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"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important news. As October continues, this week we’ve covered a variety of interesting news stories… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 October)"
The Turkish Naval Forces Command received the first delivery of TAI’s domestic and national Aksungur UAV, according to Defense Industry President İsmail Demir. İsmail Demir pre-empted the announcement with a… Continue reading "The First Aksungur UAV Is Delivered To The Turkish Navy"
The Turkish Armed Forces continue to receive Aselsan’s Fire Control Equipment and Modernized Towed Gun systems as part of the 35mm Air Defense System Modernization and Airburst Ammunition Project. The… Continue reading "Modernized Towed Gun Systems Are Delivered To The Turkish Armed Forces"
The test of the new defense system took place in a large-scale air defense exercise called “Defenders of Velayat Skies 1400”, which was jointly conducted by the Iranian army and… Continue reading "Iran Tests New AD-08 ‘Majid’ Short-Range Air Defense System"
The outcome of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has resulted in border shifts and political changes in the Caucasus region. Although the Azeri forces won, they found themselves in a completely new… Continue reading "Iran And Azerbaijan Tensions Rise Amidst Exercises At Their Borders"
After attending the inauguration of the new Turkish House skyscraper in New York on 20 September, and returning without meeting with Biden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made his first… Continue reading "Erdogan And Putin’s Meeting in Sochi Comes To A Close"
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and Baykar Defense signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the construction of a training and test center for the maintenance, repair, and modernization of… Continue reading "Baykar Defense To Build A UAV Training And Testing Center In Ukraine"
On 27 September, Turkmenistan held a military parade in Kopet Dag, the border area between Turkmenistan and Iran in the southern portion of the capital Ashgabat, to commemorate the 30th… Continue reading "Bayraktar TB2 UAVs Join The Inventory Of The Turkmenistan Army"
Babcock’s plans for the Arrowhead 140 hit a setback this week, with Greece announcing that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with France’s Naval Group and MBDA to… Continue reading "Babcock Suffers Setback in Greece, Outlines Opportunities in Poland & Ireland"