Poland confirmed the delivery of the first batch of its MiG-29s to the Ukrainian air force earlier this month. Now they have issued a formal request to the German government… Continue reading "Poland Asks Germany Permission to Transfer Former East German MiG-29s to Ukraine"
Finland’s defense ministry announced Wednesday that it had cleared the Finnish Defence Forces to purchase Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ David’s Sling long-range air defense system. The Finnish requirements for a… Continue reading "Finland Selects David’s Sling For Long Range Air Defense"
Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shared a photo of himself in front of the Bayraktar Kızılelma Unmanned Combat Aircraft developed by Baykar at the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology… Continue reading "Baykar Releases The First Images Of The Bayraktar TB3 With Foldable Wings"
On Tuesday, 21 March, US Army Garrison Poland (USAG-P) was officially established in Poznan Poland which already hosts the headquarters of the US Vth Corps at Camp Koscisuzko. The city… Continue reading "US Activates Permanent Garrison in Poland"
The Turkish Defense Industry Agency has announced the start of taxi tests of prototypes of its indigenous TF-X stealth fighter and Hurjet advanced jet trainer. Turkey’s procurement agency head Ismail… Continue reading "Turkish TF-X Fighter and Hurjet Trainer Prototypes Begin Taxi Tests"
General Atomics announced that it is making good progress on DARPA’s LongShot program which seeks to extend the range of air-to-air capabilities. Rather than design longer-range missiles the LongShot program… Continue reading "General Atomics is now the sole competitor in DARPA’s LongShot Program"
In recent days there has been a new development in Poland and South Korea’s ever strengthening defense ties – could Poland be set to purchase the KF-21? Polish defense news… Continue reading "First European Country Considers KF-21 ‘Boramae’ Purchase"
According to reports the Israeli government may be interested in procuring the F-15EX. Breaking Defense, quoting unnamed industry sources, have suggested that Israel has sent a Letter of Request (LOR)… Continue reading "Will Israel Buy the F-15EX?"
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 look at HIMARS procurement in Europe,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (20-24 February)"
Back in November 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) was given $18 million by the Air Force Research Labs to design an Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) prototype. On 2 February,… Continue reading "General Atomics Selected to Construct an Off-Board Sensor Prototype"