On December 20, Turkey held its final Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) meeting of the year. The meeting, which took place at The Presidential Complex and was presided over by… Continue reading "Turkey Green-lights Production on 25 Different Projects Including the Tayfun Short-Range Ballistic Missile"
On 21 December, the Czech army received the first of 14 German Leopard 2A4 tanks which will eventually be upgraded to the 2A7 standard by the Czechs. The vehicles are… Continue reading "Czechia and Slovakia Receive New Leopard Tanks"
According to Major General William J. Hartman who leads US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force, the 2022 midterm elections saw much less foreign interference than is typically expected. “we… Continue reading "Low Foreign Election Interference in Midterms, US General in Charge of Cyber Defense Says"
On December 14, 2022, the Czech Ministry of Defense signed a new contract with the French company Nexter Systems to purchase ten additional CAESAR self-propelled howitzers. The contract, signed by… Continue reading "Czech Republic Orders 10 Additional CAESAR Howitzers From French Nexter Systems"
On 15 December, 2022, the United States Senate passed the $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act for 2023 with bipartisan support, including a 4.6% raise on military basic pay among… Continue reading "US National Defense Authorization Act for 2023 to Include US$10 Billion Aid to Taiwan, Also to Station Officials On Island"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Kizelma’s maiden flight, Slovakia obtaining BAE System’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 December)"
Saab AB have announced they have received a number of significant orders for air defense systems and anti-armor weapons. With the continuing war in Ukraine and the lessons which are… Continue reading "Saab Receives Orders for Short-Range Air Defense Systems from Latvia & for NLAW from Sweden"
The US Department of Defense has announced that US forces in Europe will expand the training provided to Ukrainian troops. Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Patrick Ryder announced that training… Continue reading "US to Expand Training of Ukrainian Troops"
The United States have been training Ukrainian personnel on a plethora of equipment large and small for months. Everything from small UAVs up to M777 howitzers and M142 HIMARS. The… Continue reading "United States Has Trained More Than 3,000 Ukrainians on Everything from Drones to HIMARS"
On 9 December, the Croatian government announced that it is acquiring Mistral 3 short range air defense systems, with launchers and missiles to be procured from French company MBDA Missile… Continue reading "Croatia to Acquire Mistral 3 Air Defense Systems"