The United States State Department formally notified Congress Friday that it had approved a potential sale of F-16Vs and F-16 upgrade packages to Turkey, following the deposition of Turkish documents… Continue reading "US State Department Approves Potential Turkish F-16 Sale After Swedish NATO Approval"
The Taiwanese Ministry of Defence confirmed signing the deal for long-range air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles worth approximately $500 million with the US. The details of this contract have not been… Continue reading "Taiwan To Enhance Its Missile Arsenal With AGM-158 JASSM"
Turkey has turned to Europe’s multinational aircraft, the Eurofighter Typhoon, to bolster its air force, following Turkey’s ejection from the F-35 program and difficulties in procuring additional F-16 aircraft from… Continue reading "Turkey Is In Negotiations For The Purchase of 40 Eurofighter Typhoons"
Taiwan will be receiving the first of its new F-16Vs a year behind schedule, with the arrival of the first batch of one single-seat and one twin-seat F-16V delayed from… Continue reading "Supply Chain Snarl Behind Year-Long Delay For Taiwan’s First New F-16Vs"
The first two F-16 type fighters upgraded to the “Viper” standard in collaboration with Lockheed Martin and the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAB) were delivered to the Hellenic Air Force. At… Continue reading "The Hellenic Air Force Begins Receiving Upgraded F-16 Viper Fighters"
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with US President Joe Biden while in Washington for official talks. Biden and Mitsotakis discussed a variety of topics, including the 201st anniversary of… Continue reading "Greece Announces Intentions To Acquire Fifth-Generation F-35 Fighter Jets From The US"
A letter by the State Department to Congress says that the Biden administration believes a potential sale of F-16s to Turkey would help U.S. national security interests and bolster NATO’s… Continue reading "US State Department: F-16 Sale To Turkey Would Serve US, NATO Interests"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We continue reporting on the current tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 January)"
The United States is searching for ways to speed the delivery of new-build F-16Vs ordered by Taiwan, as concerns in Washington and Taipei continue to grow over what both governments… Continue reading "U.S. Exploring Accelerating Deliveries Of New F-16Vs For Taiwan"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined the unfolding events in Ukraine, the launch of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 January)"