Airstrikes on Syrian targets allegedly by Israeli aircraft occurred early 19 August, only hours after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah cautioned Israel and the US not to interfere with an approaching… Continue reading "Israel Launches Missile Strikes On Syria Over Lebanese Airspace"
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby attempted on Tuesday to walk back claims made by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Dana Stroul, that the suicide UAVs used in… Continue reading "UPDATED: Pentagon Walks Back Claims Mercer Street Attack UAVs Launched From Yemen"
Three rockets were fired at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona from Lebanon on the afternoon of 4 August. Two of the three rockets landed in open areas in… Continue reading "IDF Retaliated as Rockets Launched From Lebanon"
The Ministry of Defense’s Director of Procurement stated that it will purchase four Shaldag-type security ships for the naval force for approximately $100 million from the Israel Shipyards Company. The… Continue reading "Israeli Navy Purchases Four Shaldag MK V Vessels From Israeli Shipyards"
The Israeli Defence Forces did not perform any retaliatory actions for a second day of incendiary balloons launched from Gaza on Wednesday, despite local authorities reporting that four small fires… Continue reading "No Israeli Response To Second Day Of Incendiary Balloon Launches From Gaza"
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a $200 million contract for the export of Heron drones to an unnamed country in Asia. With the said contract, the IAI has now… Continue reading "Israel’s $200 Million Dollar Heron UAV Export To an Unspecified Country"
Georgia announced its plan to begin producing drones and M4 carbines in 2022, as well as the ministry’s initiatives to bolster Georgian Defense Forces’ equipment and begin manufacturing of local… Continue reading "Georgia to Start Domestically Producing M4 Carbines and UAVs Next Year"
This week was very busy at Overt Defense. We covered a range of topics, ranging from the conflict in Israel to new technology developments including the palletization of JASSMs and… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 May)"
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire that will take effect 2AM local time on Friday, hopefully ending the fiercest fighting seen in decades. Rocket launches and airstrikes continued… Continue reading "Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreed, To Be Monitored By Egypt"
The Israeli Defense Forces report that three rockets were fired from Syria on Friday evening. Out of the three fired, two impacted in open areas in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights,… Continue reading "Rockets Fired From Syria Into Golan Heights"