The Russian arms industry is extremely important to Russia as it underpins both Russia’s hard power capabilities and makes up a significant part of the Federation’s economy. According to one… Continue reading "The Future of Russian Arms Exports"
On the 1 November, eight U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles took off from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa for the last time. These eight F-15C Eagles belong to the 44th and… Continue reading "First Batch Of F-15Cs Leave Okinawa"
After a successful interception test last month, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced that the C-Dome system, the naval version of the Iron Dome air defense missile system, is now operational.… Continue reading "The Israeli Navy Announces That C-DOME Has Completed Its Final Stage of Operationalization"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover some of the DefExpo 2022 premieres,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (14-18 November)"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Korean maritime border incident, Indian OneWeb… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 October)"
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has ruled out the possibility of transferring weapons systems to Ukraine in response to renewed requests from Kyiv, saying that Jerusalem could instead supply an… Continue reading "Israeli Defense Minister: No Weapons Sales To Ukraine, But Early Warning System Possible"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover a multitude of topics including the… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26-30 September)"
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the successful testing of the Gabriel V, the Israeli Navy’s latest generation anti-ship missile. The test was conducted in August, with the Israeli Navy… Continue reading "Israel Successfully Tests The ‘Gabriel V’ Anti-Ship Missile"
On 12 September, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid visited Berlin where he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a press conference during which Lapid revealed that Germany and Israel were… Continue reading "Germany Planning to Purchase Israeli Arrow 3 Air Defense System"
Early on the morning of 4 August, an Atlas V launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying the sixth and final satellite of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS-GEO).… Continue reading "Space Based Infrared System Launch Marks the End of an Era"