From the imagery released by the US Department of Defense it appears that Ukraine may be receiving the upgraded M2A2-ODS SA variant of the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV). The… Continue reading "Upgraded M2A2 Bradley IFVs En Route to Ukraine"
Another round of talks between states participating in military equipment to Ukraine have concluded. A number of subsequent declarations have been made but the question is whether promises to send… Continue reading "Another Round of Ramstein Talks Concludes"
The discussion around delivery of Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine, which began early this year, continues with no official decisions despite public declarations of intent. Poland was the… Continue reading "Spain Won’t Deliver Its Leopards, Poland Awaits Coalition & Permission From Germany"
British government has decided to deliver around 30 AS-90 self-propelled howitzers and 12 Challenger 2 main battle tanks. Two British tabloids: The Mirror and The Sun, initially broke the story.… Continue reading "UK to Send AS-90s, Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine"
This morning Germany’s Minister of Defense, Christine Lambrecht, resigned from her post. The decision comes after a short consideration, in the midst of a discussion of transferring German main battle… Continue reading "BREAKING: German Minister Of Defense Lambrecht Resigns"
Within the last few days, the White House has confirmed major new equipment and armament deliveries to Ukraine. Among the many weapons systems, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles were included in… Continue reading "Pentagon Considers Sending Strykers To Ukraine"
On the 11 January, during his visit to the city of Lviv, the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, announced the decision to grant the transfer of ten Leopard 2 Main… Continue reading "Breaking: Poland Ready To Transfer Leopard 2 Tanks To Ukraine"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
Since the war in Ukraine began, the Russian Armed Forces have used thousands of tons of artillery ammunition in a vast arrange of calibers. Dominant amongst these is the venerable… Continue reading "Is Russia Running Short of Ammunition?"
Following a phone conference on Thursday afternoon, between President Biden and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the United States and Germany have signalled their intention to supply Ukraine with Bradley and Marder… Continue reading "Ukraine to Receive US Bradley and German Marder IFVs"