Weekend Briefing (6 – 10 December)
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week’s articles focused topics including the death of the Indian First Chief of Defense, the South African Gripen fleet’s maintenance issues, the grounding of Canada’s Cyclones, Turkey’s testing of a new 75mm naval gun, deck trials of the MQ-25 have begun, Finnish selection of the F-35A, and much more. The list of articles is, as always, available below.
Austria a Step Closer to Inducting First AW169 After Deal Signed in Rome
Report: F-35 Most Likely Choice For Finnish Hornet Replacement
Serbia To Buy New Russian Pantsir Air Defense Systems
United Aircraft Corporation Board Approves Merger With Sukhoi & MiG
Turkey Successfully Tests Domestically Developed 76/62 mm Naval Gun
Tail Section Cracks Ground Majority Of Canada’s Cyclone Helicopters
India Successfully Tests VL-SRSAM System, To Be Used On Indian Naval Ships
Secretary of Defense Austin: Yearlong Continuing Resolution Will Cause “Enormous” Damage To Defense Priorities
NVL Group Cuts Steel for Bulgaria’s first Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessel
Finnish Leopard 2s To Receive Multipurpose High Explosive Shell Compatibility
MQ-25 To Begin Deck Trials Aboard USS George H.W. Bush
Aircraft Computer Issues Responsible For JASDF F-35A Emergency Landing
India’s First Chief of Defence Staff Killed In Helicopter Crash
Logistics Support Vessel “Yuzbasi Gungor Durmus” Enters Into Service With The Turkish Navy
India Successfully Tests Air Launched BrahMos Missile, Ready For Serial Production
Australia To Ditch Taipan Helicopters For Black Hawks and Seahawks
General Atomics Unveils STOL-Capable Mojave UAV
South African Gripens Grounded By Maintenance Contract Negotiation Delays
Climate Change, Strategic Competition biggest threats to Aotearoa New Zealand: Ministry of Defence
Kuwait Receives Its First 2 Eurofighter Typhoon Multi-Role Fighter Jets
Finland Officially Selects F-35s As Hornet Replacements
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