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 General Dynamics winning US… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 July)"
The Irish Naval Service will decommission three of its oldest vessels this week. Peacock class patrol boats LÉ Ciara and LÉ Orla, as well as the flagship LÉ Eithne, will… Continue reading "Irish Naval Service Disposing of Three Vessels"
Representatives of Canada, Ireland, Australia and several European Union countries among others walked out of a Tuesday meeting of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, after Russia’s ambassador… Continue reading "Russian Ambassador’s “Brazen Falsehoods” Cause Walkout At Chemical Weapons Meeting"
Rheinmetall has released footage of a live-fire test of a Spike anti-tank guided missile from the turret of its Lynx infantry fighting vehicle. In the footage uploaded to YouTube, a… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Demonstrates Spike Missile Integration On Lynx IFV"
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 the observation of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (27 June – 1 July)"
The U.S. Navy and allied nations kicked off the latest iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on the 29 June. The five-week-long multinational exercise will take… Continue reading "Latest Iteration of RIMPAC Exercise to Kickoff in the Hawaiian Islands."
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is set to receive a full MC-55A mission simulator before the end of next year. L3 Communications Integrated Systems was awarded a $27 million… Continue reading "RAAF Peregrine Progresses With Simulator Contract"
The Polish Infantry Fighting Vehicle Badger was set to conclude its trials within the next few months, but the Polish Ministry of Defense has announced that they will be ordering… Continue reading "Poland Seeks Heavy IFV To Compliment Badger Program"
BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) departed Naval Operating Base Subic on June 8, for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Under the Naval Task Group 80.5, the force comprising BRP Antonio… Continue reading "BRP Antonio Luna departs for RIMPAC 2022"
Aotearoa New Zealand is seeking to procure a range of unmanned systems and sensors according to a Request for Proposals (RFP) released 31 May. The acquisition constitutes the second tranche… Continue reading "New Zealand Is Seeking a Suite of Drones"