Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover some of the DefExpo 2022 premieres,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (14-18 November)"
On the evening of Tuesday, the Prime Minister of the Polish Republic, Mateusz Morawiecki, urgently called a gathering of the Committee for National Security and Defense Affairs. The reason for… Continue reading "BREAKING: Poland’s National Security Council Gathers After Stray Missiles Kill 2"
In the early hours of of 24 October, a North Korean merchant vessel crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) which marks the maritime border between the two Koreas. According to… Continue reading "Warning Shots Exchanged on Korean Maritime Border"
On 8 July an F/A-18E aircraft was blown overboard from the deck of CVN 75 USS Harry S. Truman. US Navy issued a statement on the incident on Sunday. The… Continue reading "One of USS Harry S. Truman’s F/A-18 Super Hornets Blown Overboard"
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)"
A United States Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1Z “Viper” attack helicopter made a precautionary landing in Japan on Tuesday, the 27 July. The landing was made in accordance with standard procedure… Continue reading "USMC Helicopter Makes “Precautionary Landing” in Japan"
On 12 February, a convoy of US Oshkosh MRAPs approached a checkpoint in the Syrian village of Qamishli. Civilians surround the MRAPs and began to quarrel with dismounted troops. Rocks… Continue reading "Attack on Coalition Forces in Qamishli"