The Indian Army plans to procure approximately 800 Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicles (LAMV), stated in a Request for Information released on 1 July. Upon selection through a Request for Proposals,… Continue reading "Indian Army To Procure 800 Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicles"
The United States Army announced on Tuesday that it had selected General Dynamics Land Systems’ Mobile Protected Firepower entrant, placing an initial order for up to 96 of what will… Continue reading "General Dynamics’ Light Tank Wins US Army Mobile Protected Firepower Program"
French defense contractor Nexter Systems has released test firing footage of its next generation ASCALON 140mm tank gun, with the prototype gun shown firing from a static test stand. The… Continue reading "Nexter Shows Prototype ASCALON 140mm Gun In Action"
The ground-based systems division of IAI continues to grow. At the international Eurosatory 2022 Exhibition held in Paris, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) presented the OTHELLO-P, a new passive, high-performance Gunfire… Continue reading "IAI Unveils a New Gunfire Detection System – OTHELLO-P"
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is proceeding to develop two Advanced Armoured Platform (Tracked) (AAP-Tr) vehicles. The project, spearheaded by DRDO laboratory Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE),… Continue reading "DRDO To Develop New Infantry Combat Vehicle With Crewless Turret"
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 Chinese Type 003… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (13-17 June)"
Plasan introduced its new Wilder ultra-light tactical vehicle at Eurosatory 2022. The Israeli company describes the Wilder as being designed from the ground up to meet the needs of special… Continue reading "Eurosatory 2022: Plasan Unveils Wilder Ultra-Light Special Forces Vehicle"
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has announced that the ROBUST, a new Medium Robotic Combat Vehicle (M-RCV), will make its debut at the international Eurosatory 2022 Exhibition in France. “The Israeli… Continue reading "Israel Showcases Its New Robotic Combat Vehicle ROBUST At The Eurosatory 2022"
The Polish Infantry Fighting Vehicle Badger was set to conclude its trials within the next few months, but the Polish Ministry of Defense has announced that they will be ordering… Continue reading "Poland Seeks Heavy IFV To Compliment Badger Program"
Rheinmetall revealed a new fire support option for its Mission Master XT unmanned ground vehicle at Eurosatory 2022, with a new launcher module for the HERO-120 loitering munition system. The… Continue reading "Eurosatory 2022: Rheinmetall Introduces Loitering Munition-Armed Mission Master XT UGV"