Following their meeting in Kiev on 14 January, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, signed a Joint Declaration and a number of other bilateral documents aimed… Continue reading "Presidents of Ukraine and Azerbaijan Sign a Joint Declaration on Deepening Strategic Partnership"
Turkey’s first intelligence vessel, TCG UFUK (A-591), built by the Turkish Defense Industry Presidency (SSB) at the Istanbul Shipyard under the main contractorship of STM, was delivered to the Turkish… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Domestic Intelligence Vessel TCG Ufuk Enters Into Service With The Turkish Navy"
Royal Air Force C-17s have been spotted conducting flights to Ukraine on flight tracker databases, after Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced on Monday that London had decided to supply Kyiv’s… Continue reading "UK Delivers Light Anti-Tank Defensive Weapon Systems To Ukraine"
On 6 January, two United States Navy (USN) fast-jets touched down at Palau’s main international airport. The aircraft, an E/A-18G Growler of VAQ-136 and a F/A-18E Super Hornet of VFA-113,… Continue reading "USN Jets Visit Strategic Nation of Palau"
Pakistan has released a public version of the country’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP). The NSP was approved by the federal cabinet on 28 December, and unveiled by Prime Minister… Continue reading "Pakistan Releases Public Version Of First Ever National Security Policy"
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stressed the importance of diplomacy in resolving tensions between Ukraine and Russia, warning on Monday that Russia would pay for renewed military aggression against Ukraine,… Continue reading "Germany: Still No Defensive Arms For Ukraine, But “High Price” For Russian Aggression"
On 12 January, the press office of Russia’s state defense industry corporation Rostec stated that a Tu-160M strategic bomber, built from the ground up as part of a thorough modernization… Continue reading "Russia’s Modernized Tu-160M Bomber Makes Its Flight Debut"
Poland is set on the procurement of M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tank. From the declaration of will to obtain the tanks to the sale of new MBTs, the Polish… Continue reading "Update on Poland’s Abrams Procurement"
Taiwanese authorities have confirmed that human remains found during search and rescue efforts following the crash of a Republic of China Air Force F-16V off Taiwan’s southwestern coast on January… Continue reading "Pilot Confirmed Deceased Following Taiwanese F-16V Training Crash"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we covered a vast range of subjects including Lockheed Martin’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (10-14 January)"