Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We continue to deliver more fascinating news from around the World regarding military… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (21-25 February)"
The “Dynamic Manta 2022 (DYMA 22)” anti-submarine warfare exercise, which is held every year by the NATO Allied Maritime Command in the Central Mediterranean, began on February 21 off the… Continue reading "NATO’s “Dynamic Manta 2022 (DYMA 22)” Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise Has Begun"
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced that a cargo ship delivered a batch of T-72 tanks, BMP-1 IFVs, and various munitions ordered under a $245 million contract signed in June… Continue reading "Iraq Receives T-72 Main Battle Tanks and BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles From Bulgaria"
At a press conference conducted at HAVELSAN’s headquarters in Ankara with the attendance of news organizations on Monday, January 31, Turkish Presidency of Defense Industry President İsmail Demir presented the vision… Continue reading "Defense Industry President İsmail Demir Announces The Goals of the Turkish Defense Industry for 2022"
On 1 February, South Korea announced a new deal between Egypt and the Korean company Hanwha for the procurement of 155mm K9 howitzers in a deal worth $1.7 billion. The… Continue reading "Egypt Agrees to Buy K9 Howitzers from South Korea for $1.7 Billion"
After a week where the German Foreign Minister arrived in Kyiv just to publicly announce that Germany would not be providing defensive weapons to Ukraine in the face of an… Continue reading "Editorial: The Berlin Affliction"
The Presidency of Defense Industries announced on Thursday, January 20, that the Hisar O+ Air Defense System, developed in collaboration with ASELSAN and ROKETSAN, was delivered to the Turkish Armed… Continue reading "The Hisar O+ Air Defense System Enters Into Service With the Turkish Armed Forces"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined the unfolding events in Ukraine, the launch of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 January)"
Six of the 18 Rafale fighter jets purchased by Greece as part of a massive defense program announced in 2020 in response to tensions between Turkey and Greece in the… Continue reading "France Delivers The First Batch of Rafale Aircraft To Greece"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we covered a vast range of subjects including Lockheed Martin’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (10-14 January)"