The UK Ministry of Defense has awarded a £20 million ($26 million) contract to secure the hardware for the next phase of testing of the Trophy Active Protection System set… Continue reading "UK Signs £20 Million Trophy APS Contract for Challenger 3"
During the international aviation exhibition Paris Air Show, Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, unveiled Sky Spear, a new long-range Air-to-Air missile. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant, Director General of the… Continue reading "Paris Air Show 2023: Rafael Unveils A New Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile Called Sky Spear"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
Yesterday, Manila received a major boost to its air defense capabilities with the delivery of Israeli surface-to-air missile systems. The Philippine Air Force received two SPYDER Philippine Air Defense System… Continue reading "Philippine Air Force Receives Israeli Air Defense Systems"
Last week, construction began for infrastructure relating to the Philippine Air Force’s incoming surface-to-air missile batteries. Under Project TIKAS, the Department of Public Works and Highways will construct facilities to… Continue reading "Philippine Air Force Begins Surface-to-Air Missile Infrastructure Construction"
For the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow, the Israeli defense technology company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled a new 5th Generation, long-range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system. The “Ice Breaker” missile, according… Continue reading "Rafael To Showcase The New 5th Generation ‘Ice Breaker’ Missile At the Farnborough International Airshow"
Airbus has recently showcased their new H-145M helicopter integrated with the Spike ER2 anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The presentation took place during “H-145M Firing Demo Days Romania” at the Cincu… Continue reading "Airbus H145M Live Fires Spike ER2 In Romania"
On April 14, the Israeli Ministry of Defense reported that the Iron Beam laser air defense system developed by Elbit Systems and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems had been successfully tested.… Continue reading "Israel Successfully Tests Iron Beam Laser Air Defense System"
On February 21, the Israeli Ministry of Defense reported that it had successfully tested the C-Dome system, the naval version of the Iron Dome air defense missile system, against multiple… Continue reading "Israeli Navy Tests C-Dome – the Naval Version of the Iron Dome Air Defense System"
On October 6, Greek Defense Minister Nikolas Panagiotopoulos presented new armament programs in parliament, just after France and Greece agreed on a strategic defense and security partnership September 28, which… Continue reading "Greece’s Modernization Efforts and Its Impact on Turkish-Greek Tension in the Aegean Sea"