The city of Kaliningrad (Королевец) is populated by almost 500,000 citizens. It is the capital of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the most westernized and liberal part of Russia, that is an… Continue reading "Kaliningrad Gambit – NATO Preemptive Strike Scenario"
India has introduced a new 9x19mm submachine gun – the ASMI. Indigenously designed the new weapon uses modern materials and manufacturing techniques and it even takes Glock magazines, feeding from… Continue reading "India Introduces New Indigenous ASMI Submachine Gun"
BAE Systems has signed an extensive mid-life upgrade contract worth more than $500 million to make major improvements to the Royal Netherlands Army’s fleet of 122 CV9035NLs. The contract will… Continue reading "BAE Systems Win Contract to Upgrade Dutch CV90s With New Turrets"
In a year where seemingly everything that could go wrong proceeded to do so in spectacular fashion, a UCAV of all things wound up having a better year than most… Continue reading "Eastern Promise: The Baykar Bayraktar TB2 in Profile"
At Overt Defense we have covered a multitude of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCV) that are gradually being adopted for various roles by militaries around the… Continue reading "Milrem Robotics New Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle Moves Drones Into the Heavyweight Division"
The US Army is increasingly stepping into the digital age. The era of cyber warfare is now clearly upon us and the Pentagon recognises this. Coders are seen as a… Continue reading "US Army Seeks Coders Closer To The Frontline"
The finalized version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act includes language prohibiting the Department of Defense from procuring any aircraft to meet US Special Operations Command’s Armed Overwatch requirements… Continue reading "No Funding For Armed Overwatch Aircraft In 2021 NDAA"
QinetiQ have delivered the first of four Robotic Combat Vehicle- Light (RCV-L) platforms to the US Army earlier this month. The RCV-L has been developed by QinetiQ, Pratt Miller Defense… Continue reading "US Army Receives First Light Robotic Combat Vehicles"
A Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer has died of wounds he received during a counter terror operation in Somalia last weekend. Details are still vague but reports are circulating that… Continue reading "CIA Officer Killed in Somalia"
The next-generation Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) has reached a major milestone in its development. The US Army feel it will offer a significant ‘survivability enhancement’ for the US Army’s… Continue reading "Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) Offers a Survivability Enhancement for the US Army’s Close Combat Force"