The Indian Navy has stepped up maritime cooperation with partners with at least eight frontline warships and two auxiliaries simultaneously conducting foreign deployments in June. The ships include all three… Continue reading "Indian Navy Ramps Up Deployments To Partner Nations"
The Indian Army plans to procure approximately 800 Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicles (LAMV), stated in a Request for Information released on 1 July. Upon selection through a Request for Proposals,… Continue reading "Indian Army To Procure 800 Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicles"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including the observation of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (27 June – 1 July)"
Personnel from the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) departed for India on 22 June to train for the service’s future BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles. The marines hail from the Shore Based… Continue reading "Philippine Marines to Begin Training for BrahMos Missiles Amid Enhanced Cooperation With Partners"
On 29 June, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group held a ceremony for rolling out the first Wing Loong II UAV designed for industrial and civilian purposes. As an evolution of the… Continue reading "Chengdu Aircraft Rolls Out First Civilian Wing Loong II Drone"
The Korean Peninsula and surrounding region have increasingly become a hotbed of tension and diplomatic posturing in wake of repeated missile tests by the DPRK led by Kim Jong-Un. In… Continue reading "Pacific Region Gears Up For Possible Nuclear Test Amid Build-Up of Diplomatic and Military Tension"
The United States Air Force says its latest Aggressor Squadron’s paint scheme shouldn’t interfere with the stealth qualities of the F-35A Lightning II. The 65th Aggressor Squadron’s first F-35As are… Continue reading "U.S. Air Force: New Aggressor Paint Scheme Won’t impact F-35’s stealth"
The ongoing Russian Invasion of Ukraine has led to an increase in NATO activity and US presence in Central Eastern Europe. The main beneficiaries of this radical change of situation… Continue reading "Permanent US Bases On NATO’s Eastern Flank – A Realistic Scenario?"
The top foreign policy advisor to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused media outlets of missing the “bigger questions” in coverage of German military aid to Ukraine, arguing that they… Continue reading "Scholz Advisor: Think Less About German Tanks, Think More About Future Russian Relations"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including the Chinese Type 003… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (13-17 June)"