The Azerbaijan State Border Services stated that a military helicopter of the State Border Service crashed during a training flight at the Garaheybet air polygon in the Khizi district on… Continue reading "Military Helicopter Crash In Azerbaijan Leaves 14 Troops Dead"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. A busy week saw us examine the tensions between Russia and Ukraine,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (22-25 November)"
Lieutenant General Allen Paredes, the commander of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), said on 23 November, that the first batch of six T129 “ATAK” attack helicopters will arrive in the… Continue reading "Philippines To Receive First Turkish ATAK Helicopter In December"
The British Army has revealed its plans for what it describes as its most radical transformation in 20 years. Speaking in the House of Commons, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said… Continue reading "British Army Unveils “Future Soldier” Modernization Plans"
The Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, informed on Twitter that the Polish Army will obtain 300 used MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) Cougar 4×4 vehicles. The procurement is a part… Continue reading "More Used MRAPs for Polish Armed Forces"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important news. As we enter the second half of November we have covered a variety… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (15-19 November)"
Two Russian paratroopers died on Friday during a joint Russia-Belarus military exercise near Minsk’s western border with Poland. In a statement to Russian news agencies, the Russian Ministry of Defense… Continue reading "Two Russian Paratroopers Killed In Snap Exercise Mishap In Belarus"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We begin November with stories examining the tensions on the Polish-Belarusian… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (1-5 November)"
The Latvian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday, October 29, that the first four new 6×6 armored vehicles have been delivered to Latvia in accordance with the conditions of the… Continue reading "The First Patria 6×6 Armored Wheeled Vehicles Are Delivered To Latvia"
The corvette “Al Zubarah”, the first of four ships built by Fincantieri Muggiano Shipyard in Italy, was delivered to the Qatar Navy as part of the Qatar Navy fleet renewal… Continue reading "Qatar Navy Receives First ‘Al Zubarah’ Corvette From Italy"