On January 11, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda attended the second Lublin Triangle summit meeting in Lviv with the Presidents of Ukraine and Poland. President Gitanas Nausėda announced at a post-meeting… Continue reading "Lithuania To Supply Ukraine With Bofors L70 Anti-Aircraft Guns"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing, this is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s edition, we cover Canada’s F-35 procurement, the… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 January)"
In the last weeks of 2022, a Military Recruitment Center (Wojskowe Centrum Rekrutacji – WCR) in the town of Sieradz began sending out calls for military exercises to civilians in… Continue reading "Will the Polish Army Resort To Conscription This Year?"
Within the last few days, the White House has confirmed major new equipment and armament deliveries to Ukraine. Among the many weapons systems, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles were included in… Continue reading "Pentagon Considers Sending Strykers To Ukraine"
On 9 January, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, announced the official formation of a new fifth division of the Polish Armed Forces – the 1st… Continue reading "Polish Armed Forces To Form a New Division"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
On 20 December, Romanian Prime Nicolae Ciuca Minister and Defense Minister Angel Tilvar and arrived in South Korea for high level talks. According to official announcements, the two countries are… Continue reading "Romanian Delegation to Korea Eyes New Arms Purchases"
On 15 December, just before 8 AM local time, an explosion rocked Poland’s national police headquarters. This was reportedly caused by a RGW-90 rocket launcher which the head of Poland’s… Continue reading "Polish National Chief of Police Fires Anti-Tank Missile Through the Floor of his Office"
Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS have announced the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy)’s selection of the Naval Strike Missile. The Dutch Ministry of Defence stated that the… Continue reading "Netherlands Navy Selects Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile"
The UK has ordered £229 million or $278.8 million worth of Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems. The order follows the UK’s transfer of thousands of weapons to Ukraine… Continue reading "UK Seals $280 Million NLAW Deal"