On 9 December, the Croatian government announced that it is acquiring Mistral 3 short range air defense systems, with launchers and missiles to be procured from French company MBDA Missile… Continue reading "Croatia to Acquire Mistral 3 Air Defense Systems"
On 14 December the German government’s Budget and Defense Committees convened and the initial funds for the procurement of the German Army’s next service rifle were granted. This clears the… Continue reading "German Army to Adopt the HK416A8 as the G95A1"
Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS have announced the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy)’s selection of the Naval Strike Missile. The Dutch Ministry of Defence stated that the… Continue reading "Netherlands Navy Selects Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile"
The Hungarian Ministry of Defense has signed a joint venture agreement with Dynamit Nobel Defence GmbH. Hungary will become the first customer for the the newly developed RGW110 HH-T, which… Continue reading "Hungary Will Be First RGW-110 Operator"
According to reports from Ukrainian state media agency Ukrinform, Morocco will become the first African country to send military aid to Ukraine. The kingdom will send spare parts for T-72… Continue reading "Morocco Will be the First African Country to Send Aid to Ukraine"
TCG PIRI REIS (S-330), the first submarine built under the New Type Submarine Project (YTDP) initiated by the Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB) and Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS), has… Continue reading "First Reis Class Type 214 AIP Submarine of the Turkish Navy Begins Sea Trials"
Ukraine is to receive 14 Milrem Robotics THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles. The initiative is to be funded by the the German Ministry of Defence and will include seven casualty evacuation… Continue reading "Ukraine To Receive Milrem THeMIS UGVs"
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"
While Iran has been shaken by public protests calling for the regime’s downfall, a third announcement about the controversial missile program was made this week. According to the Iranian official… Continue reading "Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Claims That It Is Developing a Hypersonic Ballistic Missile"
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 Korean maritime border incident, Indian OneWeb… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 October)"