The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the successful testing of the Gabriel V, the Israeli Navy’s latest generation anti-ship missile. The test was conducted in August, with the Israeli Navy… Continue reading "Israel Successfully Tests The ‘Gabriel V’ Anti-Ship Missile"
Having detained 49 Ivory Coast soldiers for over two months, Mali is demanding concessions from the Ivory Coast to guarantee the release of their soldiers. The contingent was sent to… Continue reading "Ivory Coast Accuses Mali of Taking 46 Ivory Coast Soldiers Hostage"
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 a multitude of topics including Polish… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 September)"
When looking at Iraq and Afghanistan over the course of at least the last decade, a popular sentiment has long been that the US hadn’t learned anything from Vietnam. When… Continue reading "Editorial: Why is it so Hard to Learn from Wars?"
The head of the German Air Force’s Air Operations Command has conducted an official visit to Malaysia, where he met with senior officers in the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Lieutenant… Continue reading "German Air Force Air Operations Commander Visits Malaysia"
Norway’s Defense Minister, Bjørn Arild Gram, announced on Thursday that the Nordic country had donated 160 Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine. The announcement was made on the sidelines of… Continue reading "Norway Announces Donation Of Hellfire Missiles To Ukraine"
Qatar, the ninth client nation for the Eurofighter Typhoon jointly developed by the UK, Germany, Spain, and Italy, received its first Typhoon on 15 August, 2022, at a ceremony hosted… Continue reading "Qatar Emiri Air Force Receives Their First Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter"
On 15 August, the US Army transferred 500 personnel and communications satellite control from the Alabama-based US Army Space and Missile Defense Command to the Space Force. With this latest… Continue reading "DoD Consolidates All Military Communication Satellites Under Space Force"
General Dynamics Land Systems announced on 13 July, that it had been contracted to procure Trophy Ready Kits for the United States Army’s fleet of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks.… Continue reading "General Dynamics Contracted To Procure M1A2 Trophy Ready Kits"
In a 25 June article the New York Times, the newspaper reported the presence of Western special operations forces in Ukraine. The account was corroborated by three senior US officials… Continue reading "Are Western Special Operations Forces in Ukraine?"