On May 29, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the US State Department had approved two separate prospective foreign military sales dossiers for the Austrian and Swedish… Continue reading "The US Greenlights The Sale of Black Hawk Helicopters To Austria and Sweden"
Germany and Austria have placed orders for vehicle-mounted versions of Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 air defense system, making them the first customers for the 30mm cannon version of the short-range air… Continue reading "Germany and Austria Place Orders For Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Air Defense System"
Last week, in the presence of Prime Minister Karl Nehammer and Minister of Defense Klaudia Tanner, the Austrian Ministry of Defense signed a new contract with General Dynamics European Land… Continue reading "Austria Orders 225 Additional PANDUR 6×6 EVO Armored Vehicles From General Dynamics European Land Systems"
Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner announced on Wednesday that the Austrian Air Force will be procuring Embraer’s C-390 Millennium to replace its C-130 Hercules. Tanner described the selection of the… Continue reading "Austria Selects Embraer’s C-390 Millenium As C-130 Replacement"
The iconic Steyr AUG has been in service with Austria’s Bundesheer since 1977, and now the Austrian Ministry of Defense has announced a major upgrade for the rifles. In a… Continue reading "Austria Begins Issuing Upgraded Steyr AUG Rifles"
The Austrian Ministry of Defense officially received its first Leonardo AW169M LUH on Wednesday, December 21, and signed a Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement amendment to exercise the option for additional helicopters.… Continue reading "Austria Receives Its First AW169M Helicopter From Leonardo And Orders 18 More"
According to a recent announcement by the Austrian government, their military will be receiving 25% more funding in 2023 than it did in 2022 – from €2.7 billion to €3.38… Continue reading "Austria to Increase Defense Budget by 25% in 2023"
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)"
Austria is one step closer to replacing its Alouette III helicopters with the AW169M after signing an agreement with Italy. The government to government agreement (G2G), signed on December 2nd,… Continue reading "Austria a Step Closer to Inducting First AW169 After Deal Signed in Rome"
It’s often been asked “why don’t GLOCK make rifles?” and time and time again we’ve heard rumours and even had a few hoaxes about a GLOCK Assault Rifle entering the… Continue reading "GLOCK Assault Rifle Patents Emerge"