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"
After a long and heated parliamentary debate lasting well into Friday night, Polish lawmakers decided to extend the state of emergency on the border with Belarus. As migrant numbers spiked… Continue reading "Frontex Chief Visits Poland as State of Emergency Extended in Border Area"
Following the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal and the recent AUKUS controversy, prominent European voices have called for greater European strategic autonomy and even for a 20,000 strong EU military unit which… Continue reading "Denmark Rejects Europe-Centric Defense Vision While Deepening Defense Ties to Scandinavia"
The election of Joe Biden as President of the United States was well received by both the European public and most of Europe’s leaders. Following Biden entering office, Europeans’ confidence… Continue reading "Top EU Leaders Question American Commitment to Transatlantic Partnership"
The United Kingdom and Italy have allocated additional funds to BAE Systems and MBDA to finish the integration of next-generation weapons system upgrades for their F-35 fleets. The new procurement… Continue reading "BAE Systems and MBDA to Fit UK and Italian F-35 Fleets With New Missile Systems"
500 additional Polish soldiers are being dispatched to the Belarusian border as the crisis over what has been described by Polish and EU officials as a “hybrid attack” by Belarus… Continue reading "Poland Dispatches More Troops to Belarusian Border After 4 Migrants Found Dead"
The European Union’s foreign policy head, Josep Borrell, says that he plans to propose the formation of a 50,000-strong EU expeditionary force, tasked with providing an independent European response in… Continue reading "EU Foreign Policy Head To Propose Formation Of European Expeditionary Force"
The Leopard 2, one of the most prominent Main Battle Tanks (or MBTs) of the Cold War was introduced back in the early 1980s. Since then it has become a… Continue reading "The Future of the Leopard 2"
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… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (19 – 23 July)"
On 17 May, Belgian corporal Jürgen Conings went missing from his army post in Leopoldsburg along with an FN P90 Personal Defense weapon, an FN Five-seven pistol, body armor and… Continue reading "Belgium Military Intelligence Chief Controversially Sacked in Fallout of Conings Manhunt"