United States Special Operations Forces drawn from the northern Iraq-based Expeditionary Targeting Force of Task Force 27 conducted a helicopter-borne raid, on October 26, into north-west Syria to kill or… Continue reading "Inside the Delta Force Raid that killed al-Baghdadi in Syria"
In light of the recent “back to basics” directive issued by the head of US Naval Special Warfare, Overt Defense considers some of the issues around the SEALs’ “drift” from… Continue reading "SEALs Behaving Badly?"
New developments in counter-terrorism technology have seen light and sound distraction devices, commonly referred to as flashbangs, integrated into unmanned ground (UGV) and aerial vehicles (UAV). The ability to remotely… Continue reading "UGV and UAV Deployed Distraction Devices"
Australia’s Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) is set for a major cash infusion with news that the first $500 million AUD of an expected $3 billion AUD has been approved to… Continue reading "Big Budget Increase for Aussie Special Operations"
A recently uploaded YouTube video showing unidentified UK military personnel in the aftermath of the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing seems to indicate at least one operator is wearing a… Continue reading "UK Special Forces Disguised as Police?"
Loitering munitions go by many names. Whether they are labeled suicide drones, kamikaze drones, or lethal miniature aerial munitions, they are a very real and evolving capability and threat on… Continue reading "In Profile: Loitering Munitions"
The New Zealand Defence Force has posted a video looking inside the New Zealand Special Air Service’s Battle Training Facility. The three minute video shows some of the training infrastructure used… Continue reading "VIDEO: Inside New Zealand SAS’s Battle Training Facility"
At this week’s meeting of NATO ministers of defence it has been announced that Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands are setting up a joint Special Operations Force (SOF) command. At… Continue reading "Belgium, Denmark & the Netherlands To Set Up Joint SOF Command"
The Czech Ministry of Defense has announced the purchase of 30 Desert Tech precision rifles chambered in .50 BMG and .375 Chey Tac. These rifles are the commercial Hard Target… Continue reading "Czech SF Buy Desert Tech Long Guns"