On 10 June, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that a large military exercise in the central Pacific Ocean had begun. The ministry announced that up to 20 warships, support… Continue reading "Russia Begins Large-Scale Exercises In The Pacific Ocean"
On 28 May, the long awaited Fiscal Year 2022 Budget request was submitted to Congress. While the overall requests across the board were not special, the Navy has outlined the… Continue reading "US Navy Outlines Plan to Cut 4 Littoral Combat Ships"
On Friday, the Department of Defense (DoD) revealed details on the White House’s fiscal year 2022 Defense Budget request. With $715 billion for the DoD, and $753 billion when including… Continue reading "Biden’s $715 billion 2022 Defense Budget Proposal Revealed"
In a ceremony, which was attended by Major General Hossein Salami, General Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Brigadier General Emirali Hacizade, The Air-Space Commander at the IRGC, three… Continue reading "Iran Unveils New UAV Named “Gaza” and New Defense Systems"
This week was very busy at Overt Defense. We covered a range of topics, ranging from the conflict in Israel to new technology developments including the palletization of JASSMs and… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 May)"
The Polish Remote Turret System ZSSW-30 underwent successful winter trials back in 2020. At the end of April the Huta Stalowa Wola, manufacturer of the ZSSW-30 system, published a video… Continue reading "ZSSW-30 Remote Turret ATGM Launch Trials Successful and Declassified"
Following a bilateral decision made in February to withdraw troops from the area, the Indo-Chinese border conflict has quieted down recently. Nevertheless, recent training exercises and new weapon deliveries to… Continue reading "New Chinese Activity Near Border with India"
The United States Air Force has named its program testing the deployment of palletized long range munitions from cargo aircraft “Rapid Dragon”. The new name for what was previously known… Continue reading "USAF Cargo Aircraft Palletized Munitions Program Now “Rapid Dragon”"
Historically there have only been a handful of reliable defenses against artillery, distance and eliminating the originating firing unit. However, Israel has internally developed a reliable near-autonomous air defense system… Continue reading "In Profile: Israel’s Iron Dome All-Weather Air Defense System"
The Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System from MKEK was incorporated into BMC’s VURAN 4×4 Tactical Wheeled Vehicle. Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, President of the Defense Industry, shared the news on… Continue reading "Turkey Successfully Test Fires MRLS Integrated With The VURAN"