Boeing has announced the signing of a contract worth $136 million with the United States Army for the first production CH-47F Block II Chinooks. In an October 1 press release,… Continue reading "First Production Contract Signed For CH-47F Block II Chinooks"
At the beginning of September, two dozens MH-47G Block II were delivered to US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) as a part of a $265 million contract signed in July to… Continue reading "First MH-47G Block II Chinooks delivered to SOCOM"
The Australian Army has received its final two CH-47F Chinooks aboard a late-night flight from Hawaii. Australia ordered four CH-47Fs from U.S Army stocks in early 2021. The Chinooks were ordered to… Continue reading "Australia’s Final Chinooks Arrive Aboard a C-5"
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has publically announced the confirmation that the US State Department has approved the export of a package of armoured platforms destined for the… Continue reading "Australia Buying M1A2 SEPv3 Tanks, new Drones and Chinooks"
The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has placed an order worth $265 million with Boeing for nine more MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters. This raises the number on… Continue reading "U.S. Army Special Operations Orders Nine More Chinooks"
The US Army has announced plans to abandon its Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft program. In an announcement, posted on 8 February, the Army stated that the decision was driven… Continue reading "US Army Abandons FARA Program in Aviation Investment Rebalance"
Boeing announced last week in a press release that it had begun production of the first AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for Morocco. Production at Boeing’s Mesa plant in Arizona began… Continue reading "Boeing Begins Production of The First AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters For Morocco"
Poland’s Minister of Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, has recently announced a decision to procure 22 heavy-lift helicopters that will replace the aging Mi-8/17 fleet. The Polish Ministry of Defense has selected… Continue reading "Poland Chooses Mi-8/17 Replacement"
On the 1 November, eight U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles took off from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa for the last time. These eight F-15C Eagles belong to the 44th and… Continue reading "First Batch Of F-15Cs Leave Okinawa"
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 the observation of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (27 June – 1 July)"