Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We continue to deliver more fascinating news from around the World regarding… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (14-18 February)"
U.S. President Joe Biden has said that he believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, with the invasion expected to begin within the coming week or… Continue reading "Biden Convinced Putin Has Made Decision To Invade Ukraine"
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced that a cargo ship delivered a batch of T-72 tanks, BMP-1 IFVs, and various munitions ordered under a $245 million contract signed in June… Continue reading "Iraq Receives T-72 Main Battle Tanks and BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles From Bulgaria"
Russian-backed separatists shelled a village in eastern Ukraine on Thursday with artillery, injuring three civilian teachers after shells struck the kindergarten they were teaching at. The shelling of the Stanytsia… Continue reading "Russian-Backed Ukrainian Separatists Shell Kindergarten"
The Canadian government has confirmed that shipments of ‘lethal’ military aid will be shipped to Ukraine as the crisis with Russia continues. The military aid will take the form of… Continue reading "Canada to Provide Small Arms to Ukraine"
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have reached an agreement to reduce the FAB order for the KC-390 Millennium from 28 to 22 units. The order… Continue reading "Brazilian Air Force, Embraer Reach Agreement On KC-390 Order Reduction"
The joint military exercise “Union Courage-2022” organized by Russia and Belarus near the borders of NATO and Ukraine, began on 10 February in Belarus, at a time when tensions between… Continue reading "Russia and Belarus Begin “Union Courage-2022” Exercise on Ukraine Border"
As Putin continues to amass troops near the Ukrainian border, Britain and Germany have announced that they will deploy hundreds of troops to Poland and Lithuania respectively. The announcements from… Continue reading "Germany and Britain Deploy Additional Troops to Eastern Europe"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. As February begins, we continue to cover the latest from around the world.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 January – 4 February)"
On Friday, the US State Department announced it will reprogram $130 million in military aid initially meant for Egypt to “other national security priorities”; what exactly the money will be… Continue reading "US Cancels $130 Million in Military Aid to Egypt Over Human Rights Concerns"