Germany has signed a statement of intent to join the Finnish-led Common Armored Vehicle System program, becoming the fifth nation to join the first stage of the multinational armored vehicle… Continue reading "Germany Signs Statement Of Intent To Join Common Armored Vehicle System Program"
Rheinmetall unveiled its new KF51 Panther main battle tank at Eurosatory 2022, after teasing the concept prior to the French defense exhibition. Rheinmetall describes the Panther as a “first of… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Debuts KF51 Panther Main Battle Tank"
India’s BEML Limited has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) inviting firms to partner for co-production and supply of Articulated All-Terrain Vehicle (AATV) to the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD).… Continue reading "India Looks To Acquire Articulated All-Terrain Vehicles"
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 Australian P-8 interception,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6-10 June)"
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that the German government has yet to receive a formal request from Spain to approve the export of surplus Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and… Continue reading "Scholz: No Request From Spain To Deliver Leopard 2 Tanks To Ukraine Yet"
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on June 6 accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for acquisition proposals worth ₹76,390 crore ($9.8 billion). All projects are under Buy (Indian), Buy & Make… Continue reading "India Clears Acquisition Proposals Worth $9.8 Billion"
The United Kingdom’s House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee has urged the Ministry of Defence to decide on whether to continue or scrap the Ajax cavalry scout vehicle program by… Continue reading "UK Public Accounts Committee Head: “Fix or Fail” Ajax Program"
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 Lithuanian TB-2 crowdfunding… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (30 May – 3 June)"
If you’re an armor officer it’s probably best to make sure your troops aren’t playing War Thunder, as the online tank-based game has seen sensitive military documents pertaining to technical… Continue reading "Top Secret Military Documents Leaked on War Thunder Forums (Again)"
Polish interest in South Korean-designed K2 main battle tanks (MBT) appears to have been rekindled following a tweet from Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence of Poland. Błaszczak who is… Continue reading "Poland Rekindles Interest In South Korean K2 Tanks"