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 many topics including multi-national drills in… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 May)"
Eielson Air Force Base completed its two-year build-up of the 354th Fighter Wing on April 15th. The airbase, which is located near Fairbanks, Alaska, was selected by the Air Force… Continue reading "Eielson Air Force Base Completes Two-year F-35A build-up"
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) officially launched the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) newest National Security cutter on April 2. USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) is the tenth Legend-Class National Security Cutter (NSC) built for the… Continue reading "Huntington Ingalls Launches 10th NSC for the Coast Guard"
Initially, China’s attitude towards the invasion of Ukraine could best be described as tacit consent. While Beijing had maintained a neutral diplomatic stance abroad since the start of the invasion,… Continue reading "Editorial: China’s Shifting Stance on Ukraine"
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 and much of our coverage… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (28 February – 4 March)"
On 24 February at 4:00AM Ukrainian Time, Vladimir Putin announced his “special military operation” in Ukraine. Moments later, explosions rocked key Ukrainian cities including the capital of Kyiv, the strategic… Continue reading "Ruso-Ukranian War: Seven Days In"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. As February begins, we continue to cover the latest from around the world.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 January – 4 February)"
On Monday, 1 February, President Biden announced that he seeks to designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). “I am notifying Congress that I will designate Qatar as a… Continue reading "President Biden Decides to Designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We continue reporting on the current tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 January)"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined the unfolding events in Ukraine, the launch of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 January)"