Indonesia will acquire at least 42 Dassault Rafale aircraft under a contract signed today in Jakarta. The long-rumoured deal was formally unveiled and signed during a visit by the French Minister of the… Continue reading "Indonesia Orders Rafale"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined the unfolding events in Ukraine, the launch of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 January)"
Six of the 18 Rafale fighter jets purchased by Greece as part of a massive defense program announced in 2020 in response to tensions between Turkey and Greece in the… Continue reading "France Delivers The First Batch of Rafale Aircraft To Greece"
The United Arab Emirates signed a contract with Dassault Aviation on Friday for the procurement of 80 Rafale F4s, a future version of the multirole aircraft currently undergoing development. The… Continue reading "United Arab Emirates Becomes First Export Rafale F4 Customer"
Croatia officially signed a contract for the procurement of 12 Dassault Rafale multirole aircraft on 25 November. The contract formalizes the country’s selection of the French aircraft on 28 May… Continue reading "Croatia Signs For Used French Air Force Dassault Rafales"
On October 6, Greek Defense Minister Nikolas Panagiotopoulos presented new armament programs in parliament, just after France and Greece agreed on a strategic defense and security partnership September 28, which… Continue reading "Greece’s Modernization Efforts and Its Impact on Turkish-Greek Tension in the Aegean Sea"
On June 14, six United States Air Force (USAF) F-16CM aircraft touched down in Indonesia to participate in the bilateral Cope West 2021 exercise, according to a Pacific Air Forces… Continue reading "Indonesia and The United States Kick off Nine Day Military Exercise Cope West 2021."
Lauri Puranen, the director of the Finnish HX program, which aims to procure Finland’s next-generation fighter posted an update on his blog. It announces that the final bids for HX… Continue reading "Finnish HX Fighter Program Director Update: Final Bids Coming"
Rising from $64.6 to $65.5 billion, India’s military budget increase may initially seem rather limited. In real terms, excluding pensions covered by the budget this represents and increase of $1.6… Continue reading "New Indian Defense Budget Sees Significant Increase in New Capital Expenditure"
In the face of a pandemic-induced recession, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a plan to increase the defense budget by around 57%. Around two-thirds of parliament members voted in… Continue reading "Greek Military to get Rafale Jets and a Much Larger Budget"