by our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-29 October)"
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has added to its election platform a pledge to increase the nation’s defense spending to at least 2% of Japan’s gross national budget ahead of… Continue reading "Japan’s Ruling Party Pledges Doubled Defense Budget Ahead Of Elections"