Just before the summer break, on June 23rd, the Reichstag approved the biggest budget in the history of the Bundeswehr. The German military is going to receive a sum exceeding… Continue reading "Record Budget for Bundeswehr Approved"
The Russian Air Force is the key component for the Russian Armed Forces and their offensive doctrine. Frontline air wings have to support advancing mechanized troops with as much airpower… Continue reading "Little Experience and No Aircraft Replenishment Hits Russian Air Force"
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) decommissioned its Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft after two years of its launch and a year later than its initial expected decommissioning… Continue reading "Air Force Research Laboratory Retires Largest Self Supporting Satellite"
This week at Overt Defense we have covered a host of stories from around the world ranging from the end of the Belgian manhunt for a reservist who stole a… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (21 – 25 June)"
The President of Ukraine, Volodymir Zelensky, has announced a new defensive policy for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The act on the ‘Fundamentals of National Resistance‘ was presented to the… Continue reading "Ukraine’s President Announces Total Defense Policy"
Jeremy Quinn, the UK Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement), and Oleksandr Myroniuk, the Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, signed a memorandum of implementation on maritime partnership projects between the… Continue reading "UK and Ukraine Sign a Memorandum On The Implementation of Maritime Partnership Projects"
Back in December, the US Navy published its “Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels” which included plans for a navy of 355 manned vessels by the 2030s and… Continue reading "US Navy Updates Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan"
BlueBird Aero Systems, which Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) also owns 50% of, has sold 100 WanderB type VTOL unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to a European customer, according to IAI. While there… Continue reading "BlueBird Delivers 100 WanderB-VTOL UAVs To An Unnamed European Country"
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) concluded Operation Tui Moana on Friday, 4 June. Tui Moana is a multinational operation that works to counter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing… Continue reading "Multinational Operation “Tui Moana” Concludes in the Pacific"
This October, DARPA will once again be holding the annual Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) Summit & Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Symposium, the agency said in a statement. The agency is… Continue reading "DARPA Announces Electronics Summit and MINT Program"