At the end of 2022, Japan published its National Defense Strategy (NDS) which laid out a plan for the very tense future security environment. It heavily focused on countering “unilateral… Continue reading "What Will Japan Replace its Attack and Observation Helicopter Fleet With?"
According to four US officials speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, the US is expected to forward deploy a number of submarines to Western Australia as a stopgap measure… Continue reading "Australia To Purchase Virginia-Class Nuclear Submarines from US"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing, this is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s edition, we look at HIMARS procurement in Europe,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (20-24 February)"
On 16 December, the US State Department approved a potential military sale of HIMARS multiple launch rockets system to the Netherlands valued at approximately $670 million dollars. The figure includes… Continue reading "US Approves Sale of 20 HIMARS Systems to the Netherlands in $670 Million Deal"
A few days ago, the Norwegian Intelligence Service released its annual Fokus 2023 “assessment of current security challenges”. Norway’s primary concerns are made clear by the page allotment; the report… Continue reading "Annual Norwegian Intelligence Service Report Focuses on Russian and Chinese and Threats"
As a part of its planned massive defense spendings increase Japan plans to purchase up to 500 U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles by the end of fiscal year 2027. The move… Continue reading "Japan to Purchase up to 500 Tomahawks Amidst Military Budget Expansion"
On the 1 November, eight U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles took off from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa for the last time. These eight F-15C Eagles belong to the 44th and… Continue reading "First Batch Of F-15Cs Leave Okinawa"
According to a draft document obtained by Japanese media outlet Kyodo News, Japan may be deliberating major increases to the presence of JSDF missile defense units deployed in the Nansei… Continue reading "Japan May Triple Missile Defense Forces Around Okinawa and Double Okinawa-based Infantry Forces"
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"
On 1 November, at 7:50 PM local time, the Japanese Ministry of Defense detected a Chinese Type 636 survey vessel in the vicinity of the uninhabited island of Gajajima which… Continue reading "China is Stepping Up Intrusions into Japanese Waters"