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Tweeter translate: "The TPLF attacked a defense camp in Tigray. It also attempted to loot the North. This is an army that has been protecting the people of Tigray for more than two decades. It is also there to protect the people of Tigray." The Prime Minister of Ethiopi Abiy Ahmed Ali...

Bangladesh to receive Wasp UASs by Gareth Jennings Bangladesh is set to field the AeroVironment RQ-12B All Environment (AE) Wasp small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS), with a sources sought notification issued by the US Army on 8 October. The US Army is looking to equip Bangladesh with...

First Portuguese modernised Super Lynx delayed to 2021 by Victor Barreira The delivery of the first modernised Super Lynx Mk 95A helicopter to the Portuguese Navy has been pushed back to early January 2021. Deliveries of all five modernised Super Lynx Mk 95 helicopters to the Portuguese...

Arrival of Luxembourg's A400M in Belgium launches binational unit between two countries by Nicholas Fiorenza The Luxembourg Armed Forces’ A400M arrived at Melsbroek, the military part of Brussels airport, on 9 October to join the Belgian air force's 15 Air Transport Wing as the first...

France to arm future OPVs with RAPIDFire Naval CIWS by Victor Barreira The 10 offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to be acquired for the French Navy under the Patrouilleurs Océanique (PO) programme will be armed with the Thales/Nexter RAPIDFire Naval multirole close-in weapon system (CIWS)...

US Army receives second AMPV, pushes fielding date back by Ashley Roque BAE Systems is continuing to deliver Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPVs) to the US Army after a delayed start and the service said it is anticipating that the programme will remain on track but with minor slips to...

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US Navy's HSC-22 receives first MQ-8C Fire Scout by Pat Host The US Navy’s (USN) Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 on 15 September received its first Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout rotary-wing medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aboard Naval Station Norfolk, according to...

IDF outlines air force reorganisation by Yaakov Lappin The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is reorganising and relocating its units to optimise its operations and use its resources more efficiently. An Eitan (Heron TP) UAV operated by the 210th Squadron. UAVs are now responsible for the...

Afghanistan receives additional Super Tucanos by Gareth Jennings Afghanistan has received a further four Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack turboprop aircraft, with a delivery ceremony held at Kabul International Airport on 17 September. Afghanistan has...

Brazilian Navy releases new 20-year plan by Victor Barreira The Brazilian Navy is looking to acquire medium-sized general-purpose helicopters and attack, anti-submarine (ASW) and reconnaissance helicopters according the recently released Brazilian Navy latest Strategic Plan, the Plano...

Royal Marines Future Commando Force Update According to the UK Ministry of Defence, the Future Commando Force concept for the Royal Marine Commandos continues to gather pace as Marines test new ways of warfighting in Dorset. Overt Defense previously reported on the advent of the Special...

Project Convergence 2020: US Army hosting kill chain demonstration by Ashley Roque The US Army is embarking on a month-long effort to assess portions of its modernisation portfolio and determine what steps it needs to take to successfully link sensors and shooters to down targets. Between...

Bundeswehr selects Haenel MK 556 assault rifle to replace G36 by Nicholas Fiorenza The Bundeswehr announced in a press release on 15 September that C G Haenel has been selected to supply its new assault rifle. Haenel is offering its MK 556 to replace the Bundeswehr’s G36 assault rifle from...

Royal Thai Navy selects Norinco for AAV requirement by Jon Grevatt The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is to procure three Norinco-produced amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs), understood to be the VN-16 platform. The Thai government’s public procurement service said in a notice on 10 September that...