As we move from March to April we’ve seen another busy for Defense news at Overt Defense. The news of Russian troop movements in Crimea spark concerns over the possible… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (29 March – 2 April)"
On the 27 January, the Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak and the President of the Polish Republic, Andrzej Duda, announced that the Wargame “Winter-20” had been conducted by the Polish… Continue reading "Wargame Study Shows Polish Armed Forces Obliterated in Just 5 Days"
A ballistic missile launched by the Houthis at the city of Marib today landed in the city’s northern al-Rawda neighbourhood. Preliminary reports suggest that one civilian was killed in the… Continue reading "Houthi Forces Continue Ballistic Missile Attacks After Saudi Capital Attack"
Excalibur Army’s new DITA self-propelled howitzer made its physical debut at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference 2021 in Abu Dhabi. The DITA is the latest generation of Czech wheeled… Continue reading "[IDEX 2021] Excalibur Army Debuts The DITA"
After the raid on Capitol that took place on the 6th January, the US military faces a new issue – extremists among its ranks. But in order to understand the… Continue reading "Army Wants Extremists Out Of Its Ranks After Capitol Raid"
The Central African Republic claims that its security forces repelled a rebel assault on the nation’s capital of Bangui today. In a post on his Facebook page, Prime Minister Firmin… Continue reading "UN Peacekeeper Casualties In Rebel Attack On Central African Republic Capital"
Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, has died at the age of 97. His passing was announced on Twitter by his wife Victoria who said that:… Continue reading "Legendary Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Chuck Yeager Dies Aged 97"
On the fifth anniversary of the Paris terrorist attacks in 2015, the French military announced a successful operation against Bah ag Moussa, a veteran Tuareg leader from the RVIM (Jama’at… Continue reading "French SOF Kill Senior Jihadist in Mali"
Between August 2019 and September 2020 Col. Myles Caggins served as spokesperson for the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), their mission – to destroy ISIS. His… Continue reading "Winning the Information War: An Interview with Col. Myles Caggins – Former Spokesperson for the International Coalition Against ISIS Pt.1"
The Sejm (a branch of Poland’s legislature) adopted a project to increase the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) budget by another 3 billion PLN ($750 million). It means an increase from… Continue reading "Polish Defense Budget Increases Despite Coronavirus Pandemic"