Amid renewed ties between the United States and South Korea following a meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and President Joseph R. Biden, the Democratic Republic of Korea launched two… Continue reading "At Home COVID Outbreaks Overshadow North Korea’s Missile Tests"
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 (23-27 August)"
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announced on Wednesday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had issued a memorandum making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all service members who have yet to… Continue reading "COVID-19 Vaccinations Now Mandatory For US Service Members"
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on Monday that the Pentagon plans to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all military personnel by the middle of September. In a message to… Continue reading "Pentagon: COVID-19 Vaccine Required By Mid-September"
The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed reports of a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group, partway through the group’s maiden operational deployment. In a press… Continue reading "COVID-19 Outbreak Strikes Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group"
A new uniform item is coming to the US army – the Combat Cloth Face Covering (CCFC) or, in civilian terms, a camouflage face mask. More than a year on… Continue reading "US Army Will Introduce Combat Cloth Face Covering"
More than a thousand military students have been infected with Coronavirus in Poland. The spread of the disease was rapid among young soldiers, who had to participate in the annual… Continue reading "Polish Military Academies Overrun by Coronavirus"
The construction of the U.S. Air Force’s first B-21 Raider stealth bomber, is back on schedule after the coronavirus pandemic threatened to cause delays, according to the director of the Air… Continue reading "B-21 Stealth Bomber Construction Back on Schedule"
The United States Navy is looking into its major shipbuilding programs and reassessing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on schedules and costs as shipyards are being increasingly affected by… Continue reading "USS Kennedy’s Among Other US Navy Project Schedules Reassessed as COVID-19 Cases Spike"
The US Navy announced on Friday that it was upholding the relief of Captain Brett Crozier, former captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The announcement is a reversal of the… Continue reading "Navy Upholds Removal of, Former USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain, Brett Crozier"