At the end of 2022, Japan published its National Defense Strategy (NDS) which laid out a plan for the very tense future security environment. It heavily focused on countering “unilateral… Continue reading "What Will Japan Replace its Attack and Observation Helicopter Fleet With?"
Indonesia’s first C-130J was delivered on 21 February, marking a significant milestone in the country’s military aviation capabilities. The aircraft was handed over to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU)… Continue reading "Indonesia Takes Delivery of First C-130J Super Hercules"
On 16 December, the US State Department approved a potential military sale of HIMARS multiple launch rockets system to the Netherlands valued at approximately $670 million dollars. The figure includes… Continue reading "US Approves Sale of 20 HIMARS Systems to the Netherlands in $670 Million Deal"
On Monday, February 13, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced that Denmark had transferred all of its Caesar self-propelled artillery to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “Denmark has given Ukraine all of… Continue reading "Denmark Transfers All Of Its CAESAR Self-Propelled Howitzers To Ukraine"
Ukraine’s President Zelensky visited London today and took the opportunity to call on the United Kingdom to provide combat aircraft. But what can the UK provide? President Zelensky addressed the… Continue reading "UK To Explore Transfer of Fighter Jets To Ukraine"
Logistics is important and while the U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) program may not be on everyone’s radar it is a key project which aims to replace the Army’s… Continue reading "U.S. Army Selects 4 Teams to Supply Prototypes for Common Tactical Truck Program"
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)"
The Canadian government announced on 9 January that it is procuring Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Future Fighter Capability Project competition. The Royal Canadian… Continue reading "Canada Announces Procurement Of 88 F-35A Fighters For $14 Billion"
The United States Navy awarded Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc. a $15.5 million contract to provide two new XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial vehicles on December 30, 2022. This news comes… Continue reading "US Navy Purchases XQ-58A Valkyrie"
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 cover Kizelma’s maiden flight, Slovakia obtaining BAE System’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 December)"