Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue and much of our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (7-11 March)"
Poland’s government announced on Tuesday that it was willing to hand over the Polish Air Force’s fleet of MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters “immediately and free of charge” to the United States,… Continue reading "Poland Ready To Hand Over Fulcrums “Immediately” In Exchange For Used American Aircraft"
The Ukrainian Air Force’s Central Air Command reported yesterday that a car had crashed into a MiG-29 of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade in the evening of 10 March. The… Continue reading "Ukrainian Air Force Captain Crashes His SUV into MiG-29"
The recent withdrawal of the F-16IQ from airstrikes against Islamic State forces suggests that there are some major issues with the Lockheed Martin planes currently in service with the Iraqi… Continue reading "Will Iraq Exchange Its F-16s for MiG-29s?"
India’s first locally-made aircraft carrier, the future INS Vikrant, is set to begin initial Basin Trials for its equipment and systems this month after an initial delay caused by the… Continue reading "India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier The Vikrant Begins Basin Trials"
The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has accused Russia of transferring several combat aircraft to Libya to support Wagner Group, a Russian private military contractor (PMC) company, which is operating… Continue reading "US Accuses Russia of Deploying Combat Aircraft to Aid Libyan Warlord Following Setbacks"
Hungarian Defense Forces news site honvedelem.hu and local county news site baon.hu have reported that an agreement has been signed between the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) and the city of… Continue reading "Kecskemét International Air Show to be Held Again in 2021"
Iranian state media reported on the 25 December that a MiG-29 (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force had crashed near Mount Sabalan, in the… Continue reading "Iranian MiG-29 Destroyed in Crash"
On November 26, the Mongolian Air Force received two MiG-29UB (NATO reporting name Fulcrum-B) trainer aircraft from Russia. Their arrival coincided with the 95th anniversary of the declaration of the… Continue reading "Mongolia Receives MiG-29UB Trainers"
In an interview with the New Straits Times on August 30, Dr. Victor Kladov, international cooperation and regional policy director for Rostec State Corporation, revealed to the public an offer… Continue reading "Trade In Offer For Malaysian Fulcrums"