The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the launch of the second submarine in the New Type Submarine Project (YTDP), which was started by a joint venture between the Turkish Defense… Continue reading "Turkey Launches Second Reis-Class Type 214 AIP Submarine"
The U.S State Department has approved the possible sale of 20 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launchers and various munitions to Australia for an estimated cost of $385 million USD. … Continue reading "Australia Fast Tracks HIMARS Buy"
Poland is has been at the forefront of providing lethal aid to and supplies to Ukraine. In recent months thousands of tonnes of arms and ammunition have crossed the border… Continue reading "Polish MANPADS Score Hits in Ukraine"
On May 19, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the US Department of State had agreed to approve a Foreign Military Sale to Egypt, which involves the… Continue reading "The US Approves The Sale of 5000 TOW 2A Anti-Tank Guided Missiles To Egypt"
On May 19, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Gleb Nikitin, the Governor of Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. During the meeting, they discussed a variety of issues concerning the two… Continue reading "Belarus Purchases S-400 Systems And Iskander Missiles From Russia"
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 Sweden and Finland’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (16-20 May)"
In two contracts, the Lockheed Martin – Raytheon joint venture has been awarded a total of $309 million to produce 1,300 Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems. The new weapons are… Continue reading "Lockheed-Raytheon Awarded Contracts to Produce 1,300 new Javelins ATGMs"
The Indian Navy conducted the maiden flight test of Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short Range (NASM-SR) on May 18. It is the first indigenous air launched anti-ship missile system developed for the… Continue reading "India Tests New Short Range Anti-Ship Missile"
India has successfully conducted the first launch of Extended Range (ER) version of the BrahMos Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) from a Su-30 MKI fighter. The launch from the aircraft… Continue reading "Air Launched BrahMos Gets Extended Range Version"
MBDA has announced the signing of an agreement with nine companies of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) to use MBDA’s Brimstone anti-tank guided missile for PGZ’s OTTOKAR-BROZA tank destroyer project… Continue reading "Polish Armanents Group Selects Brimstones For Tank Destroyer Project"