The United Arab Emirates Navy has officially commissioned its second Gowind-class corvette, “Al Emarat“. Commissioned last month on February 2, 2025, the vessel’s delivery ceremony took place on June 27,… Continue reading "UAE Navy Commissions its Second Gowind-class corvette, Al Emarat"
The Emirati Edge Group unveiled its latest Jeniah Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) at IDEX 2025, highlighting the UAE’s commitment to advancing future air combat strategies. Developed by Emirati defense… Continue reading "UAE’s EDGE Unveils JENIAH Unmanned Combat Aircraft"
Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier has officially presented the first Rafale F4 fighter jet built for the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAE AF). The event was attended by French… Continue reading "Dassault Aviation Unveils First Rafale F4 for UAE Air Force"
The United Arab Emirates-based technology and defense company EDGE Group is working with Turkey’s leading unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer Baykar Defense to integrate the Desert Sting precision-guided munition family with… Continue reading "EDGE and Baykar To Collaborate On Payload Integration Into Bayraktar UAVs"
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported that the US State Department decided to approve an estimated $85 million Foreign Military Sale of the AN/TPQ-50 Radar and related equipment… Continue reading "US Approves the Sale of AN/TPQ-50 Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar Systems To The United Arab Emirates"
EDGE Group, a technology and defense company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently announced that it signed an important agreement with the Brazilian Navy at the Dubai Airshow.… Continue reading "EDGE Group To Supply MANSUP Series Anti-Ship Missiles To The Brazilian Navy"
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a subsidiary of the UAE defense company EDGE Group, announced a €1 billion contract to supply the Angolan Navy with a fleet of BR71 Mk… Continue reading "The Angolan Navy Orders Three BR71 MKII Corvettes From EDGE Group"
On Tuesday, 21 February, ADASI, a subsidiary of UAE defense company EDGE Group, announced that it had signed a contract worth AED 1.33 billion (approximately US$370 million) to supply SHADOW… Continue reading "EDGE To Supply The UAE Armed Forces With SHADOW and HUNTER Loitering Munitions"
The U.S. Department of State has authorized the sale of up to $3 billion worth of Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia and up to $2.2 billion worth of THAAD missiles… Continue reading "The US Approves Sale of Patriot Air Defense Missiles to Saudi Arabia and THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missiles to the UAE"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. As February begins, we continue to cover the latest from around the world.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 January – 4 February)"