Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on November 11 that it had teamed up with Leopard 2 manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and General Dynamics European Land Systems to form the EuroTrophy joint… Continue reading "Rafael Launches EuroTrophy Joint Venture with KMW & General Dynamics"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt Defense… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26 – 30 July)"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (19 – 23 July)"
During a press conference at the 1st Armored Brigade’s base, the Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak confirmed the procurement of the newest M1A2 SEPv3 for the Polish Armed Forces.… Continue reading "Is the Abrams The Future of Poland’s Tank Force?"
The Polish government today announced that it would be procuring 250 M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks. The announcement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński and Defence Minister Mariusz… Continue reading "Polish Government Confirms M1A2 SEPv3 Procurement"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announced today that the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has selected its Trophy-MV hard-kill active protection system for the next phase of detailed assessment and… Continue reading "Trophy-MV APS To Be Integrated On Challenger 3 For Trials"
As we move from March to April we’ve seen another busy for Defense news at Overt Defense. The news of Russian troop movements in Crimea spark concerns over the possible… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (29 March – 2 April)"
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 recent award of a $30 million contract to Lockheed Martin will result in the company integrating the Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) into the variety of US Army vehicles.… Continue reading "Modular Active Protection System Integration for US Armored Forces"
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"