Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US continues to work to strengthen Europe’s air defense. In this context, the White House has approved the sale of the Arrow 3 air… Continue reading "US Government Approves Israel’s Export of Arrow-3 Air Defense Systems To Germany"
On 13 July, France’s parliament approved President Emmanual Macron’s 413 billion Euro spending boost to the nation’s armed forces. A part of France’s 2024-2026 budget it was previously announced by… Continue reading "French Parliament Approves Plans to Increase National Military Spending"
The first official video of the Damavand-2 frigate, which left the Bandar Anzeli port for its first sea voyage experience in recent weeks, has been released by Iranian media. The… Continue reading "Iran’s Damavand-2 Frigate Undergoing Sea Trials"
A Patriot surface-to-air missile battery used to fend off a Russian missile attack on Kyiv in the early hours of 16 May, is said to have received minimal damage during… Continue reading "Report: Ukrainian Patriot Battery Received Minimal Damage In Russian Missile Attack"
On 2 April, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenburg Space Force Base with an era-defining payload. Onboard were the first 10 satellites of the Space Development Agency‘s (SDA) long-awaited… Continue reading "Space Development Agency Completes its First Launch of Tranche 0 Satellites"
The U.S. Army has selected Lockheed Martin and a pairing of Raytheon and Northrop Grumman to compete in the Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) program. Both teams will develop an… Continue reading "US Army Selects Two Teams for Long Range Maneuverable Fires Program"
For the first time since 1966, a US missile detection satellite is destined for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). As part of a massive expansion to space-based missile tracking these will… Continue reading "US Space Force Prepares for Attacks in Space by Procuring a Third Missile Tracking Layer"
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 Kizelma’s maiden flight, Slovakia obtaining BAE System’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 December)"
On 7 December, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace met with their US counterpart Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Washington. This is the first… Continue reading "Trilateral AUKUS Defense Ministers Meeting Held for the First Time"
On 29 November, the US Department of Defense delivered its annual report on Chinese military power to the US Congress. The report comes in at 174 pages and is the… Continue reading "US Department of Defense Releases New Report on Chinese Military and Security"