Drones are not uncommon over Idlib city. Indeed, it is strange for a day to go by with out their buzzing overhead throughout the day and night. These days, four… Continue reading "US Deploys R9X ‘Ninja’ Missile In Northern Syria Again"
The US has carried out a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan this past weekend killing Ayman Al-Zawahiri, the current leader of Al Qaeda, US President Biden said in a speech… Continue reading "Identifying the Drone Used in Strike on Al Qaeda Leader"
After the recent successful capture of Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi in the Aleppo region of Syria, US forces U.S. Central Command announced that a drone strike had killed the leader of… Continue reading "US Drone Strike Kills ISIL Syria Leader"
Overnight and in the early hours of the morning the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Chernihiv suffered significant bombardment, with civilian area struck. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense states that… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 6)"
It has been, quite frankly, a heck of a year, I think anyone reading this will agree. Obviously, the world-wide pandemic has dominated headlines, with the disease having a major… Continue reading "2020 – The Year’s Defense News In Review"
Just over a year ago, we at Overt Defense reported on a new kinetic variant of the Hellfire AGM-114 missile – the Hellfire AGM-114R9X. It appears the Kinetic Hellfire has… Continue reading "The Kinetic Hellfire Missile Strikes Again in Syria"
The AC-130J flew its first combat sortie in late June 2019, in Afghanistan although details of the target and outcome of the mission are classified. The outgoing AC-130Us also apparently… Continue reading "Spooky Retires, Ghostrider Conducts First Combat Mission"
The new kinetic ‘knife’ missile, reportedly developed by the CIA, has caused quite a stir online since its existence was confirmed by the Wall Street Journal on 9 May. The… Continue reading "The Kinetic Hellfire Missile"