Norway’s Defense Minister, Bjørn Arild Gram, announced on Thursday that the Nordic country had donated 160 Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine. The announcement was made on the sidelines of… Continue reading "Norway Announces Donation Of Hellfire Missiles To Ukraine"
Following a meeting with German Defense Ministry State Secretary Benedikt Zimmer in Bratislava, Slovakia’s Minister of Defense Jaroslav Nad announced that Slovakia will donate 30 Soviet-era BMP-1 amphibious tracked infantry… Continue reading "Slovakia To Deliver 30 BMP-1 IFVs to Ukraine in Exchange For 15 Tanks From Germany"
Turkey’s abrupt attempts to block Finland and Sweden’s membership of NATO wiped out the jubilation of those who pass off glorified rewriting of Wikipedia articles as analysis, yet its equally… Continue reading "Erdogan’s Last Electoral Card Is Geopolitical"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including General Dynamics winning US… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 July)"
Turkey dropped its previous opposition to Sweden and Finland’s applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, signing a joint memorandum of understanding with the two Nordic countries… Continue reading "Turkey Drops Opposition To Swedish and Finnish NATO Membership"
Germany has signed a statement of intent to join the Finnish-led Common Armored Vehicle System program, becoming the fifth nation to join the first stage of the multinational armored vehicle… Continue reading "Germany Signs Statement Of Intent To Join Common Armored Vehicle System Program"
Sweden’s government narrowly averted a crisis on Tuesday with a vote of no confidence against Justice Minister Morgan Johansson failing to pass by one vote, but the demands made by… Continue reading "Swedish Government Wins Respite, But Uncertainty Still Surrounds NATO Membership Odds"
A new crisis faced by Sweden’s minority government has cast uncertainty over the future of Sweden’s application for membership of NATO, following a threat by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson that… Continue reading "Swedish Government Crisis Leaves NATO Membership Bid Hanging In The Balance"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including Lithuanian TB-2 crowdfunding… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (30 May – 3 June)"
A referendum held on Wednesday June 1, is brining Denmark into the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European Union. For 30 years, Denmark had refused to join… Continue reading "Danish Citizens Vote to Join Common EU Defense Policy"