Latvian Defence Ministry have committed to transferring, an unspecified number of former British Army FV107 Scimitar CVR(T) reconnaissance vehicles to Ukraine. The news was reported by Baltic news platform Delfi… Continue reading "Latvia to Transfer Scimitar CVR(T)s to Ukraine"
The UK’s Challenger 3 main battle tank program is progressing as another prototype tank has been delivered by RBSL. At least eight prototype Challenger 3s have been delivered. The UK… Continue reading "UK Now Has 8 Challenger 3 Prototypes"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence is launching a series of reforms to its procurement model that will begin taking effect in April, pursuing a cultural shift to put greater… Continue reading "UK Seeks “Spiral Development By Default” With New Military Procurement Model"
British troops have been training in Germany as part of Exercise IRON STORM 23. The 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Battle Group are the first full British battalion to train at… Continue reading "IRON STORM 23 Utilises Europe’s Largest Urban Warfare Site"
The UK Ministry of Defence has formally announced its intention to acquire the Archer self-propelled gun system from BAE Systems. The British Army will receive the first 14 artillery systems… Continue reading "UK Selects BAE’s Archer as Interim AS90 Artillery Replacement"
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 Korean maritime border incident, Indian OneWeb… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 October)"
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 Australian P-8 interception,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6-10 June)"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. Among many interesting subjects we covered this week we examined tensions between… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (13-17 December)"
The British Army has revealed its plans for what it describes as its most radical transformation in 20 years. Speaking in the House of Commons, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said… Continue reading "British Army Unveils “Future Soldier” Modernization Plans"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We are closing out this month with stories gathered by our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-29 October)"