Last week, the US State Department approved the sale of 5,000 TOW 2A RF Anti-Tank guided missiles to Egypt, and now the US State Department has approved another potential arms… Continue reading "U.S. State Department Greenlights CH-47F Chinook Sale To Egypt"
A fundraising campaign by a Lithuanian media outlet to purchase a Bayraktar TB2 armed drone for Ukraine successfully gathered over $5.4 million dollars in just three and a half days.… Continue reading "Lithuanians Raise $5.4 Million In Three Days To Buy Ukraine An Armed Drone"
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the launch of the second submarine in the New Type Submarine Project (YTDP), which was started by a joint venture between the Turkish Defense… Continue reading "Turkey Launches Second Reis-Class Type 214 AIP Submarine"
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with US President Joe Biden while in Washington for official talks. Biden and Mitsotakis discussed a variety of topics, including the 201st anniversary of… Continue reading "Greece Announces Intentions To Acquire Fifth-Generation F-35 Fighter Jets From The US"
Last week, German chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Japan where he discussed working with Japan on matters related to security and the economy. As part of the G7, Japan had joined… Continue reading "German Chancellor Scholz Discusses Security While in Japan"
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 covered many topics including the German transfer… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-April)"
The Australian Department of Defence has announced the transfer of six 155mm towed M777 howitzers to Ukraine. This is Australia’s latest expansion of their military aid to Ukraine, following the… Continue reading "Australia Sends 155mm Howitzers to Ukraine"
The US Department of Defense released a Sources Sought notice, on 22 April, to US industry for weapon systems and capabilities to assist Ukraine’s war effort. The broad call for… Continue reading "Pentagon Launches Industry Consultation on Weapons for Ukraine"
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded contracts to conduct Risk Reduction and Feasibility Studies (RRFS) for the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) initiative. The awardees will… Continue reading "NATO Seeks Industry Input for a Successor to its E-3A Sentry AWACS"
The war in Ukraine has seen considerable losses on both sides with confirmed Russian equipment losses passing 2,500 assets. Figures for Ukrainian losses are less clear but likely to be… Continue reading "US Senate Revives Lend-Lease Act"