The Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) developed by Baykar, which demonstrated its effectiveness in the Nagorno-Karabakh War and has been playing a significant part in Ukraine’s defense against… Continue reading "Serbia Announces Its Intention To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones From Turkey"
Germany’s coalition government has agreed to the procurement of missiles for Germany’s fleet of Heron-TP unmanned aerial vehicles, ahead of a meeting of the German parliament’s military budget committee. The… Continue reading "German Government Agrees On Drone Munition Procurement"
Indian Army’s Directorate General of Armoured Corps has released a brief, providing proposed details of an Integrated Surveillance and Targeting Platform for Mechanised Forces (ISTP-MF). This was among the projects… Continue reading "India To Integrate Mechanised Forces With UAVs"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue and much of our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (14-18 March)"
Insitu Pacific, a subsidiary of Boeing, will domestically build 24 RQ-21 ‘Integrator’ Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for the Australian Army. Selected under LAND 129 Phase 3, Insitu Pacific will integrate… Continue reading "Insitu Pacific Wins Aussie Drone Contract"
The Ukrainian government and military forces have shared a number of videos and images showing significant damage inflicted on Russian troops with Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2s during the war in Ukraine.… Continue reading "Russia Releases Footage of Drones Being Utilized in the War in Ukraine"
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force received its first RQ-4B Global Hawk on March 12, with the high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle landing at Misawa Air Base after a non-stop trans-Pacific… Continue reading "Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force Receives First Global Hawk"
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"
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries announced on 3 March that the Anadolu Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship, whose construction has been completed, is prepared to embark on its first voyage.… Continue reading "Turkey’s Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship TCG Anadolu Begins Sea Tests"
Last year the the Israeli Air Force (IAF) intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) sent from Iran using F-35I Adir jets. The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed the action by published… Continue reading "Israel Breaks New Ground by Intercepting 2 Iranian UAVs with F-35 Fighter Jets"