The United States Army announced on Tuesday that it had selected General Dynamics Land Systems’ Mobile Protected Firepower entrant, placing an initial order for up to 96 of what will… Continue reading "General Dynamics’ Light Tank Wins US Army Mobile Protected Firepower Program"
Turkey dropped its previous opposition to Sweden and Finland’s applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, signing a joint memorandum of understanding with the two Nordic countries… Continue reading "Turkey Drops Opposition To Swedish and Finnish NATO Membership"
The ongoing Russian Invasion of Ukraine has led to an increase in NATO activity and US presence in Central Eastern Europe. The main beneficiaries of this radical change of situation… Continue reading "Permanent US Bases On NATO’s Eastern Flank – A Realistic Scenario?"
The Bayraktar TB2 to be donated to Ukraine will be named the “Hawk”, after the option won a naming contest held by Lithuanian media outlet Laisves TV. Laisves had previously… Continue reading "Lithuania’s “Hawk” TB2 Now Face Of Letter-Writing Campaign Supporting Ukraine"
Chinese state media announced that Xi Jinping has signed a new order which will provide the legal basis for overseas Chinese military operations other than war. According to the Xinhua… Continue reading "Xi Jinping Signs Order Setting Rules for Chinese Military Action Abroad"
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar announced on Thursday that it would be donating one of its TB2 attack drones free of charge to Ukraine, following a recent Lithuanian fundraiser for the… Continue reading "Baykar Announces Donation Of TB2 Attack Drone To Ukraine"
A fundraising campaign by a Lithuanian media outlet to purchase a Bayraktar TB2 armed drone for Ukraine successfully gathered over $5.4 million dollars in just three and a half days.… Continue reading "Lithuanians Raise $5.4 Million In Three Days To Buy Ukraine An Armed Drone"
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 focus on: AH-1Z sales to Nigeria, new… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 April)"
A letter by the State Department to Congress says that the Biden administration believes a potential sale of F-16s to Turkey would help U.S. national security interests and bolster NATO’s… Continue reading "US State Department: F-16 Sale To Turkey Would Serve US, NATO Interests"
Poland’s defense officials have laid out their plans for the future of Poland’s armed forces. The ideas, which first appeared at the end of last summer, suggest a significant expansion.… Continue reading "Quick and Bold: Poland’s Plan To Modernize its Army"