At the start of this month the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency published a notice announcing the approval of a request from the UK for the procurement of Lightweight Command… Continue reading "How Does a Possible Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit Buy Fit with the UK’s Long-term Anti-Tank Plans?"
The White House said on Thursday that it had acquired intelligence suggesting that Russia is working to fabricate evidence on the killings of Ukrainian prisoners of war in a prison… Continue reading "White House: Russia Looking To Fabricate Evidence In POW Killings"
As Speaker Pelosi travels across Asia in the last several days, videos have emerged of the People’s Liberation Army moving ballistic missile systems and armoured fighting vehicles around the province… Continue reading "OSINT Suggests China Massing Equipment In Province Nearest to Taiwan"
The Polish Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, has confirmed that Poland will procure more M1 Abrams tanks. The statement comes as Poland embarks on a huge arms deal, which includes… Continue reading "Poland To Field Older M1A1 Abrams Tanks"
As the Russian-Ukrainian War drags on into the Summer of 2022, the North Korean foreign ministry published an announcement that North Korea will recognize the Russian-backed breakaway republics of Donetsk… Continue reading "Russian-backed Separatist Republics Recognized by DPRK as Russia Expresses Interest in Using North Korean Laborers"
The Polish Ministry of Defense has chosen Leonardo’s AW149 helicopters as the new utility aircraft of the Polish Army. Poland’s MoD publicly announced the decision at the start of the… Continue reading "Poland Selects Leonardo AW149 Helicopters"
The Polish government has confirmed that it is in talks with South Korea for a wide-ranging series of arms procurements, saying that it expects contracts formalizing the procurements to be… Continue reading "Poland: Korean Arms Buy Contract Signings Expected"
On Friday a Russian airstrike in Syria’s rebel-held northeastern Idlib region killed seven civilians, including four children from the same family. 13 other civilians, including eight children, were injured in… Continue reading "Russian Airstrike On Syrian Village Kills Four Children"
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 topics including the second hypersonic ARRW booster test,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 July)"
According to the Central News Agency of Taiwan, the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy’s first indigenous attack submarine is scheduled to be launched next September and is “eight to ten… Continue reading "Taiwan To Launch First Domestic Submarine Next September"