Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined the latest Al Zubarah corvette launch, the Australian… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 April)"
The war in Ukraine, which began in February, has changed the face of European politics and security. Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski has made some surprising suggestions, calling for… Continue reading "Polish Deputy Prime Minister Suggests Basing of US Nuclear Weapons and up to 150,000 Troops in Poland"
Yesterday marked the one month anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. Russia continued its bombing and shelling campaign of Ukraine’s major cities and Ukraine managed to badly… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 30)"
Today marks the 1 month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s ground campaign has stalled to a halt with little progress made in on all axis of attack over… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 29)"
Initially, China’s attitude towards the invasion of Ukraine could best be described as tacit consent. While Beijing had maintained a neutral diplomatic stance abroad since the start of the invasion,… Continue reading "Editorial: China’s Shifting Stance on Ukraine"
The Ukrainian government and military forces have shared a number of videos and images showing significant damage inflicted on Russian troops with Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2s during the war in Ukraine.… Continue reading "Russia Releases Footage of Drones Being Utilized in the War in Ukraine"
Overnight Kharkiv and Kyiv suffered renewed bombardment with numerous videos shared on social media showing the shelling. The Bombardment of Mariupol in the south also continued. Russian forces made small… Continue reading "Updates: War In Ukraine (Day 20)"
Ireland has purchased two former Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Lake class patrol vessels in a US$24 million deal. Overt Defense first reported on ongoing discussions between the two countries last year, during a visit by… Continue reading "Ireland Purchases Kiwi Patrol Boats"
According to the latest figures from the UN Refugee Agency the number of people who have fled Ukraine has increased to 2.7 million. 1.6 million of these have fled to… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 19)"
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries announced on 3 March that the Anadolu Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship, whose construction has been completed, is prepared to embark on its first voyage.… Continue reading "Turkey’s Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship TCG Anadolu Begins Sea Tests"