Kyrgyzstan National Security State Committee Chairman Kamchibek Tashiev, who shared photos of AKINCI with the caption “Bayraktar AKINCI is now ours” last month, has now shared a series of photos… Continue reading "Kyrgyzstan To Purchase Aksungur UAVs From Turkey After Acquiring Bayraktar TB2 and Bayraktar Akıncı Drones"
The Hellenic Navy commissioned the seventh and final Super Vista-class (also known as the Roussen-class) Fast Attack Missile Craft (FACM) on 29 September, 2022, at the Amfiali Naval Base near… Continue reading "Greece Commissions The Seventh And Last Roussen-Class Fast Attack Missile Craft"
A new base for Border Guard Services’ Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs has been established by the Kyrgyzstan State Committee for National Security. The base’s opening was attended by a large number… Continue reading "A Bayraktar TB2 UCAV Base Has Been Opened In Kyrgyzstan"
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"
Qatar, the ninth client nation for the Eurofighter Typhoon jointly developed by the UK, Germany, Spain, and Italy, received its first Typhoon on 15 August, 2022, at a ceremony hosted… Continue reading "Qatar Emiri Air Force Receives Their First Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter"
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Błaszczak formally signed a framework agreement with the South Korean government on Wednesday for the procurement of K2 main battle tanks, K9 self-propelled howitzers and… Continue reading "Poland Officially Signs South Korean Arms Deal – Deliveries To Start This Year"
The Indian Navy on July 28 took delivery of indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant. The carrier, built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, has undergone over five sets of sea… Continue reading "Indian Navy Receives Aircraft Carrier Vikrant And MH-60R Helicopters"
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 topics including the second hypersonic ARRW booster test,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 July)"
The Gökdoğan beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE as a part of the GÖKTUĞ Project, has successfully completed another test-fire. Turkish Defense Industry President İsmail Demir posted footage of… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile Gökdoğan Successfully Test-Fired"
Turkey’s defense procurement agency has officially launched a competition for a Turkish-developed and built turbofan engine to power the TF-X indigenous stealth fighter currently under development by Turkish Aerospace. The… Continue reading "Turkey Officially Launches TF-X Stealth Fighter Engine Competition"