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 (12 – 16 July)"
In a recent interview Vice Admiral Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, discussed the current status of various programs within the Agency. During the interview, Hill discussed in… Continue reading "Defending Guam Against The Pacing Threats Of The Pacific"
The Royal Australian Air Force announced on Tuesday that it had recently held the first operational conversion course for F-35 pilots that was completed in Australia. The course was conducted… Continue reading "First RAAF F-35 Operational Conversion Course Completed In Australia"
A livestreamed press conference jointly held by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda at Lithuania’s Šiauliai air base was interrupted on Thursday morning, after the Spanish… Continue reading "Spanish and Lithuanian Leaders’ Press Conference Interrupted By Aircraft Scramble"
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated Egypt’s newest military base in the Mediterranean, called The “3rd of July” . The base, which is located in the Gargoub region of Egypt’s northwest… Continue reading "Egypt Inaugurates a New Military Naval Base In The Eastern Mediterranean"
The Malaysian Ministry of Defense has released a request for bids for the supply and delivery of 18 Fighter Lead In Trainers and Light Combat Aircraft, as well as associated… Continue reading "Malaysian Tender For Fighter Lead In Trainers And Light Combat Aircraft Released"
BlueBird Aero Systems, which Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) also owns 50% of, has sold 100 WanderB type VTOL unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to a European customer, according to IAI. While there… Continue reading "BlueBird Delivers 100 WanderB-VTOL UAVs To An Unnamed European Country"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported an incursion by 28 People’s Liberation Air Force aircraft of various types into its southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone on June 15. Tuesday’s incursion… Continue reading "China Denies It Poses “Systemic Challenges” As It Mounts Record Intrusion Into Taiwanese ADIZ"
In the fallout following the collapse of the Open Skies treaty, Russo-American relations continue on a downwards trend. On 9 June, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree officially… Continue reading "Russia Cancels “Open Lands” Memorandum"
On 4th June, the U.S. Navy established a Program Office for the DDG(X). PMS 460 (Program Office) falls under the PEO Ships (Program Executive Office) and was approved by the… Continue reading "US Navy Stands Up DDG(X) Program Office"