US sailors and marines across the globe are currently participating in Large Scale Exercise 2021 (LSE 2021) which kicked off on 3 August, and will run until 16 August. The… Continue reading "US Navy and Marine Corps Conducting Large Scale Exercise 2021"
The Biden administration has approved its first Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan. This move continues in the footsteps of the Trump administration, which approved a record amount of arms sales… Continue reading "Biden Administration Approves M109A6 Howitzer Sale To Taiwan"
“There is no agreement between Mauritius and India for the creation of a military base in Agalega” Ken Arian told AFP. The communications adviser to Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was… Continue reading "Mauritius Denies Reports of Plans to House Indian Base"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 August)"
The German frigate “Bayern” set sail for the Pacific this week. On its six-month voyage, the vessel is set to participate in exercises with Australia, Japan, Singapore and United States.… Continue reading "German Frigate ‘Bayern’ Sails to the Pacific"
Between 19 and 29 July, RAND published three reports focusing on foreign disinformation campaigns. Two of these were focused on social media with one report focusing on Chinese social media… Continue reading "New RAND Studies Tackle Foreign Disinformation in the United States"
On 22 July, the US House of Representatives’ Defense Critical Supply China Task Force published a 23-page report detailing its findings and recommendations. Unveiled in March, the task force came… Continue reading "US Critical Supply Chain Task Force Releases Findings"
The Defense Secretary of the Philippines, Delfin Lorenzana, announced on Friday morning that President Rodrigo Duterte had decided to “recall or retract” the notice of termination for the Philippines-United States… Continue reading "Philippines To Keep Visiting Forces Agreement With United States"
As part of the UK’s efforts to strengthen its Pacific partnerships, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has visited Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. Aside from discussing issues of bilateral concern, the… Continue reading "UK Defense Secretary Tours Asia"
San Diego-headquartered military artificial intelligence firm Shield AI announced on July 22 the signing of a definitive purchase agreement for Heron Systems Incorporated. Heron Systems is the winner of DARPA’s… Continue reading "AlphaDogfight Trial Winner Heron Systems Acquired By Shield AI"