A busy week saw us, here at Overt Defense, covering interesting news from all over the World. WeekeThis week we examined a number of equipment transfers including JF-17 fighters to… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 May)"
The Serbian Armed Forces finally received their batch of 30 T-72M1s and 30 BRDM-2 APCs on the 21 May. This is the result of the mutual agreement signed between the… Continue reading "From Russia With Love – MBTs and APCs Delivered to Serbia"
At the end of March 2021, Australian Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) chief, revealed that an Australian military space organization is being planned. The announcement… Continue reading "Australia Reveals Space Division Plans"
Rolls-Royce has just opened the largest aviation powerplant testbed facility of its kind in the world – Testbed 80. Testbed 80 began construction back in 2018 with a project cost… Continue reading "Rolls-Royce Opens Testbed 80 – A New £90m Jet Engine Test Facility"
The use of kamikaze drones by states and terrorist organizations has expanded considerably throughout the world recently. As a result, defense companies are developing anti-drone weapons to counter unmanned aerial… Continue reading "Turkey’s ALKA Weapon System Entering Mass Production"
Iraqi security forces arrested the head of the Tafuf Brigade Popular Mobilization Unit, Qassem Musleh on Wednesday. The morning raid took place following the issuance of an arrest warrant for… Continue reading "Iraqi Militia Leader Arrested Amidst Renewed Iraqi Youth Protests"
The recent purchase of Turkish TB-2 drones announced by the Polish Ministry of Defense came as a surprise to some observers of Poland’s domestic military affairs. It comes as the… Continue reading "Polish Defense Policy Shift Towards Turkey?"
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense today accused the Armenian military of violating the November ceasefire that ended the war for Nagorno-Karabakh. In a press release issued today, Azerbaijan Army positions in… Continue reading "Azerbaijan Accuses Armenia Of Violating Ceasefire Amidst Border Dispute"
In a ceremony, which was attended by Major General Hossein Salami, General Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Brigadier General Emirali Hacizade, The Air-Space Commander at the IRGC, three… Continue reading "Iran Unveils New UAV Named “Gaza” and New Defense Systems"
In a statement made last week during an interview with Nikkei Asia, Japanese Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi revealed that Japan will likely eliminate the 1% GDP cap which had… Continue reading "Japan Likely to Eliminate 1% GDP Military Spending Cap"