The Polish-Korean cooperation has bloomed in recent months. Significant acquisitions of Korean armored vehicles are a substantial part of a partnership between the states. Poland is seeking urgent reinforcement and… Continue reading "Hanwha AS-21 “Redback” Enters Trials In Poland"
On 5 July the Polish Ministry of Defense and Huta Stalowa Wola signed a deal on the delivery of 70 ZSSW-30 remote turret systems for the Wolverine wheeled infantry fighting… Continue reading "Poland’s Wolverine To Undergo Modernization with ZSSW-30 Turrets"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We continue to deliver more fascinating news from around the World regarding military… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (21-25 February)"
The Polish Remote Turret System ZSSW-30 underwent successful winter trials back in 2020. At the end of April the Huta Stalowa Wola, manufacturer of the ZSSW-30 system, published a video… Continue reading "ZSSW-30 Remote Turret ATGM Launch Trials Successful and Declassified"
On the 27 January, the Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak and the President of the Polish Republic, Andrzej Duda, announced that the Wargame “Winter-20” had been conducted by the Polish… Continue reading "Wargame Study Shows Polish Armed Forces Obliterated in Just 5 Days"
The Sejm (a branch of Poland’s legislature) adopted a project to increase the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) budget by another 3 billion PLN ($750 million). It means an increase from… Continue reading "Polish Defense Budget Increases Despite Coronavirus Pandemic"
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 the Chinese Type 003… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (13-17 June)"
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 focus on: NATO seeking a replacement for… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (11-15 April)"
It was in the mid-1970s when the Polish People’s Army adopted the newest Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) – a small, tracked vehicle equipped with a 73mm smooth-bore cannon and a… Continue reading "Is The Modernization of Poland’s Ageing BMP-1s A Terrible Idea?"