Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week’s articles focused topics including the death of the Indian First… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6 – 10 December)"
The Kuwait Air Force received the first two Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets produced by the Italian company Leonardo on December 8, according to the Kuwaiti General Staff’s social media account.… Continue reading "Kuwait Receives Its First 2 Eurofighter Typhoon Multi-Role Fighter Jets"
Finland’s government officially announced on Friday afternoon that it had selected the F-35A Lighning II as the winner of the Finnish Air Force’s HX Programme. 64 Block 4 F-35As will… Continue reading "Finland Officially Selects F-35s As Hornet Replacements"
Lockheed Martin’s F-35A is reported to be the winner of Finland’s HX Programme, with the decision formalizing the Lightning as the replacement for the Finnish Air Force’s F/A-18 Hornets expected… Continue reading "Report: F-35 Most Likely Choice For Finnish Hornet Replacement"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined new Pakistani ballistic missiles, deployment of Harry S.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (29 November – 3 December)"
The Royal Australian Air Force officially retired its final F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets on 29 November, bringing to an end the Classic Hornet’s 35 years of service with the RAAF. Hornets… Continue reading "Australia Officially Retires Classic Hornets After 35 Years Of Service"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. A busy week saw us examine the tensions between Russia and Ukraine,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (22-25 November)"
Italy became the third nation to operate its F-35Bs from the HMS Queen Elizabeth on November 22, with an Italian Air Force F-35B and an Italian Navy F-35B landing on… Continue reading "Italian and UK Carrier Strike Group F-35s Conduct First Crossdeck Flight Operations"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important news. As we enter the second half of November we have covered a variety… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (15-19 November)"
A Royal Air Force F-35B pilot ejected over the Mediterranean this morning during routine flight operations. The F-35B and its pilot are part of the HMS Queen Elizabeth’s air wing.… Continue reading "RAF Pilot Safe After Ejecting From F-35 Over Mediterranean"