The US Navy and Boeing announced today that Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray successfully conducted its first aerial refueling on June 4. The successful refueling of a US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet… Continue reading "MQ-25 Stingray Becomes First Ever Unmanned Aircraft To Refuel Manned Aircraft"
This week at Overt Defense we have looked at everything from the 173rd Airborne accidentally assaulting a factory in Bulgaria, Iran losing its second largest oiler, and a second coup… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 May – 5 June)"
Geçitkale airport, which was established in 1982 to land Turkish warplanes, is 40 kilometers east of Ercan, Northern Cyprus’ only civilian airport. Training planes were stationed at the airstrip, and… Continue reading "Turkey Constructing A New Drone Base in Northern Cyprus"
Rumors have abounded on the subject of the Polish Ministry of Defense’s desire to purchase the Turkish Bayraktar TB-2 MALE combat drones. It all started with a tweet coming from… Continue reading "Polish MoD Buys TB-2 UCAVs"
General Atomics Aeronautical announced yesterday that a second company-owned Avenger ER UAV has received an FAA-issued Experimental Certificate (EC). The EC allows the Avenger ER to perform expanded operations in… Continue reading "Second General Atomics Avenger ER Granted FAA Experimental Certificate"
Boeing Australia announced today that the Australian government has agreed to co-develop an additional three Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial vehicles. The deal increases the Royal Australian Air Force’s order of… Continue reading "Australia Signs For Three More Boeing Loyal Wingmen Following First Flight"
In a year where seemingly everything that could go wrong proceeded to do so in spectacular fashion, a UCAV of all things wound up having a better year than most… Continue reading "Eastern Promise: The Baykar Bayraktar TB2 in Profile"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has begun carrying out research into development of unmanned combat aircraft that will serve as a complement to the F-X fighter currently in development. Nikkei… Continue reading "Japan Commences Development Program For Fighter Loyal Wingmen"
The Australian government has signed an agreement with Boeing Australia to have the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Loyal Wingman unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) built in Queensland. This means… Continue reading "Australia’s RAAF Loyal Wingman UCAV Update"
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) has announced that it is suspending exports of aircraft engines to “countries with unclear usage” following accusations that the engines are being used to power Turkish-built… Continue reading "Bombardier Recreational Products Suspends Aircraft Engine Exports Over UCAV Use Concerns"