The CEO of Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, discussed his intentions to sign a deal with Lockheed Martin to produce the company’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in Germany. The war in… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Seeks to License Produce HIMARS"
The Russian arms industry is extremely important to Russia as it underpins both Russia’s hard power capabilities and makes up a significant part of the Federation’s economy. According to one… Continue reading "The Future of Russian Arms Exports"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Kizelma’s maiden flight, Slovakia obtaining BAE System’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 December)"
The first LRU Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) from France has arrived in Ukraine. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced the delivery. The defense minister said on Twitter, “The 4th… Continue reading "The First French LRU Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Arrives in Ukraine"
Despite Ukraine’s requests the United States have been reluctant to provide the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System or ATACMS. The ATACMS has a range of 190 miles or 300km and… Continue reading "Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb with 150km Range Proposed for Ukraine"
On 4 November, the Polish Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, signed the first implementing agreement for the delivery of 218 K239 Chunmoo Multiple Launch Rocket System modules with Korean manufacturer… Continue reading "Poland Sings First Agreement For Over 200 K239 Chunmoo MLRS"
On top of the 200 HIMARS Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) which Poland has previously agreed to purchase, the country is now moving to buy 300 South Korean K239 Chunmoo… Continue reading "Poland Acquiring 300 Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS Systems"
Lockheed Martin provided several important updates for their missile systems during a round table on the first day at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting. The company… Continue reading "AUSA 2022: Lockheed Martin’s Precision Fires Update"
On 23 September,the US Army activated its third-ever Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. However, it is not yet clear if the third MDTF will remain permanently based… Continue reading "US Activates New Multi Domain Task Force in the Pacific"
Russia’s defense ministry claimed on Wednesday to have destroyed two Ukrainian HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, but their claims were contradicted by the video they released of the engagement, which showed… Continue reading "Russian Footage Contradicts Own Claims Of Ukrainian HIMARS Destruction"