The U.S. Department of State has authorized the sale of up to $3 billion worth of Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia and up to $2.2 billion worth of THAAD missiles… Continue reading "The US Approves Sale of Patriot Air Defense Missiles to Saudi Arabia and THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missiles to the UAE"
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 topics including the second hypersonic ARRW booster test,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 July)"
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 General Dynamics winning US… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 July)"
The Irish Naval Service will decommission three of its oldest vessels this week. Peacock class patrol boats LÉ Ciara and LÉ Orla, as well as the flagship LÉ Eithne, will… Continue reading "Irish Naval Service Disposing of Three Vessels"
The Greek Minister of National Defense, Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, announced to Parliament today that he will be allocating 400 million euros for the purchase of three American MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned… Continue reading "Greek Parliament to Set Aside Budget for MQ-9s"
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 observation of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (27 June – 1 July)"
Iranian state television (IRIB) has released images of a secret military base it says is hidden somewhere in the middle of the Zagros mountain range that runs along the country’s… Continue reading "Iran Releases Images of Secret “Strategic UAV Base 313”"
The annual Phoenix Express military exercise, led by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVAF), began with 13 countries participating at La Goulette… Continue reading "Phoenix Express-2022 Military Exercise Kicks Off in Tunisia"
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 Sweden and Finland’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (16-20 May)"
NATO’s newest member North Macedonia is hosting Swift Response 22. At the Krivolak military training center, troops from NATO allies and partners are participating in the exercise to improve NATO… Continue reading "NATO Exercise in North Macedonia: ‘Swift Response-22’"