Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing, this is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s edition, we look at HIMARS procurement in Europe,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (20-24 February)"
Indonesia’s first C-130J was delivered on 21 February, marking a significant milestone in the country’s military aviation capabilities. The aircraft was handed over to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU)… Continue reading "Indonesia Takes Delivery of First C-130J Super Hercules"
Portugal has begun talks with the Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar about purchasing unmanned aerial vehicles. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu made the announcement during a press conference with Portuguese Foreign… Continue reading "Portugal In Talks With Turkish Drone Manufacturer Baykar For The Purchase of UAVs"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
According to Major General William J. Hartman who leads US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force, the 2022 midterm elections saw much less foreign interference than is typically expected. “we… Continue reading "Low Foreign Election Interference in Midterms, US General in Charge of Cyber Defense Says"
The Lebanese Air Force (LAF) received three Bell UH-1H HUEY II helicopters as part of a US aid program. A ceremony was held at Beirut Air Base for the delivery… Continue reading "US Delivers Three New Huey II Helicopters To The Lebanese Air Force"
On 7 December, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace met with their US counterpart Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Washington. This is the first… Continue reading "Trilateral AUKUS Defense Ministers Meeting Held for the First Time"
Earlier this month, Kazakhstan released a new and updated version of its basic military doctrine which had first been released back in 2017. Plans for updating the doctrine were made… Continue reading "Kazakhstan Updates Military Doctrine"
The Hellenic Navy commissioned the seventh and final Super Vista-class (also known as the Roussen-class) Fast Attack Missile Craft (FACM) on 29 September, 2022, at the Amfiali Naval Base near… Continue reading "Greece Commissions The Seventh And Last Roussen-Class Fast Attack Missile Craft"
India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 3. The… Continue reading "Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ Inducted Into Indian Air Force"