Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. Alongside coverage of the war in Ukraine we continue to deliver important… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (28 March – 1 April)"
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two launches each of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) Army version on March 27 and March 30. The tests… Continue reading "India Completes Development Trials of MRSAM For Army"
Reports suggest that Russia is repositioning troops from their northern axis to the south with elements of 20th Combined Arms Army and 1st Guards Tank Army are redeploying to support… Continue reading "Updates: War In Ukraine (31 March)"
The Canadian government announced on Monday that it is now entering the finalization phase of the procurement process for its CF-18 Hornets, with Lockheed Martin’s F-35A now all but explicitly… Continue reading "Canada Selects F-35A For Hornet Replacement’s Finalization Phase"
On March 23, Israel’s defense ministry announced that the Sky Dew (Tal Shamayim) radar system, one of the world’s largest aerostats (lighter-than-air aircraft), had been operationally commissioned in a ceremony.… Continue reading "Israel Announces That It Has Deployed The “Sky Dew” System"
India’s Ministry of Defence has identified and approved a total of 23 projects, including hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV), directed energy weapons (DEW) and light tank, for industry led design and… Continue reading "India Announces Major Push For Industry-led Defense R&D"
Earlier this month, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a massive, long-term military expansion plan. The aim of the initiative is to add 18,500 personnel to the Australian Defence Force… Continue reading "Australia Unveils Significant Military Expansion Plan"
As fighting enters its 22nd day the Pentagon suggests that Russia has suffered 7,000 killed and many more wounded during the past three weeks. While short of Ukraine’s own estimates… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 22)"
On 9 March, the first TAI/AgustaWestland T129B ATAK attack helicopters arrived in the Philippines. Two Turkish Air Force A-400M cargo aircraft landed at Clark Air Base at 12:30 AM with… Continue reading "Turkish Attack Helicopters Arrive In The Philippines"
The Pakistan Air Force Public Relations Department posted a video depicting the country’s Air Force’s development from the past to the present and where it is now. Between 3:12 and… Continue reading "Pakistan Acquires Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncı Drones From Turkey"