A new Japanese government poll of adult opinion showed the highest level of support for JSDF expansion since the Cabinet Office began collecting data on public support for the measure… Continue reading "Japanese Polling Data Shows Record Levels of Support for JSDF and US Alliance"
At the end of 2022, Japan published its National Defense Strategy (NDS) which laid out a plan for the very tense future security environment. It heavily focused on countering “unilateral… Continue reading "What Will Japan Replace its Attack and Observation Helicopter Fleet With?"
Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense firm, revealed last week that it had been awarded two contracts totaling $252 million to provide artillery rocket systems to a European NATO member state.… Continue reading "Elbit Systems To Supply Artillery Systems To A European NATO Country"
During a House of Representatives Armed Services Committee hearing U.S. Defence Department official, Colin Kahl, revealed that it is believed Iran could produce enough enriched fissile materials to produce a… Continue reading "Department of Defense: Iran Capable of Producing Fissile Materials ‘in about 12 days’"
In recent days an unconfirmed report of a Belarussian partisan unit conducting a strike on Russian A-50U AWACS in Machulishchy was shared by various sources on social media. The Beriev… Continue reading "Beriev A-50U AWACS Returns To Russia For Repairs"
The United Kingdom has been cleared by the use Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) to procure up to 600 Javelin FGM-148F anti-tank guided missiles. The FGM-148F is the most advanced… Continue reading "UK Cleared to Order Latest Version of Javelin ATGM"
According to reports the Israeli government may be interested in procuring the F-15EX. Breaking Defense, quoting unnamed industry sources, have suggested that Israel has sent a Letter of Request (LOR)… Continue reading "Will Israel Buy the F-15EX?"
When Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, then 24 year-old Dmytro Zhluktenko decided to quit his programming job in order to volunteer to supply… Continue reading "Interview: Dzyga’s Helping Paw"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing, this is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s edition, we look at HIMARS procurement in Europe,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (20-24 February)"
Lockheed Martin announced that Rheinmetall will be producing center fuselage sections for the F-35. This comes on the heels of Germany’s purchase of 35 A model F-35s in December of… Continue reading "Rheinmetall to Produce F-35 Center Fuselage"