News on the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ intent to participate in exercises in Japan as well as the deployment of the U.S. Army’s new Multi-Domain Task Force to joint… Continue reading "AUSA 2022: Philippines to Enhance Military Cooperation with US, Japan in 2023 via Exercises"
On 5 October, the US activated the 52nd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade at Sembach Kaserne, Germany. Under the command of Army Colonel Bruce Bredlow, the brigade headquarters will be… Continue reading "New US Air Defense Brigade Activated in Europe"
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the U.S. Department of State has approved the sale of approximately $3 billion worth of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS),… Continue reading "US State Department Approves A Potential $3 Billion Sale Of NASAMS and MRADS for Kuwait"
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint forces completed the ninth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield on the 17 June. The one-and-a-half-week-long exercise involved personnel from the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army,… Continue reading "US INDO-PACOM Forces Conclude Exercise Valiant Shield 2022"
A fleet of six Chinese Y-20 transport planes landed at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport early Saturday. It is believed that they delivered FK-3 anti-aircraft missile systems, the export version of… Continue reading "China Delivers Export Version Of HQ-22 Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Serbia"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue and much of our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (21-25 March)"
Overnight further missile strikes were conducted against Ukrainian cities including Kyiv. The UN reports that there have been 2,361 civilian casualties in Ukraine: 902 killed and 1,459 injured. The actual… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 26) – Overt Defense"
Overnight bombardment of Ukrainian towns and cities continued with Russian aircraft launching cruise missile strikes on key targets. The market in Kharkiv caught fire following shelling of the city and… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 23)"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue and much of our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (7-11 March)"
It is now two weeks since the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Yesterday saw Russian advances on the edge of Kyiv and pushes North from the Donbas and up… Continue reading "LIVE UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 14)"