In mid-April an estimated number of 230 main battle tanks (MBT), an equivalent to 4 tank battalions, were donated to Ukraine as a part of the Polish contribution to aid… Continue reading "What Will Replace Poland’s T-72s?"
On April 26th, 2022, a military parade took place to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army, the armed forces of the Democratic People’s Republic… Continue reading "North Korea Celebrates Armed Forces Anniversary Amid Nuclear Threats"
In a historic move, after almost 80 years the Armor Division of the Philippine Army is reactivating its Tank Battalion. A ceremony was held on April 21, 2022, where soldiers… Continue reading "Philippine Army Reactivates its Tank Battalion"
In mid-April, speculation occurred over the possible transfer of heavy equipment, including tanks, from Poland to Ukraine. Warsaw has already provided Ukraine with equipment worth PLN 7 billion ($1.5 billion)… Continue reading "Polish Prime Minister Confirms T-72 Tanks Transfered To Ukraine"
In early April, the Biden administration asked its allies for the transfer of the Soviet era equipment to aid the Ukrainian effort in its war against the Russian Federation. This… Continue reading "Will Cyprus Send Its T-80s and BMP-3s To Ukraine?"
The 1st Guards Tank Army is one of the most elite formations of the Russian Armed Forces. The 2nd Guards Motor Rifle ‘Tamanskaya’ Division and 4th Guards Tank ‘Kantemirovskaya’ Division are… Continue reading "Elements of Russia’s Elite 1st Guards Tank Army Withdrawn From Ukraine"
Indian Army’s Directorate General of Armoured Corps has released a brief, providing proposed details of an Integrated Surveillance and Targeting Platform for Mechanised Forces (ISTP-MF). This was among the projects… Continue reading "India To Integrate Mechanised Forces With UAVs"
India’s Ministry of Defence has identified and approved a total of 23 projects, including hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV), directed energy weapons (DEW) and light tank, for industry led design and… Continue reading "India Announces Major Push For Industry-led Defense R&D"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue and much of our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (14-18 March)"
The mass production of the first batch of Kaplan MT Modern Medium Weight Tanks (MMWT), developed jointly by FNSS, one of Turkey’s armored ground vehicle manufacturers, and Indonesian weapons industry… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Tank Export: Kaplan MT Delivered To The Indonesian Army"