The “PARS IV 6×6 Special Operations Vehicles” were delivered to the Turkish Land Forces Command at a ceremony held at the company’s facilities in Ankara, Gölbaşı, as part of the… Continue reading "Turkish Armed Forces Receive 3 More PARS IV 6×6 MRAPs From FNSS"
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine many nations have been providing military aid to Ukraine with a large number of different vehicles transferred to the Ukrainian military. In a video posted… Continue reading "Ukraine Receives Turkish-Made BMC Kirpi 4×4 Mine-Resistant Armored Vehicles"
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)"
The Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, informed on Twitter that the Polish Army will obtain 300 used MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) Cougar 4×4 vehicles. The procurement is a part… Continue reading "More Used MRAPs for Polish Armed Forces"
Following the delivery of 12 KİRPİ mine-resistant armored personnel carriers produced for the Somali army to the Somali authorities in the port of Mogadishu in August last year, Turkey made… Continue reading "Turkey Donates New Armored Vehicles – Including Mine-Resistant KİRPİ Vehicles To Somalia"
NIMR has announced the signing of a strategic teaming agreement with Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference 2021. The agreement establishes a framework for… Continue reading "[IDEX 2021] NIMR Announces Collaboration On JAIS 4×4 Saudi Opportunities"
The Qatari Armed Forces announced on the 24th August, that they had entered an agreement with Barzan Holdings, the Qatari Ministry of Defense-owned investment conglomerate, for the procurement of an… Continue reading "Qatar to Buy Additional Turkish Armored Vehicles"
An American service member was killed on Tuesday, 21 July, while serving in Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, the international military effort to… Continue reading "U.S. Service Person Killed in Syria"
The British Army’s fleet of Protected Patrol Vehicles (PPVs), acquired under Urgent Operational Requirements (UORs) for Operation Herrick in Afghanistan and Operation Telic in Iraq, are being sold off under… Continue reading "UK Decommissions Protected Patrol Vehicles"
Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) has ordered an additional six Bushmaster Protected Vehicles from French multi-national defense and aerospace company Thales Group. The additional vehicles, divided into three troop carriers and… Continue reading "Jamaica Orders Additional Thales Bushmaster MRAPs"