Turkey dropped its previous opposition to Sweden and Finland’s applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, signing a joint memorandum of understanding with the two Nordic countries… Continue reading "Turkey Drops Opposition To Swedish and Finnish NATO Membership"
Airbus announced on 23 June that Spain had ordered 20 new Eurofighter jets. The order for 16 single-seater and four twin-seater Eurofighters was made through NATO’s Eurofighter and Tornado Management… Continue reading "Spain Orders 20 New AESA-Equipped Eurofighters As Hornet Replacements"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including the JS Yahagi launch,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (20-24 June)"
The ongoing Russian Invasion of Ukraine has led to an increase in NATO activity and US presence in Central Eastern Europe. The main beneficiaries of this radical change of situation… Continue reading "Permanent US Bases On NATO’s Eastern Flank – A Realistic Scenario?"
Estonia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that it had summoned Russia’s ambassador to the Baltic nation to protest and issue a diplomatic note over the June 18 intrusion of a… Continue reading "Estonia Summons Russian Ambassador Over “Very Serious” Airspace Violation"
The Romanian parliament has passed a draft bill for the purchase of 32 ex-Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 MLUs, with the June 16 approval allowing Bucharest to move closer to… Continue reading "Romania Moves Forward With Purchase Of Ex-Norwegian F-16s"
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has announced that it plans to purchase the Embraer C-390M to replace its C-130H Hercules fleet. Secretary of State for Defense Christophe van der… Continue reading "Netherlands Selects Embraer C-390M To Replace C-130H Fleet"
Speaking at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans for an expanded Japanese security role in the Indo-Pacific. As he addressed the… Continue reading "Kishida Pledges to Expand Japan’s International Security Role"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including Australian P-8 interception,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6-10 June)"
Sweden’s government narrowly averted a crisis on Tuesday with a vote of no confidence against Justice Minister Morgan Johansson failing to pass by one vote, but the demands made by… Continue reading "Swedish Government Wins Respite, But Uncertainty Still Surrounds NATO Membership Odds"