The head of France’s military intelligence service is said to have resigned with immediate effect, after French intelligence failed to predict that Russia would mount a full-scale invasion of Ukraine… Continue reading "French Military Intelligence Chief Reportedly Resigns Over Failure To Predict Russian Invasion"
The chief of Sweden’s air force has denied claims made by a Swedish broadcaster that two Russian strike aircraft that intruded into Swedish airspace in early March had done so… Continue reading "Sweden Denies Claims Nuclear-Armed Russian Aircraft Intruded Into Swedish Airspace"
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 33rd day of the War in Ukraine saw the armed forces of the Russian Federation pass a milestone which few anticipated. Despite some initial successes during the first week… Continue reading "Russia Passes 2,000 Confirmed Vehicle & Equipment Losses"
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved a list of 107 ‘strategically important’ Line Replacement Units (LRUs) with embargo on imports after a stated time period. These will be procured… Continue reading "Indian MoD Approves Indigenization Of 107 Subsystems"
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)"
On 24 March, the one month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Russian naval vessel was badly damaged alongside the docks at the occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk. Ukrainian… Continue reading "What Badly Damaged The Russian Landing Ship at Berdyansk?"
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"
Cold Response 2022, the largest NATO military exercise this year, began in Norway, last week. The exercise comes as the war in Ukraine continues and after two exercises were canceled… Continue reading "NATO’s Cold Response 2022 Exercise Is Underway in Norway With The Participation of 30,000 Soldiers From 27 Countries"