Latvia’s Defense Minister Ināra Mūrniece has confirmed that the Baltic state’s entire remaining stock of Stinger man portable air defense systems would be transferred to Ukraine as quickly as possible.… Continue reading "Latvia To Transfer All of its Stingers to Ukraine"
On 19 January, the US Department of Defense announced in a statement that it will provide additional military assistance to Ukraine. The second batch of equipment announced in January includes… Continue reading "Second Batch of Bradleys for Ukraine, Alongside Strykers and Avengers"
Boeing displayed its Next Generation Short-Ranged Interceptor (NGSRI) Concept at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting and exposition. This missile is the company’s submission for the Army’s… Continue reading "AUSA 2022: Boeing Shares Details on Next Generation Stinger Replacement"
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 Australian P-8 interception,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6-10 June)"
Raytheon has been recently awarded a new contract worth $624 million for 1,300 units of the FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft launchers. The Stinger man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) entered service in… Continue reading "Raytheon Awarded $625 million FIM-92 Stinger Contract"
The Lithuanian Armed Forces has dispatched a group of instructors to Ukraine, where they will train Ukrainian soldiers in the use of Stinger short-range surface-to-air missiles recently delivered to Ukraine… Continue reading "Lithuanian Stinger Instructors Depart For Ukraine"
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have announced that they will be delivering Stinger man-portable surface-to-air missiles and Javelin anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine as military aid, in addition to other equipment… Continue reading "Baltic Nations To Supply Javelin, Stinger Missiles As Military Aid For Ukraine"
US Army Contracting Command-Redstone have issued a request for information (RFI) pertaining to a replacement system for the current in-service Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger short-range air-defence (SHORAD) surface-to-air missile (SAM). The… Continue reading "US Army Issues RFI Seeking Stinger Replacement"
While the recent success of drones and loitering munitions in the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict has drawn a lot of attention, the U.S. Army identified several years ago the threat these systems… Continue reading "General Dynamics Wins $1.2 Billion U.S. Army Contract for IM-SHORAD Air Defense Vehicles"
The US Army has placed testing of its Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air-Defense (IM-SHORAD) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on hold due to the impact of the CVOID-19 virus. The vehicle… Continue reading "COVID-19 Halts SHORAD"