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"
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"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including the newest TB2… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 May)"
Video of what appears to be a test launch of Brimstone in Ukraine has surfaced online. A containerised launch platform can be seen launching a salvo of three missiles. The… Continue reading "Footage: Brimstone Missiles Deployed in Ukraine"
Taiwan may be looking for alternatives to US M109A6 Paladin howitzers following notification from Washington that the arrival of the self-propelled 155mm guns may need to be delayed until 2026… Continue reading "Supply Delays Lead Taiwan to Consider Alternatives to US Howitzers"