The Indian Army has released Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the procurement of Autonomous Surveillance and Armed Drone Swarms (A-SADS) for desert/plains as well as High Altitude Areas (HAA). This… Continue reading "Indian Army Prepares To Procure Hundreds Of Armed Swarm Drones and Loitering Munitions"
The United States Air Force announced Thursday that it had awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a $985.3 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile. The HACM… Continue reading "Raytheon Awarded Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile Development Contract"
On 14 September, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met his Japanese counterpart Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada in Washington. This is the first time Austin and Hamada met in person… Continue reading "Japan and US Agree to Expand Joint Counter-Hypersonic Weapons Research During High Level Meeting"
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 a multitude of topics including Polish… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 September)"
On 12 September, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid visited Berlin where he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a press conference during which Lapid revealed that Germany and Israel were… Continue reading "Germany Planning to Purchase Israeli Arrow 3 Air Defense System"
The Polish Ministry of Defense (MoN) has approved the purchase of 48 additional Krab Self-propelled cannon artillery systems and 36 accompanying support vehicles. The total value of this contract amount… Continue reading "Poland Orders 48 Additional Krab Artillery Systems"
Saab conducted the first Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) live system firing on August 30, the Swedish company announced on 5 September. The firing was witnessed by potential customers from… Continue reading "Saab Open To Customer Modifications For MSHORAD"
Norway’s Defense Minister, Bjørn Arild Gram, announced on Thursday that the Nordic country had donated 160 Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine. The announcement was made on the sidelines of… Continue reading "Norway Announces Donation Of Hellfire Missiles To Ukraine"
BRP Nestor Acero (PG901) and BRP Lolinato To-ong (PG902) were christened on 6 September. The two brand new Israeli patrol boats are the first of nine that the Philippines has… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Christens Two Brand New Israeli Patrol Boats"
At the Red Sea coastal city of Hudaydah on 1 September, the Houthi Movement, which is backed by Iran and controls western Yemen, including the capital Sana, hosted a massive… Continue reading "The Houthis in Yemen Unveil Their New Anti-Ship Missiles At “The Promise of the Hereafter” Military Parade"