According to a written statement from the Greek General Staff, a Greek Patriot battery and more than 120 Greek Armed Forces personnel departed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, 14 September,… Continue reading "Greece Sends Patriot Air Defense Missile System to Saudi Arabia"
The leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, Ahmad Massoud, has made a speech calling for a national uprising against Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The speech follows Taliban claims… Continue reading "Panjshir Resistance Leader Calls For “National Uprising”"
Airstrikes on Syrian targets allegedly by Israeli aircraft occurred early 19 August, only hours after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah cautioned Israel and the US not to interfere with an approaching… Continue reading "Israel Launches Missile Strikes On Syria Over Lebanese Airspace"
This weekend at Overt Defense we’re rounding up some of the week’s biggest defense news. The situation in Afghanistan is becoming critical with 1,000 ANA soldiers to fleeing to Tajikistan,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (5 – 9 July)"
Following the initial reveal of Biden’s proposed $715 billion FY2022 defense budget, congressional hearings quickly got underway. On 8 June, the Senate Armed Services Committee presided over a hearing concerning… Continue reading "What the DoD is Highlighting in the Congressional Budget Hearings"
The Iraqi Army said that two drones were spotted and hit by air defense systems near Iraq’s Ain al-Assad airbase, which is home to US personnel, in a statement released… Continue reading "Two Drones Intercepted And Shot Down Over Iraqi Air Base"
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)"
Over the weekend the US Navy announced that a massive shipment of military equipment had been intercepted and seized off the coast of Oman. USS Monterey (CG-61), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile… Continue reading "US Navy Captures Major Weapons Shipment Headed Towards Yemen"
The official spokesman of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki, has described a series of drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Saudi Arabia on the night… Continue reading "Saudi Arabia: Houthi Drone Attacks “Rejection” Of Ceasefire Proposal"
The US and Iraqi militaries report that Al Asad Airbase came under rocket fire today. Colonel Wayne Marotto, spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, said that the base in Iraq’s Anbar… Continue reading "Rocket Attack On Al Asad Airbase Two Days Before Papal Visit To Iraq"