Taiwanese authorities have confirmed that human remains found during search and rescue efforts following the crash of a Republic of China Air Force F-16V off Taiwan’s southwestern coast on January… Continue reading "Pilot Confirmed Deceased Following Taiwanese F-16V Training Crash"
Australia’s Defence Ministry announced on Monday that it will be purchasing 75 M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks for the Australian Army. Deliveries of the Abrams are planned to start in… Continue reading "Australia Signs For 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks"
During a recent Pakistani Army press conference it seemingly emerged that a contract with Turkey for attack helicopters had been abandoned. The sudden decision goes back on a 2018 contract… Continue reading "Is Pakistan Abandoning its Attack Helicopter Deal with Turkey?"
As the first Black Hawks from the Polish factory in Mielec were delivered to the Philippines, the country’s Secretary of Defense, Delfin Lorenzana, stated his hopes for acquiring even more… Continue reading "Philippines Hope For a Further Black Hawk Deal"
Taiwan’s military has conducted a series of exercises to demonstrate its combat readiness ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays at the end of January, with the Air Force, Army… Continue reading "Taiwan’s Military Demonstrates Readiness Ahead Of Lunar New Year"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We welcome New Year with a raft of interesting articles focused on… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 January)"
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Tasnim news agency stated on 3 January, that the Qiam series surface-to-surface Short Range Ballistic missile had received major modifications (SRBM). The Qiam missile, first introduced… Continue reading "Iran Increases Range of “Qiam” Ballistic Missile To 1000 Kilometers"
Austal Australia announced on 22 December, that sea trials had commenced aboard the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat. Austal launched the vessel earlier this year in a… Continue reading "First Evolved Cape Class Begins Sea Trials"
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) of the Philippines has released a total of ₱ 2.835 billion ($56 million) to cover the initial funding for acquiring Shore Based Anti-Ship… Continue reading "Philippines Releases Funds For Procuring BrahMos Missiles From India"
A virtual exercise at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado saw the Space Force test the resilience of America’s satellite network against the growing threat of Russian and Chinese anti-satellite… Continue reading "Space Force Exercise Tests Ability of Satellite Network to Resist Attack"