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)"
The Serbian Armed Forces finally received their batch of 30 T-72M1s and 30 BRDM-2 APCs on the 21 May. This is the result of the mutual agreement signed between the… Continue reading "From Russia With Love – MBTs and APCs Delivered to Serbia"
In a ceremony, which was attended by Major General Hossein Salami, General Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Brigadier General Emirali Hacizade, The Air-Space Commander at the IRGC, three… Continue reading "Iran Unveils New UAV Named “Gaza” and New Defense Systems"
Dynamic Front 21 is a multinational exercise that aims to improve readiness and interoperability by putting allied and partner countries’ ability to incorporate joint fires in a multinational setting to… Continue reading "Ukrainian Artillery Takes Part in NATO Exercise in Poland"
On Wednesday, 7th October, in the Ryazan Region, Russia, a wildfire caused by dry grass spread vigorously. Flames reached a nearby ammunition depot, of the Armed Forces of the Russian… Continue reading "Why Do Russian Ammunition Depots Keep Blowing Up?"
The Chinese Ministry of Defense has announced that troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will participate in the major “Kavkaz-2020” strategic exercise that is due to be held from… Continue reading "China to Attend Major Russian Kavkaz-2020 Military Exercises"
In recent weeks accusations that the Ukrainian Security Bureau (SBU) took part in the arrest of the Wagner Group in Belarus have appeared in the media. There may be some… Continue reading "Ukraine Secret Service Involved in Wagner Group Arrest?"
On 11th March, European Command cancelled what was left of the Cold Response exercise, one of several exercises to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The Norwegian-based maneuvers started… Continue reading "Cold Response and Other Military Exercises Cancelled or Scaled Down due to Covid–19"
On 27 December, the Armenian Air Force took delivery of four Sukhoi Su-30SMs (NATO reporting name Flanker-H) purchased from Russia. The arrival of the multi-role aircraft was announced by the… Continue reading "Armenia Receives Su-30SMs"
Izvestia reports that the 11th Army Corps of the Russian Baltic Fleet Coastal Forces are to receive modernized 2S7M Malka self propelled howitzers, citing unnamed sources in Baltic Fleet headquarters.… Continue reading "Modernized Artillery for Russian Forces in Kaliningrad"