The Swedish Ministry of Defense announced in a statement that it will transfer 50 modern CV-90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine along with 12 Archer Self-Proppeled Howitzers. This is yet… Continue reading "Breaking: Sweden To Send Ukraine CV-90s and Archers"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
Following a phone conference on Thursday afternoon, between President Biden and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the United States and Germany have signalled their intention to supply Ukraine with Bradley and Marder… Continue reading "Ukraine to Receive US Bradley and German Marder IFVs"
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh granted approval for Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 24 acquisition proposals on 22 December. These proposals include six for… Continue reading "India Approves Procurements Worth $10 Billion Including Light Tanks, FICV And Pralay Ballistic Missiles"
On 21 December, the Czech army received the first of 14 German Leopard 2A4 tanks which will eventually be upgraded to the 2A7 standard by the Czechs. The vehicles are… Continue reading "Czechia and Slovakia Receive New Leopard Tanks"
According to a 12 December announcement from BAE systems, Slovakia has signed a €1.3 billion ($1.37 billion) agreement for the purchase of 152 CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs). The agreement… Continue reading "Slovakia Orders More Than 150 CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicles from BAE Systems"
The first 5 ZMA-15 Armored Combat Vehicles, which were modernized within the scope of the ZMA-15 armored combat vehicle modernization project initiated by the Turkish Defense Industry Agency on December… Continue reading "Turkish Armed Forces Receive The First Batch Of Modernized ZMA-15 Armored Combat Vehicles"
The Polish-Korean cooperation has bloomed in recent months. Significant acquisitions of Korean armored vehicles are a substantial part of a partnership between the states. Poland is seeking urgent reinforcement and… Continue reading "Hanwha AS-21 “Redback” Enters Trials In Poland"
Greece received the first six of the 40 tracked armored infantry fighting vehicles of the Marder 1A3 type expected from Germany. These vehicles were delivered to Greece as part of… Continue reading "Greece Receives The First 6 Marder 1A3 Type Infantry Fighting Vehicles From Germany"
On 28 September, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group met in Brussels to discuss the long-term aid being sent to Ukraine. The group includes over 50 members, each committed to supplying… Continue reading "Nations Supplying Ukraine With Military Aid Discuss Standardization"