Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we covered a vast range of subjects including Lockheed Martin’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (10-14 January)"
Lockheed Martin announced on 3 January, that its 2021 deliveries surpassed 140 aircraft. A total of 142 aircraft were received by various customers around the world. Although the US Democratic… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Surpasses Delivery Plans For 2021"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We welcome New Year with a raft of interesting articles focused on… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 January)"
The Republic of Korea Air Force has grounded its F-35A fleet after an F-35A made an emergency belly landing at Seosan Air Force Base on 4 January. The pilot of… Continue reading "South Korea Grounds F-35As Following Belly Landing Incident"
The Royal Norwegian Air Forces’ (RNoAF) F-16s have flown their last Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) sortie after over 40 years of guarding Norway, and NATO’s, skies. In a ceremony at… Continue reading "Norway’s F-16s Have Flown Their Last QRA Sortie"
The head of the Royal Thai Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Napadej Dhupatemiya, has announced the RTAF’s interest in acquiring F-35s to replace its fleets of F-5TH Super Tigris Tiger… Continue reading "Thai Air Force Head Interested In F-35 Procurement"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. Among many interesting subjects we covered this week we examined tensions between… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (13-17 December)"
The United States Air Force announced on December 15, that RAF Lakenheath’s first USAF F-35As arrived on the same day. The F-35s are the first USAF Lightning IIs to be… Continue reading "First RAF Lakenheath-Based United States Air Force F-35s Arrive"
The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn its letters of offer and acceptance for a $23.37 billion arms deal that would have seen the country purchase F-35As, MQ-9B Sky Guardians and… Continue reading "US Still Willing To Go Forwards With UAE F-35 Sale Despite Negotiation Impasse"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has announced that both of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, will be operationally deployed next year.… Continue reading "Both UK Aircraft Carriers To Be Operationally Deployed In 2022"