Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including Belarus’ S-400 purchase,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (23-27 May)"
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Forces say that this year’s edition of the Fuji Firepower Review on May 28 will feature a scenario where JGSDF troops respond to an invasion of Japan’s… Continue reading "JGSDF Ospreys To Debut In 2022 Fuji Firepower Review"
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the launch of the second submarine in the New Type Submarine Project (YTDP), which was started by a joint venture between the Turkish Defense… Continue reading "Turkey Launches Second Reis-Class Type 214 AIP Submarine"
Turkey’s arsenal of unmanned surface vehicles is growing. The first live-fire test of the new armed USV (known as SİDA in Turkey) dubbed “SALVO” was carried out in the Sea… Continue reading "Turkey’s New Armed USV ‘SALVO’ Passes First Live-Fire Trials"
The U.S State Department has approved the possible sale of 20 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launchers and various munitions to Australia for an estimated cost of $385 million USD. … Continue reading "Australia Fast Tracks HIMARS Buy"
Recently released photographs show that the Russian Navy has taken at least one captured Ukrainian patrol vessel into service. The photographs show a Pr. 58155 Gyurza-M gunboat flying the blue… Continue reading "Russia Presses Captured Ukrainian Gunboats into Service"
The Philippine Navy (PN) celebrated its 124th Founding Anniversary last Friday at its Headquarters in Manila. Philippine Navy and Department of National Defense officials participated with speeches and an awards… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Celebrates Its 124th Anniversary, Highlights Modernization"
The Iranian Ministry of Defense unveiled the domestically developed light transport aircraft dubbed Simorgh on Thursday, May 19, during a ceremony held at Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) in Isfahan,… Continue reading "Iran Unveils Domestically Developed Simorgh Light Transport Aircraft"
The Pakistan PN MİLGEM Project, Turkey’s largest single defense industry export item, has delivered its third vessel. Pakistan’s third Babur-class corvette, the PNS BADR, constructed under the main contractorship of… Continue reading "PNS BADR, the Third Ship of the PN MİLGEM Project, Has Been Launched"
L3Harris Technologies has announced that low rates initial production has begun on the new generation F-Pano night vision goggles under a contract to USSOCOM. The F-Pano or Fused Ground Panoramic… Continue reading "L3Harris Begins Production of F-Pano NVGs for USSOCOM and JSOC"