India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved the procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Limited Series Production (LSP) for ₹3,887 crore ($513 million), along with infrastructure worth ₹377 crore… Continue reading "India Procures 15 HAL Light Combat Helicopters"
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved a list of 107 ‘strategically important’ Line Replacement Units (LRUs) with embargo on imports after a stated time period. These will be procured… Continue reading "Indian MoD Approves Indigenization Of 107 Subsystems"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue and much of our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (21-25 March)"
Earlier this month, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a massive, long-term military expansion plan. The aim of the initiative is to add 18,500 personnel to the Australian Defence Force… Continue reading "Australia Unveils Significant Military Expansion Plan"
A Senior Pentagon source said yesterday that the Russians have launched more than 1,100 missiles against Ukraine. The source also reported that analysis suggests Russia’s guided munitions have had some… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 27)"
The Pakistan Air Force stated on March 11 that it had received the first batch of J-10C fighters it had recently purchased from China in response to India’s purchase of… Continue reading "Pakistan Air Force Receives The First Batch of J-10C Fighter Jets"
Overnight Kharkiv and Kyiv suffered renewed bombardment with numerous videos shared on social media showing the shelling. The Bombardment of Mariupol in the south also continued. Russian forces made small… Continue reading "Updates: War In Ukraine (Day 20)"
According to the latest figures from the UN Refugee Agency the number of people who have fled Ukraine has increased to 2.7 million. 1.6 million of these have fled to… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 19)"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and much of our coverage… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (28 February – 4 March)"
On 24 February at 4:00AM Ukrainian Time, Vladimir Putin announced his “special military operation” in Ukraine. Moments later, explosions rocked key Ukrainian cities including the capital of Kyiv, the strategic… Continue reading "Ruso-Ukranian War: Seven Days In"