On Sunday, 27 November, Canada released a new Indo-Pacific strategy which promises to shift Canadian foreign policy towards the Pacific by building up ties with Indo-Pacific allies, increasing regional trade… Continue reading "Canada Launches New Indo-Pacific Strategy – Pledges C$2.3 Billion to Regional Security"
During a 22 November ceremony in Hawaii, the United States Space Force stood up its Indopacific Command (INDOPACOM) component – U.S. Space Forces, Indo-Pacific. This is the second component the… Continue reading "US Space Force Launches First Geographic Command Component"
Pakistan’s military leadership is undergoing a transition with Lt. Gen. Asim Munir named as the Chief of Army Staff and Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza named as Chairman, Joint Chiefs… Continue reading "Pakistan’s Influential Army Gets New Chief, Close Aide Of Outgoing Chief Selected"
While Iran has been shaken by public protests calling for the regime’s downfall, a third announcement about the controversial missile program was made this week. According to the Iranian official… Continue reading "Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Claims That It Is Developing a Hypersonic Ballistic Missile"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover North Korea missile tests and tensions,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (7-11 November)"
ROKETSAN, a Turkish defense industry missile and rocket system manufacturer, attended the international defense and security fair INDO Defense Expo & Forum 2022, which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from… Continue reading "Indonesia Becomes First Export Customer for Turkey’s KHAN Ballistic Missile System"
Two weeks after the White House announced the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), the Department of Defense released its National Defense Strategy (NDS). The 27 October release also includes… Continue reading "US Releases 2022 National Defense Strategy"
Last week, a military exercise known as “Mighty Iran” was conducted by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Ground Forces (NEZSA) close to the Aras River in the nation’s north. The… Continue reading "The Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Newest Meraj-521 Kamikaze Drone Is On Its Way To Russia"
According to US Air Force (USAF) statements and media reports, the USAF is withdrawing its two permanently based squadrons of F-15s from Okinawa and introducing more modern planes in their… Continue reading "US Air Force Replacing F-15s Squadrons in Japan With More Modern Aircraft"
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $79 million contract to Northrop Grumman for the delivery of additional GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Targets (SSST). The contract award covers 28 Coyote targets… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Build 28 Additional GQM-163A Coyotes"