The Romanian parliament has passed a draft bill for the purchase of 32 ex-Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 MLUs, with the June 16 approval allowing Bucharest to move closer to… Continue reading "Romania Moves Forward With Purchase Of Ex-Norwegian F-16s"
On the morning of Wednesday, 18 May, Finland and Sweden both submitted membership applications to NATO, ending decades (or for Sweden, centuries) of a policy of formal neutrality. This does… Continue reading "Editorial: What Does Finish and Swedish Membership Mean For NATO?"
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with US President Joe Biden while in Washington for official talks. Biden and Mitsotakis discussed a variety of topics, including the 201st anniversary of… Continue reading "Greece Announces Intentions To Acquire Fifth-Generation F-35 Fighter Jets From The US"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including the newest TB2… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 May)"
On 3 May, the United States Marine Corps released its 2022 Aviation Plan – the first document of its kind since 2019 and the first since the Corps announced its… Continue reading "US Marine Corps Releases 2022 Aviation Plan"
The Canadian government announced on Monday that it is now entering the finalization phase of the procurement process for its CF-18 Hornets, with Lockheed Martin’s F-35A now all but explicitly… Continue reading "Canada Selects F-35A For Hornet Replacement’s Finalization Phase"
The Pakistan Air Force stated on March 11 that it had received the first batch of J-10C fighters it had recently purchased from China in response to India’s purchase of… Continue reading "Pakistan Air Force Receives The First Batch of J-10C Fighter Jets"
The German government announced on Monday that it had officially initiated efforts to procure F-35s. The F-35s will be replacing the German Air Force’s Panavia Tornadoes in the tactical nuclear… Continue reading "Germany Selects F-35 & Electronic Warfare Eurofighters As Tornado Replacements"
On 24 January, an F-35C of Carrier Air Wing 2 attempted to land on the USS Carl Vinson which was operating in the South China Sea. The result of the… Continue reading "US Beats China to Retrieving Sunken F-35"
Despite joining the European Union in 1995, Sweden and Finland have so far decided to remain outside of NATO. However, it would be unfair to judge these countries as truly… Continue reading "Finland, Sweden and Kosovo Draw Closer to NATO Amidst Russian Aggression in Ukraine"