As tensions between Russia and the western powers continue, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on 2 January, that 400 armored vehicles will enter service during 2022. In a statement… Continue reading "Russia Plans To Deliver 400 Armored Vehicles To Its Armed Forces This Year"
Taiwan’s military has conducted a series of exercises to demonstrate its combat readiness ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays at the end of January, with the Air Force, Army… Continue reading "Taiwan’s Military Demonstrates Readiness Ahead Of Lunar New Year"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We welcome New Year with a raft of interesting articles focused on… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 January)"
The expansion of Hyundai-Rotem into the foreign markets is significant. The Korean company is particularly interested in selling its K2 Main Battle Tank to two European nations – Poland and… Continue reading "South Korea’s K2NO MBT Undertakes Tests In Norway"
Sweden announced on 14 December its intent to join the Finnish-led Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS) program. The CAVS program is a multinational program, with Finland and Latvia currently members… Continue reading "Sweden Announces Intent To Join Common Armored Vehicle System Program"
The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps has ordered a permanent halt to operational deployments and waterborne training for its aging Assault Amphibious Vehicles, over concerns regarding vehicle safety… Continue reading "Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicles Pulled From Operational Deployments"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. Among many interesting subjects we covered this week we examined tensions between… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (13-17 December)"
On December 9, the US Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA) announced it had carried out the final OFFSET program field experiment at Cassidy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF)… Continue reading "DARPA Runs Final Test for OFFSET Program Drone Swarm"
The Director of Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HS&EP) for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has released a report on HS&EP’s review of noise and vibration issues experienced… Continue reading "“Complex Combination” Of Institutional Weaknesses Allowed Ajax-Related Hearing Injuries"
Belarus has received a new batch of Russian-made BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and BTR-80K command vehicles, according to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense’s press office on December 9. Colonel Dmitry… Continue reading "Russia Delivers The Second Batch of BTR-82A Armored Vehicles to Belarus"