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 US F-15 replacement in the Far East,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 October – 4 November)"
The Bulgarian Air Force is struggling with the maintenance of its MiG-29 fleet amidst delayed deliveries of F-16Vs ordered back in the 2010s. In order to stabilize the situation and… Continue reading "Bulgaria Struggles With MiG-29 Fleet Maintenance, Asks Poland For Aid"
The U.S. Navy launched its last two remaining AQM-37 aerial targets on the 22 September, according to a press release from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The September test… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Conducts Launch of the Last Remaining AQM-37D"
A US diplomatic cable and two officials familiar with the program have confirmed the acceleration in the planned upgrade of the American B61 atomic bombs stockpile in Europe. The statements… Continue reading "US Fast-tracking Upgrade of its Nuclear Arsenal In Europe"
The Republic of Korea’s Air Force, the United States 7th Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises in the region as a means… Continue reading "Vigilant Storm Air Exercises Continue Amid North Korean Missile Launches and a Period of Mourning in South Korea"
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 Department of State has approved a potential sale of Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) to the Government of Japan. While the contents of the deal have not been fully finalized,… Continue reading "United States Approves Possible Sale of SM-6 to Japan"
The Australian government has launched an investigation into claims that former Australian Defence Forces pilots may have been targeted by Chinese recruitment efforts that have reportedly recruited around 30 ex-military… Continue reading "Australia Launches Investigation Into Ex-Defence Forces Pilots Possibly Training Chinese Forces"
Official British government sources revealed that China may have recruited as many as 30 former military pilots from the United Kingdom to help instruct flyers of the People’s Liberation Army… Continue reading "UK Government Responds to Reports of Former British Pilots Training Chinese Pilots"
On 6 October, 2022 the Korean People’s Army Air and Anti-Air Force conducted a large-scale aerial exercise filling the sky with their aircraft while under the watchful gaze of North… Continue reading "North Korean Leader Oversees Military Exercises in Response to US and ROK"