The Polish Ministry of Defense has chosen Leonardo’s AW149 helicopters as the new utility aircraft of the Polish Army. Poland’s MoD publicly announced the decision at the start of the… Continue reading "Poland Selects Leonardo AW149 Helicopters"
The Polish Infantry Fighting Vehicle Badger was set to conclude its trials within the next few months, but the Polish Ministry of Defense has announced that they will be ordering… Continue reading "Poland Seeks Heavy IFV To Compliment Badger Program"
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)"
Polish interest in South Korean-designed K2 main battle tanks (MBT) appears to have been rekindled following a tweet from Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence of Poland. Błaszczak who is… Continue reading "Poland Rekindles Interest In South Korean K2 Tanks"
In mid-April an estimated number of 230 main battle tanks (MBT), an equivalent to 4 tank battalions, were donated to Ukraine as a part of the Polish contribution to aid… Continue reading "What Will Replace Poland’s T-72s?"
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 fleet of six Chinese Y-20 transport planes landed at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport early Saturday. It is believed that they delivered FK-3 anti-aircraft missile systems, the export version of… Continue reading "China Delivers Export Version Of HQ-22 Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Serbia"
The war in Ukraine has seen considerable losses on both sides with confirmed Russian equipment losses passing 2,500 assets. Figures for Ukrainian losses are less clear but likely to be… Continue reading "US Senate Revives Lend-Lease Act"
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)"
The Polish military industry’s work to provide the Polish Armed Forces with a platform able to meet the challenges of the 21st century is still ongoing. The Borsuk or Badger… Continue reading "Badger IFV – Still Incomplete But Tries To Compete"