On March 2, three Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles were delivered to Albania, and following assembly, they were officially put into service with the Albanian Armed Forces on March 4.… Continue reading "Albania Puts Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Into Service at The Opening Ceremony of The NATO Tactical Air Base"
The Albanian Air Force has received the first two Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the United States. On January 13, a US Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III heavy… Continue reading "Albania Receives Its First Two Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters"
The Albanian government, which has been known for some time to be interested in Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 drones, made an official order for the supply of three TB2s from Baykar… Continue reading "Albania Signs A Contract For The Procurement of Bayraktar TB2 Drones"
The war in Ukraine has proven to be an incredibly successful advertisement for the Turkish TB2 Bayraktar drone. With tons of recorded footage of Bayraktars in action destroying Russian vehicles,… Continue reading "Bayraktars Arriving in Somalia, Nigeria and Albania – Japan May be Next"
The government of Albania announced on Wednesday that it was severing diplomatic ties with Iran, after an investigation found the Iranian government to have been responsible for a series of… Continue reading "Albania Severs Diplomatic Relations With Iran Over July Cyberattack"
An Albanian court ordered two Russian citizens and an Ukrainian citizen to remain in custody on Wednesday, as authorities continue an espionage investigation into the events that resulted in their… Continue reading "Two Russians, One Ukrainian Face Espionage Charges Over Trespassing At Former Albanian Arms Factory"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we covered a vast range of subjects including Lockheed Martin’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (10-14 January)"
US Special Operations Command Europe announced on 6 January, that it will be establishing a forwards-based headquarters for American special operations forces in Albania. The new forwards headquarters will be… Continue reading "US Establishes Special Forces Forwards Headquarters In Albania"