The Baykar TB-2 conducted its first missile strike in Ukrainian service on October 26, engaging a howitzer used by pro-Russian separatists to fire on Ukrainian positions near the village of… Continue reading "Ukraine’s TB-2 Performs First Missile Launch In Retaliatory Strike"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important news. As October continues, this week we’ve covered a variety of interesting news stories… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 October)"
German authorities have arrested a pair of former Bundeswehr soldiers for allegedly attempting to form a mercenary company to fight in Yemen’s civil war. In a press release issued on… Continue reading "Former German Soldiers Arrested For Attempting To Form Mercenary Company"
As another news-packed week passes, we have plenty of work to do, covering a range of interesting subjects. This week Lebanon suffered brutal clashes in Beirut, Iran tested its new… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (11-15 October)"
It is no secret that Mali’s government have signed a deal with Wagner Group, a Private Military Contractor (PMC) from the Russian Federation. The group consists of the former Russian… Continue reading "France Protests Over Wagner Group Activities in Mali"
Welcome back to the Weekend Briefing our regular round up of the week’s defense news. This week saw Japan’s Izumo undertake historic F-35B trials, USS Connecticut was involved in an… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 October)"
In a recent publication titled “Anticipating Adversary Military Interventions”, RAND attempted to discover “what drives US adversaries to use military forces abroad”. In order to find an answer, researchers focused… Continue reading "RAND Report Asks What Pushes America’s Competitors to Send Military Abroad"
The Russian Army announced it will be sending 30 modern T72B3M tanks to its 201st Military Base in Dushanbe, Tajikistan by the end of the year. This comes amidst upheaval in… Continue reading "Russia Moves 30 T72B3M Tanks to Tajik-Afghan Border"
Sudan announced that an attempted coup against the country’s transitional government by a group of armed forces officers was prevented on 21 September. Live broadcasts on state television and radio… Continue reading "A Group of Soldiers Attempt A Military Coup Against the Transitional Government in Sudan"
The Commander of the U.S. Central Command, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. admitted in a Pentagon briefing held on the 17th, that the 29 August drone strike meant… Continue reading "US Department of Defense: Kabul Drone Strike a Tragic Mistake"