Weekend Briefing (7-11 March)

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 coverage including daily feeds on the latest from the conflict has been dedicated to covering this. Alongside our coverage of the conflict in Ukraine, we have also maintained our coverage of all the latest defense news developments from around the world. You can find all of this week’s articles listed below:

Daily Updates on Ukraine

US Department of Defense Hopes to Foster Microelectronics Innovation Hubs

Turkey Successfully Tests The Bayraktar Akinci B Combat Drone

Israel Breaks New Ground by Intercepting 2 Iranian UAVs with F-35 Fighter Jets

Rundown: Western Anti-Tank Weapons For Ukraine

Poland Ready To Hand Over Fulcrums “Immediately” In Exchange For Used American Aircraft

The US Shifts Two Patriot Missile Batteries To Poland Amid Tensions With Russia

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Successfully Launches Second Military Satellite, Named “Noor-2” Into Orbit

Private Companies Are Playing a Key Role in Punishing Russia

Turkey’s Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship TCG Anadolu Begins Sea Tests

Samoan Patrol Boat Written Off Months After Grounding

Rwandan Troops to stay in Mozambique

India ‘Accidentally Fires’ Supersonic Missile, Impacts 124km Inside Pakistan

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