Weekend Briefing (19 – 23 July)
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt Defense we covered stories on the South African Defence Force’s deployment during the unrest in South Africa, more on the situation in Afghanistan, the unveiling of the new Sukhoi Checkmate jet during MAKS, India receiving new helicopters and modernized nuclear warheads finally completed for the US Navy. This and many more can be found in our round up of the stories below.
Explosive Traces Found In Pakistani Bus Explosion Investigation
US Army Conducts 8th IBCS Intercept with F-35 Integration
Violence Sees South Africa Deploy 25,000 Troops After Zuma Incarceration
Taliban Targeting Afghan Pilots
Fort Lee Virginia Announced as First Stop for Afghan Refugees
Baykar Unveils New Carrier Capable Unmanned Combat Aircraft Concept
Infrastructure and Projects Authority Report: £370M Cut From Tempest Program
Two Iranian Navy Ships Transit The English Channel
Sukhoi Unveils Checkmate “Lightweight” Stealth Fighter
Bumar May Not Meet Leopard 2PL Delivery Schedule
General Dynamics & Textron Selected For Marine Corps Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototypes
India Receives Its First MH-60Rs from the United States
US Air Force Awards Kymeta $950 Million ABMS Contract
Chinese Arms Exports Slow in 2020
Belgium Military Intelligence Chief Controversially Sacked in Fallout of Conings Manhunt
Australia’s NH-90s Begin Return to Flight After Latest Grounding Incident
AlphaDogfight Trial Winner Heron Systems Acquired By Shield AI
Dassault Aviation Officially Delivers First Greek Rafale Fighter
First Upgraded W88/Mk5 Nuclear Warheads Completed After 18 Month Delay
DARPA: Autonomous Vehicles and Rare Earth Minerals
Indonesia and Thailand to Buy Korean T-50 Jet Trainer Aircraft
SASC 2022 NDAA Markups: More Money For USAF F-35 Sustainment
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