The Egypt Armed Forces announced on Sunday that it has killed 89 insurgents in operations in North Sinai, where an ISIS-affiliated organization has operated for nearly a decade. Eight Egyptian… Continue reading "Eight Egyptian Soldiers Killed During Operations In North Sinai"
Katmerciler, a Turkish armored vehicle manufacturer, will export 118 vehicles to Kenya worth $91.4 million. The package agreement’s overall value is 91 million 415 thousand 182 dollars, which includes 118… Continue reading "Kenya Buys 118 HIZIR 4×4 Armored Combat Vehicles From Turkey"
The Esplanade des Invalides lies before the French national military history museum in the heart of Paris and houses Napoleon’s tomb. For years, the French army has guarded this national… Continue reading "French Courts Side with Rabbits Over Army"
Armenia and Azerbaijan accepted a ceasefire mediated by Russian peacekeepers on Wednesday, after a border firefight between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces left three Armenian soldiers dead, and injured four Armenian… Continue reading "New Russian-Mediated Ceasefire on Armenia-Azerbaijan Border"
The new S-500 Air Defense System has been tested in Russia. For the first time, footage from the tests was made public. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that a… Continue reading "Russia Releases Test Footage Of The S-500 Air Defense System For The First Time"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (19 – 23 July)"
On 17 May, Belgian corporal Jürgen Conings went missing from his army post in Leopoldsburg along with an FN P90 Personal Defense weapon, an FN Five-seven pistol, body armor and… Continue reading "Belgium Military Intelligence Chief Controversially Sacked in Fallout of Conings Manhunt"
The long story of Poland’s Leopard 2 modernization is not complete yet. Although the initial issues over intellectual property, that put the entire project to a halt, have been solved,… Continue reading "Bumar May Not Meet Leopard 2PL Delivery Schedule"
The demonstrations have continued since, on 9 July , supporters of former President Jacob Zuma demanded Zuma’s release after he was imprisoned on 16 charges. The demonstrations devolved into looting… Continue reading "Violence Sees South Africa Deploy 25,000 Troops After Zuma Incarceration"
In a recent interview Vice Admiral Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, discussed the current status of various programs within the Agency. During the interview, Hill discussed in… Continue reading "Defending Guam Against The Pacing Threats Of The Pacific"