The Polish military industry’s work to provide the Polish Armed Forces with a platform able to meet the challenges of the 21st century is still ongoing. The Borsuk or Badger… Continue reading "Badger IFV – Still Incomplete But Tries To Compete"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We continue to deliver more fascinating news from around the World regarding… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (14-18 February)"
Rheinmetall unveiled on Friday the Lynx 120, a new fire support vehicle variant of the German company’s KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle. As the name suggests, the Lynx 120’s main… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Debuts Lynx 120 Mechanized Fire Support Vehicle"
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced that a cargo ship delivered a batch of T-72 tanks, BMP-1 IFVs, and various munitions ordered under a $245 million contract signed in June… Continue reading "Iraq Receives T-72 Main Battle Tanks and BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles From Bulgaria"
The United States State Department has approved the sale to Poland of 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks and related equipment, with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency formally notifying… Continue reading "US State Department Approves Polish M1A2 SEPv3 Sale"
General Dynamics Land Systems announced on 15 February that General Motors subsidiary GM Defense was joining its project team for the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition. The General… Continue reading "GM Defense Joins General Dynamics Land Systems OMFV Team"
At a press conference conducted at HAVELSAN’s headquarters in Ankara with the attendance of news organizations on Monday, January 31, Turkish Presidency of Defense Industry President İsmail Demir presented the vision… Continue reading "Defense Industry President İsmail Demir Announces The Goals of the Turkish Defense Industry for 2022"
On 1 February, South Korea announced a new deal between Egypt and the Korean company Hanwha for the procurement of 155mm K9 howitzers in a deal worth $1.7 billion. The… Continue reading "Egypt Agrees to Buy K9 Howitzers from South Korea for $1.7 Billion"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined the unfolding events in Ukraine, the launch of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 January)"
The Uzbekistan Defense Industry State Committee announced on 18 January, that production of unmanned aerial vehicles known as “Lochin” (Lachin, Hawk) has commenced at the Unmanned Aerial Systems Research and… Continue reading "Uzbekistan Begins Production of ‘Lochin’ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle"