NATO’s newest member North Macedonia is hosting Swift Response 22. At the Krivolak military training center, troops from NATO allies and partners are participating in the exercise to improve NATO… Continue reading "NATO Exercise in North Macedonia: ‘Swift Response-22’"
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)"
At the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid an official visit to Ankara with a large delegation on Tuesday, May 10. During the visit, 15… Continue reading "TAI’s ANKA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Will Be Produced in Kazakhstan"
On 6 May, WB Group announced it was awarded a contract to deliver the complex reconnaissance and strike system “GLADIUS” to Polish artillery units. The contract will see the procurement… Continue reading "GLADIUS Drones to Provide Fresh Eyes For Polish Artillery"
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 multi-national drills in… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 May)"
On 5 May, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service was officially admitted to participate in NATO’s Estonia-based Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). NATO’s Centres for Excellence (COEs) serve as… Continue reading "Korean Intelligence Joins NATO Cyber Defense Center"
Taiwan may be looking for alternatives to US M109A6 Paladin howitzers following notification from Washington that the arrival of the self-propelled 155mm guns may need to be delayed until 2026… Continue reading "Supply Delays Lead Taiwan to Consider Alternatives to US Howitzers"
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 covered many topics including the German transfer… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-April)"
A video of the Mavi Vatan-2022 exercise, which took place between April 11 and April 21, 2022, has been released by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. A surface vessel… Continue reading "Turkey Conducts Test-Fire With the New Aksungur UCAV During the Mavi Vatan-2022 Naval Exercise"
Embraer, a South American aerospace company, has delivered the Brazilian Navy’s last AF-1B Skyhawk light attack aircraft (the Brazilian Navy’s designation for the McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk) modernized under the… Continue reading "The Last Modernized AF-1B Skyhawk Is Delivered to The Brazilian Navy"