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 focus on: AH-1Z sales to Nigeria, new… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 April)"
The first FPB 98 MKI patrol boat, built by the France-based OCEA shipyard for the SBGS Sea Guard, was launched at a ceremony in France on December 9, according to… Continue reading "OCEA Launches First FPB 98 Patrol Boat Built For Ukraine"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We begin November with stories examining the tensions on the Polish-Belarusian… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (1-5 November)"
The Eastern Mediterranean exercise, which will be hosted by Turkey and runs until November 12, began on November 2 with the participation of NATO Standing Maritime Groups (SNMG-2, SNMCMG-2) and… Continue reading "The ‘Invitex Eastern Mediterranean-2021 Exercise’ Hosted By Turkey Kicks Off"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 August)"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt Defense… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26 – 30 July)"
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)"
In late April, US AFRICOM commander General Stephen Townsend warned congress and the public about the dangers of ignoring Africa. As American troops withdraw and US Army Africa merges with… Continue reading "Chinese Bases May Soon Appear on the Atlantic Coast"
This week brought us more interesting military affairs news from around the World. The hunt for Indonesia’s lost submarine, the Nanggala, came to a tragic conclusion, French troops will train… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26-30 April)"
During an interview held last week in anticipation of his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, USAFRICOM commander General Stephen Townsend called Africa “too important for Americans to ignore”.… Continue reading "General Townsend: “Africa Too Important to Ignore”"