The White House stated today that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is expected to be completed by the “end of August”. The Pentagon says that following the withdrawal… Continue reading "“Forward” US Forces To Be Present In Afghanistan Following Withdrawal By End Of August"
The Bangladesh Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of the first batch of Roketsan’s TRG-300 Tiger missiles with a ceremony this week. The Bangladesh Army has already received two TRG-300… Continue reading "Roketsan Delivers The First Batch of TRG-300 Tiger Missile Systems To Bangladesh"
Following the NATO Summit in Belgium, Turkey’s President Erdoğan traveled to Azerbaijan. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev greeted Erdoğan in Fuzuli and afterwards the two leaders then traveled together to… Continue reading "Erdogan And Aliyev Sign The Shusha Declaration In Azerbaijan"
At NATO headquarters in Brussels, a summit meeting attended by the heads of state and government of NATO countries saw Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan meet President Biden for the… Continue reading "Erdoğan And Biden Meet at NATO Summit To Lay The Groundwork For A New Alliance"
The Syrian Civil Defense reported today that 11 people, including a woman and her child, have been killed and six others injured, after Syrian regime forces shelled the town of… Continue reading "Syrian Regime Shelling Of Northern Syria Now Joined By Russian Airstrikes"
A delegation led by Latvian Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks visited the National UCAV R&D and Production Facilities of Baykar Defense, the manufacturer of Bayraktar TB-2 UCAVs. Minister Pabriks was… Continue reading "Latvia Considering Bayraktar TB-2 UCAV Buy"
This week at Overt Defense we have looked at everything from the 173rd Airborne accidentally assaulting a factory in Bulgaria, Iran losing its second largest oiler, and a second coup… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 May – 5 June)"
A busy week saw us, here at Overt Defense, covering interesting news from all over the World. WeekeThis week we examined a number of equipment transfers including JF-17 fighters to… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 May)"
Georgia announced its plan to begin producing drones and M4 carbines in 2022, as well as the ministry’s initiatives to bolster Georgian Defense Forces’ equipment and begin manufacturing of local… Continue reading "Georgia to Start Domestically Producing M4 Carbines and UAVs Next Year"
This week was very busy at Overt Defense. We covered a range of topics, ranging from the conflict in Israel to new technology developments including the palletization of JASSMs and… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 May)"