Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including Lithuanian TB-2 crowdfunding… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (30 May – 3 June)"
The Philippine Navy (PN) celebrated its 124th Founding Anniversary last Friday at its Headquarters in Manila. Philippine Navy and Department of National Defense officials participated with speeches and an awards… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Celebrates Its 124th Anniversary, Highlights Modernization"
The Dutch Armed Forces have selected the Iveco Manticore Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV) to replace several of their current off road vehicles used by the Army and military police. 1,185… Continue reading "Dutch Armed Forces Order Iveco Manticore MTV"
The CEO of Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), Sebastian Chwalek, stated that the first four Badger Infantry Fighting Vehicles could be delivered to the Polish Armed Forces by the end of… Continue reading "First IFV Badger To Be Delivered For Polish Armed Forces For Trials This Year"
Sri Lanka and India stepped up security cooperation during the month of March with multiple pacts, naval exercises and other steps. These are in accordance with the ‘India First’ and… Continue reading "Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Turns To India For Security Cooperation"
Since the Russian invasion began on 24 February, Ukraine has been promised a plethora of infantry anti-tank weapons. More than half a dozen Western nations have pledged to send anti-tank… Continue reading "Rundown: Western Anti-Tank Weapons For Ukraine"
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the ‘final deliverable configuration’ of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on January 11, 2022. The present test was to… Continue reading "DRDO Tests Final Deliverable Configuration of Man Portable ATGM"
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"
On October 30, Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) of the Philippine Navy announced the successful launch of a Spike-ER missile as a part of Pagsisikap 2021. The firing of the… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Successfully Fires Missile In Naval Readiness Exercise"
On October 6, Greek Defense Minister Nikolas Panagiotopoulos presented new armament programs in parliament, just after France and Greece agreed on a strategic defense and security partnership September 28, which… Continue reading "Greece’s Modernization Efforts and Its Impact on Turkish-Greek Tension in the Aegean Sea"