British government has decided to deliver around 30 AS-90 self-propelled howitzers and 12 Challenger 2 main battle tanks. Two British tabloids: The Mirror and The Sun, initially broke the story.… Continue reading "UK to Send AS-90s, Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine"
This morning Germany’s Minister of Defense, Christine Lambrecht, resigned from her post. The decision comes after a short consideration, in the midst of a discussion of transferring German main battle… Continue reading "BREAKING: German Minister Of Defense Lambrecht Resigns"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing, this is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s edition, we cover Canada’s F-35 procurement, the… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 January)"
Within the last few days, the White House has confirmed major new equipment and armament deliveries to Ukraine. Among the many weapons systems, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles were included in… Continue reading "Pentagon Considers Sending Strykers To Ukraine"
On 11 January, during a joint press conference in Lviv involving the heads of state of Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania, Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland, announced a plan to… Continue reading "Poland Takes the Lead Suggesting the Formation of a Coalition to Provide Tanks to Ukraine"
This afternoon Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak signed the contract to procure 116 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks from the United States. The signing… Continue reading "Poland Signs Contract for More Than 100 M1A1 Abrams Tanks"
On 6 December, the US State Department approved the possible sale of 116 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Poland. The sale comes out to a whopping $3.75 billion although Polish defense… Continue reading "State Department Approves $3.75 Billion Sale of Over 100 M1A1 Abrams Tanks & Depleted Uranium Rounds to Poland"
The Centauro II, offered by Società Consortile IVECO Fiat – OTO Melara (CIO), has won the Brazilian VBC CAV MSR 8×8 tender. Brazil has been searching for a tank destroyer… Continue reading "Brazil Selects Centauro II Armored Car"
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"
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"