The war in Ukraine has seen considerable losses on both sides with confirmed Russian equipment losses passing 2,500 assets. Figures for Ukrainian losses are less clear but likely to be… Continue reading "US Senate Revives Lend-Lease Act"
A letter by the State Department to Congress says that the Biden administration believes a potential sale of F-16s to Turkey would help U.S. national security interests and bolster NATO’s… Continue reading "US State Department: F-16 Sale To Turkey Would Serve US, NATO Interests"
While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to pose a threat to European security, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on April 4, that the sale of eight F-16… Continue reading "The US Approves Sale of 8 F-16 Fighter Jets To Bulgaria"
Germany’s coalition government has agreed to the procurement of missiles for Germany’s fleet of Heron-TP unmanned aerial vehicles, ahead of a meeting of the German parliament’s military budget committee. The… Continue reading "German Government Agrees On Drone Munition Procurement"
The current security situation in the Black Sea is becoming even more dangerous due to stray sea mines as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. The Russian Federation’s Federal Security Service… Continue reading "Stray Sea Mines in The Black Sea Threaten Turkey And Romania"
Poland’s defense officials have laid out their plans for the future of Poland’s armed forces. The ideas, which first appeared at the end of last summer, suggest a significant expansion.… Continue reading "Quick and Bold: Poland’s Plan To Modernize its Army"
The Canadian government announced on Monday that it is now entering the finalization phase of the procurement process for its CF-18 Hornets, with Lockheed Martin’s F-35A now all but explicitly… Continue reading "Canada Selects F-35A For Hornet Replacement’s Finalization Phase"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue and much of our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (21-25 March)"
Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Germany and the Netherlands agreed to send Patriot Air Defense Systems to Slovakia on March 18, 2022, at NATO’s request, in case Russia threatens the… Continue reading "Slovakia Begins To Deploy Patriot Air Defense Systems Received From NATO Countries"
France has significantly increased it nuclear readiness in the past week. According toAir & Cosmos journal devices on duty as tensions between France and Russia rise amid the war in… Continue reading "France Increases Nuclear Force Readiness Amid War In Ukraine"