President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic claims to have made progress on a possible purchase of Dassault Rafale multirole aircraft for the Serbian Air Force, saying after a meeting with French… Continue reading "Serbian President Claims Progress Towards Rafale Deal"
The Indian government has issued an official letter of request for its purchase of 26 naval Dassault Rafales to the French government. Indian defense officials that spoke to ANI said… Continue reading "India Issues Letter Of Request For Naval Rafale Purchase"
The Croatian Air Force has officially received its first Dassault Rafale fighter jet from France. The delivery ceremony took place at the Mont-de-Marsan Air Base of the French Air and… Continue reading "The Croatian Air Force Receives Its First Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet From France"
On December 21, Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that the process of replacing the Kfir fighters operated by the Colombian Air Force (FAC) is ongoing, with the Dassault Rafale being… Continue reading "Rafale Emerges Frontrunner To Replace Colombian Kfirs"
France has significantly increased it nuclear readiness in the past week. According toAir & Cosmos journal devices on duty as tensions between France and Russia rise amid the war in… Continue reading "France Increases Nuclear Force Readiness Amid War In Ukraine"
Six of the 18 Rafale fighter jets purchased by Greece as part of a massive defense program announced in 2020 in response to tensions between Turkey and Greece in the… Continue reading "France Delivers The First Batch of Rafale Aircraft To Greece"
The Indian Navy (IN) is all set to conduct flight trials of Dassault Aviation Rafale M, according to a report in Hindustan Times. The trials will be conducted at the… Continue reading "Indian Navy To Test Rafale M For INS Vikrant From SBTF"
The Indonesian Air Force’s Chief of Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo confirmed on Thursday that the service was no longer pursuing the purchase of Sukhoi Su-35 multirole aircraft. In… Continue reading "Indonesia Abandons Su-35 Buy, Now Seeks F-15EXs And Rafales"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined new Pakistani ballistic missiles, deployment of Harry S.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (29 November – 3 December)"
The United Arab Emirates signed a contract with Dassault Aviation on Friday for the procurement of 80 Rafale F4s, a future version of the multirole aircraft currently undergoing development. The… Continue reading "United Arab Emirates Becomes First Export Rafale F4 Customer"