After five days of impressive aerobatic performances and static displays, the Changchun Airshow in the northeast of China concluded on the 30 August. The show saw dynamic performances of China’s… Continue reading "Photos & Round Up: China’s Changchun Airshow 2022"
Following a meeting with German Defense Ministry State Secretary Benedikt Zimmer in Bratislava, Slovakia’s Minister of Defense Jaroslav Nad announced that Slovakia will donate 30 Soviet-era BMP-1 amphibious tracked infantry… Continue reading "Slovakia To Deliver 30 BMP-1 IFVs to Ukraine in Exchange For 15 Tanks From Germany"
The German defense technology company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) delivered the first two of the 24 German PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers to the Hungarian Armed Forces. At the György Klapka barracks located… Continue reading "Hungary Receives First Two 155-mm 52 Caliber PzH 2000 Self-Propelled Howitzers"
The Polish Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, has confirmed that Poland will procure more M1 Abrams tanks. The statement comes as Poland embarks on a huge arms deal, which includes… Continue reading "Poland To Field Older M1A1 Abrams Tanks"
On 25 July, Taiwan began its Han Kuang 38 Exercise, simulating the repelling of an attack by China. This year, the annual drills have been even to greater significance as… Continue reading "With Lessons From Ukraine, Taiwan Concludes Own Invasion Drills"
General Dynamics Land Systems announced on 13 July, that it had been contracted to procure Trophy Ready Kits for the United States Army’s fleet of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks.… Continue reading "General Dynamics Contracted To Procure M1A2 Trophy Ready Kits"
French defense contractor Nexter Systems has released test firing footage of its next generation ASCALON 140mm tank gun, with the prototype gun shown firing from a static test stand. The… Continue reading "Nexter Shows Prototype ASCALON 140mm Gun In Action"
The top foreign policy advisor to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused media outlets of missing the “bigger questions” in coverage of German military aid to Ukraine, arguing that they… Continue reading "Scholz Advisor: Think Less About German Tanks, Think More About Future Russian Relations"
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 many topics including Australian P-8 interception,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6-10 June)"
Polish interest in South Korean-designed K2 main battle tanks (MBT) appears to have been rekindled following a tweet from Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence of Poland. Błaszczak who is… Continue reading "Poland Rekindles Interest In South Korean K2 Tanks"