On 8 July an F/A-18E aircraft was blown overboard from the deck of CVN 75 USS Harry S. Truman. US Navy issued a statement on the incident on Sunday. The… Continue reading "One of USS Harry S. Truman’s F/A-18 Super Hornets Blown Overboard"
In a significant increase to Ukrainian artillery capabilities, the German-produced Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000) 155mm self-propelled artillery has been transferred to Ukrainian forces and is in action against Russian forces. … Continue reading "155mm PzH 2000 Self-Propelled Artillery (and SMArt ammunition) in Action in Ukraine"
18 Challenger 2 tanks of ‘A’ Squadron (Prince Philip’s Squadron) of the Queen’s Royal Hussars Regiment will support the operations of the Polish 21st Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 18th… Continue reading "British Challenger 2 Squadron Attached To Polish 18th Mechanized Division"
The Republic of Cyprus is still working to replace Soviet-era armaments with military equipment that is compatible with other member states of the European Union. In this regard, the Cypriot… Continue reading "Cyprus Purchases Six H145M Type Combat Helicopters From France"
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)"
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that the German government has yet to receive a formal request from Spain to approve the export of surplus Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and… Continue reading "Scholz: No Request From Spain To Deliver Leopard 2 Tanks To Ukraine Yet"
A Polish government official confirmed that 18 Polish manufactured “Krab” self-propelled howitzers have been delivered to Ukraine – Polskie Radio 24 reports. This latest Polish ‘lethal aid’ joins a number… Continue reading "Poland Delivers Krab Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine"
On the morning of Wednesday, 18 May, Finland and Sweden both submitted membership applications to NATO, ending decades (or for Sweden, centuries) of a policy of formal neutrality. This does… Continue reading "Editorial: What Does Finish and Swedish Membership Mean For NATO?"