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Air Force , Army , Aviation , Defense , NATO , Naval , News , Ordnance , Politics
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 (7-11 February)"
3 years ago
Breaking News , Conflict , Missiles , News
The United Arab Emirates announced early on Monday that it had intercepted a ballistic missile launched at the country by Yemeni Houthi militants. The interception is the third known launch… Continue reading "UAE Intercepts Third Houthi Ballistic Missile In Three Weeks"
3 years ago
Missiles , News , Ordnance , USA
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system operated by the United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemeni Houthi militants as part of an attack on Abu… Continue reading "Report: THAAD Destroyed Houthi Ballistic Missile In First Operational Use"
3 years ago
Conflict , Drone , News , USA
The United Arab Emirates’ embassy in the United States announced on Wednesday that the UAE’s Director of National Intelligence, Ali Al Shamsi, would be meeting with White House officials and… Continue reading "UAE Intelligence Chief To Visit Washington Following Abu Dhabi Drone Attack"
3 years ago
Iran , Naval , Navy , News , Rifles , Small Arms Light Weapons , Support Vessel , Surface Combatant , USA , USMC
On December 22, the US Navy reported that two days earlier it had intercepted a fishing vessel attempting to smuggle weapons through the Arabian Sea. On board, Coast Guard and… Continue reading "US Navy Intercepts 1,400 Rifles in Arabian Sea"
3 years ago
Air Force , Aviation , Companies , Multi-Role , News , Politics
The Kuwait Air Force received the first two Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets produced by the Italian company Leonardo on December 8, according to the Kuwaiti General Staff’s social media account.… Continue reading "Kuwait Receives Its First 2 Eurofighter Typhoon Multi-Role Fighter Jets"
3 years ago
Anti-Air , Defense , News , Ordnance , Politics , Russia
Sergey Shoigu, the Russian Defense Minister, and Aleksandar Vulin, the Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs, met in Moscow on December 2, to discuss ways to expand and strengthen military cooperation… Continue reading "Serbia To Buy New Russian Pantsir Air Defense Systems"
3 years ago
Aviation , Defense , Ground Vehicles , Missiles , NATO , Naval , News , Technology
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined new Pakistani ballistic missiles, deployment of Harry S.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (29 November – 3 December)"
3 years ago
Air Force , Anti-Air , News , Ordnance , South Korea
In a statement on the official Twitter account of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, November 16, it was revealed that the M-SAM (Cheongung) medium-range air defense… Continue reading "UAE Plans To Acquire The Korean Cheongung Air Defense System"
3 years ago
Drone , Insurgency , Iraq , News
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt early on Sunday, after armed drones attacked his residence in Baghdad. One drone struck the compound, with the Iraqi military saying… Continue reading "Iraqi Prime Minister Survives Drone Assassination Attempt"
3 years ago
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