According to a document released earlier this month by the Italian Ministry of Defense, Italy is planning to invest over €7.7 billion ($8.18 billion) between 2029 and 2037 towards the… Continue reading "Italy to Double GCAP Funding"
Airbus announced on Monday that it had entered a new phase of development for the Future Combat Air System, with the development of flight demonstrators in Demonstrator Phase 1B now… Continue reading "Airbus Announces New Phase Of FCAS Demonstrator Development"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. A busy week saw us examine the tensions between Russia and Ukraine,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (22-25 November)"
Italian Air Force Chief of Staff General Luca Goretti said on Tuesday that the United Kingdom-led Tempest program would eventually merge with the Franco-German Future Combat Air Systems program. Both… Continue reading "Italian Air Force Chief: “Natural” For Tempest And FCAS Programs To Merge"
The annual report of the United Kingdom’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority has revealed a £370 million cut in funding for the Royal Air Force’s Future Combat Air System (otherwise known… Continue reading "Infrastructure and Projects Authority Report: £370M Cut From Tempest Program"
The Italian Ministry of Defense has announced the signing of a trilateral memorandum of understanding with the Swedish and UK governments on the respective countries’ participation in the development of… Continue reading "Italy Announces Participation in Tempest Next-Gen Fighter Program"
On 5 September, Airbus Defence and Space revealed the existence of the LOUT (Low Observable UAV Testbed) on the second day of the Airbus Trade Media Briefing 2019. According to… Continue reading "Airbus Reveals Stealthy LOUT Demonstrator"
France’s Dassault Aviation and multinational Airbus Defense and Space unveiled a mock-up of their New Generation Fighter (NGF) at the Paris Air Show 2019. The unveiling was performed by Eric… Continue reading "Future European Fighter Unveiled by Dassault and Airbus"