The United States Air Force has released a request for information from industry for a possible replacement for the E-3G Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The Air Force… Continue reading "USAF Issues Request For Information On E-3 Sentry AWACS Replacement"
The UK Ministry of Defence have confirmed that the planned out of service date for the British Army’s fleet of Aérospatiale Gazelle light helicopters is March 2024. This confirmation comes… Continue reading "UK Procures Airbus H135 To Replace Ageing Gazelle Helicopters"
High profile Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts by international partners have dominated headlines about Tonga in the weeks since the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai. Fears about the role of… Continue reading "What’s been the Local Response to the Tonga Eruption?"
On 1 February, the UK released its first ever “Defence Space Strategy”. The release came alongside an announcement that over the next decade, the UK will invest £1.4 billion ($1.9… Continue reading "UK Publishes Defence Space Strategy; Pledges £1.4 Billion to Space Defense"
On 1 February, South Korea announced a new deal between Egypt and the Korean company Hanwha for the procurement of 155mm K9 howitzers in a deal worth $1.7 billion. The… Continue reading "Egypt Agrees to Buy K9 Howitzers from South Korea for $1.7 Billion"
In November 2021, PPG Industries successfully fitted additively manufactured components to a Lockheed Martin C-130J “Hercules”. The milestone was PPG’s first commercial sale of a product made with additive manufacturing and was… Continue reading "3D Printed Ramp Seals Fitted to C-130J"
Ten days after the devastating eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, international aid has begun to arrive in Tonga, to support its Covid-safe recovery. Ships and aircraft from six militaries have… Continue reading "International Community Mobilizes to Support Tonga"
Engineers from the U.S and Timorese militaries began to restore Timor Leste’s longest airfield on 12 January. Baucau airfield is located around 100 kilometres East of Timor’s Capital Dili. Historically it… Continue reading "US Begins work in Timor to Rehabilitate Airfield & Reinvigorate Local Air Capabilities"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined the unfolding events in Ukraine, the launch of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 January)"
Poland is set on the procurement of M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tank. From the declaration of will to obtain the tanks to the sale of new MBTs, the Polish… Continue reading "Update on Poland’s Abrams Procurement"