DARPA announced on January 17 that it has selected Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, to move into the detailed design phase of the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel… Continue reading "DARPA CRANE Program Contract for Active Flow Controlled X-Plane Awarded to Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences"
On 21 December, the Czech army received the first of 14 German Leopard 2A4 tanks which will eventually be upgraded to the 2A7 standard by the Czechs. The vehicles are… Continue reading "Czechia and Slovakia Receive New Leopard Tanks"
On 21 December, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries held a christening and launching ceremony for JS Agano at the company’s Nagasaki Shipyard. The sixth 3,900-ton Mogami-class multi-role frigate will begin fitting out… Continue reading "Mitsubishi Launches JS Agano, Japan’s Sixth Mogami-class Stealth Frigate"
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)"
According to an official joint statement made on 9 December, Britain, Italy and Japan will join forces to develop a 6th generation fighter together. The program will be called the… Continue reading "Britain, Italy and Japan to Develop New Fighter Together"
There may be hope for a cessation of hostilities on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where government forces have been battling a resurgent rebel group… Continue reading "M23 Rebels Open To Dialogue With Government After Ceasefire"
Another significant milestone has been reached in Turkey’s first domestic warplane project. On Wednesday, November 23, the TF-X (MMU in Turkish), Turkey’s future fighter jet, was moved to the Final… Continue reading "Turkey’s Domestic 5th Generation TF-X Fighter Jet Is On The Final Assembly Line"
The UK has announced the procurement of Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile as their interim replacement for the Harpoon anti-ship missiles which previously armed Royal Navy surface combatants. The news was… Continue reading "UK To Procure Naval Strike Missiles for Royal Navy"
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected Team Resolute, a British-led, multi-national consortium, as the preferred bidder to construct its three new Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships.… Continue reading "UK Selects Team Resolute for Fleet Support Ships"
The UK has announced the order of a further five Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy. The order for the anti-submarine warfare frigates, also known as the City Class,… Continue reading "UK Orders 5 More Type 26 Frigates"