On 11 January, during a joint press conference in Lviv involving the heads of state of Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania, Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland, announced a plan to… Continue reading "Poland Takes the Lead Suggesting the Formation of a Coalition to Provide Tanks to Ukraine"
This afternoon Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak signed the contract to procure 116 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks from the United States. The signing… Continue reading "Poland Signs Contract for More Than 100 M1A1 Abrams Tanks"
A senior U.S. Defense Department official has said that the United States is exploring the possibility of supplying Western-made main battle tanks to the Ukrainian military at some point in… Continue reading "U.S. Official: “Tanks Are Absolutely On The Table” For Ukraine"
Following a meeting with German Defense Ministry State Secretary Benedikt Zimmer in Bratislava, Slovakia’s Minister of Defense Jaroslav Nad announced that Slovakia will donate 30 Soviet-era BMP-1 amphibious tracked infantry… Continue reading "Slovakia To Deliver 30 BMP-1 IFVs to Ukraine in Exchange For 15 Tanks From Germany"
French defense contractor Nexter Systems has released test firing footage of its next generation ASCALON 140mm tank gun, with the prototype gun shown firing from a static test stand. The… Continue reading "Nexter Shows Prototype ASCALON 140mm Gun In Action"
The top foreign policy advisor to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused media outlets of missing the “bigger questions” in coverage of German military aid to Ukraine, arguing that they… Continue reading "Scholz Advisor: Think Less About German Tanks, Think More About Future Russian Relations"
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 Australian P-8 interception,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6-10 June)"
Poland is set on the procurement of M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tank. From the declaration of will to obtain the tanks to the sale of new MBTs, the Polish… Continue reading "Update on Poland’s Abrams Procurement"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week’s articles focused topics including the death of the Indian First… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6 – 10 December)"
The Franco-German KNDS company has expressed interest in purchasing Leonardo’s OTO Melara and WASS divisions. OTO Melara manufactures naval weapon systems, with its family of 76mm guns and ammunition for… Continue reading "KNDS Makes Offer For Leonardo’s OTO Melara And WASS Divisions"