In an exclusive interview with a Tasnim News Agency reporter, Shahriar Haydari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, announced that the country… Continue reading "Iran To Receive Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Fighters Within 3 Months"
The Russian arms industry is extremely important to Russia as it underpins both Russia’s hard power capabilities and makes up a significant part of the Federation’s economy. According to one… Continue reading "The Future of Russian Arms Exports"
The Iranian Ministry of Defense has unveiled an upgraded version of the domestically produced Bavar-373 Air Defense system. They also announced the start of mass production of a new long-range… Continue reading "Iran Unveils New Sayyad 4B Missile Together with Upgraded Version Of Bavar-373 Air Defense System"
The standoff between India and China, that ensued after the fatal Galwan clashes in June 2020, has not been fully resolved even after 16 rounds of corps commander level meetings,… Continue reading "China – India Relations Continue To Remain In Tense Stalemate"
At the Farnborough Airshow in the UK, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) General Manager Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil confirmed the export of T129B ATAK attack helicopters to Nigeria. In an interview… Continue reading "Turkish Aerospace Industries To Supply Six T-129 ATAK Helicopters To Nigeria"
It has been four months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was preceded by a massive, months long build-up of personnel and equipment. Several air bases… Continue reading "Observing Russia’s Airpower in Ukraine"
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 Belarus’ S-400 purchase,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (23-27 May)"
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"
Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Germany and the Netherlands agreed to send Patriot Air Defense Systems to Slovakia on March 18, 2022, at NATO’s request, in case Russia threatens the… Continue reading "Slovakia Begins To Deploy Patriot Air Defense Systems Received From NATO Countries"
On 9 March, the first TAI/AgustaWestland T129B ATAK attack helicopters arrived in the Philippines. Two Turkish Air Force A-400M cargo aircraft landed at Clark Air Base at 12:30 AM with… Continue reading "Turkish Attack Helicopters Arrive In The Philippines"