The White House has announced another batch of military aid to be sent to Ukraine in coming days. One system set to be transferred which stands out among new $700… Continue reading "New US Aid Package Will Deliver HIMARS, Helicopters And More Javelins To Ukraine"
A Polish government official confirmed that 18 Polish manufactured “Krab” self-propelled howitzers have been delivered to Ukraine – Polskie Radio 24 reports. This latest Polish ‘lethal aid’ joins a number… Continue reading "Poland Delivers Krab Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine"
Satellite imagery from Airbus dated May 29 has shown that Russia has been using the air base at Millerovo as a forward operating base (FOB) for helicopter operations. Around 20… Continue reading "Satellite Imagery Shows a Large Number of Helicopters at Russia’s Millerovo Airbase"
A fundraising campaign by a Lithuanian media outlet to purchase a Bayraktar TB2 armed drone for Ukraine successfully gathered over $5.4 million dollars in just three and a half days.… Continue reading "Lithuanians Raise $5.4 Million In Three Days To Buy Ukraine An Armed Drone"
Poland is has been at the forefront of providing lethal aid to and supplies to Ukraine. In recent months thousands of tonnes of arms and ammunition have crossed the border… Continue reading "Polish MANPADS Score Hits in Ukraine"
The Hungarian government declared a state of emergency that came into effect at midnight, 25 May. The reasoning offered for the move is the threat pissed by the ongoing War… Continue reading "Hungarian Government Declares State of Emergency in Response to War In Ukraine"
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 many topics including multi-national drills in… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 May)"
The Australian Department of Defence has announced the transfer of six 155mm towed M777 howitzers to Ukraine. This is Australia’s latest expansion of their military aid to Ukraine, following the… Continue reading "Australia Sends 155mm Howitzers to Ukraine"
Germany will provide Ukraine with 50 Flakpanzer Gepard mobile anti-aircraft systems. The announcement follows a large scale defense talks in Germany involving over 40 countries. US Secretary Secretary of Defense… Continue reading "Germany To Transfer Gepard Anti-Air Systems to Ukraine, But Switzerland Blocks Ammunition Transfer"
The US Department of Defense released a Sources Sought notice, on 22 April, to US industry for weapon systems and capabilities to assist Ukraine’s war effort. The broad call for… Continue reading "Pentagon Launches Industry Consultation on Weapons for Ukraine"