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 Kizelma’s maiden flight, Slovakia obtaining BAE System’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 December)"
The German Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday that it had officially signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the purchase of 35 F-35As, with the signing made by Annette… Continue reading "Germany Officially Signs For 35 F-35A Lightning IIs"
The United States Air Force has announced that its AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon conducted a successful test flight on December 9. The test was the first time the prototype… Continue reading "ARRW Hypersonic Missile Passes First Operationally Configured Flight Test"
The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) has received a further two Rafale fighter jets from France. Images of the new aircraft were published in a post on the Hellenic Air Force’s… Continue reading "The Hellenic Air Force Receives Two More Rafale Fighter Jets From France"
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"
Swiss military procurement agency armasuisse announced Monday that it had signed a contract for the purchase of 36 F-35As, with National Armaments Director Martin Sonderegger and Swiss F-35A Program Manager… Continue reading "Switzerland Signs F-35 Purchase Contract Following Parliamentary Approval"
The first two F-16 type fighters upgraded to the “Viper” standard in collaboration with Lockheed Martin and the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAB) were delivered to the Hellenic Air Force. At… Continue reading "The Hellenic Air Force Begins Receiving Upgraded F-16 Viper Fighters"
An interim report released by the United Kingdom’s Defence Safety Authority on the inquiry into the crash of a Royal Air Force F-35B into the Mediterranean in November 2021 states… Continue reading "Interim Report: Engine Cover Ingestion Caused 2021 British F-35B Crash"
On Wednesday, the United States Department of Defense announced that Boeing had been awarded a contract to produce four KC-46A tanker aircraft for Israel. In March 2020, the US State… Continue reading "Boeing Awarded Contract for Israeli Tankers"
At 10 PM EDT on 16 August, the mammoth Space Launch System (SLS) began moving out towards the Cape Canaveral beach. For the first time since 1972, a launch campaign… Continue reading "NASA’s Artemis I Completes Rollout and Now Targets the Moon"