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"
Since the Russian invasion began on 24 February, Ukraine has been promised a plethora of infantry anti-tank weapons. More than half a dozen Western nations have pledged to send anti-tank… Continue reading "Rundown: Western Anti-Tank Weapons For Ukraine"
As we enter the 13th day of the conflict the situation on the ground, as far as we can understand it, remains fairly static with the major cities still in… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 13)"
While the Russians seem to have made only limited tactical movements over the weekend there are signs that Russian forces are working to regroup in an effort to launch renewed… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 12)"
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 and much of our coverage… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (28 February – 4 March)"
Day 11 – 6 March 2022 There have been renewed attempts to establish ceasefires and humanitarian corridors around Mariupol. Civilian protests in Russian-occupied Kherson continue but the country’s other major… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Days 10 & 11)"
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its ninth day Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in a dramatic livestreamed battle. The attack on the plant was… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 9)"
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its ninth day Russian forces attacked Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. In a surreal turn of events the pitched battle for the Zaporizhzhia… Continue reading "Zaporizhzhia: Pitched Battle at Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant"
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February the fate of the Hetman Sahaidachny (F130) has remained unclear. Open source intelligence and satellite image analysis appears to confirm… Continue reading "The Fate of Ukraine’s Flagship Frigate"
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a flurry of condemnation and sanctions from the EU, NATO and many countries began. In the midst of this activity Turkey’s handling of the situation… Continue reading "Blocking The Bosphorus – Turkey Implements The Montreux Convention"