While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to pose a threat to European security, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on April 4, that the sale of eight F-16… Continue reading "The US Approves Sale of 8 F-16 Fighter Jets To Bulgaria"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. Alongside coverage of the war in Ukraine we continue to deliver important… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (28 March – 1 April)"
Poland’s defense officials have laid out their plans for the future of Poland’s armed forces. The ideas, which first appeared at the end of last summer, suggest a significant expansion.… Continue reading "Quick and Bold: Poland’s Plan To Modernize its Army"
On March 23, Israel’s defense ministry announced that the Sky Dew (Tal Shamayim) radar system, one of the world’s largest aerostats (lighter-than-air aircraft), had been operationally commissioned in a ceremony.… Continue reading "Israel Announces That It Has Deployed The “Sky Dew” System"
Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Germany and the Netherlands agreed to send Patriot Air Defense Systems to Slovakia on March 18, 2022, at NATO’s request, in case Russia threatens the… Continue reading "Slovakia Begins To Deploy Patriot Air Defense Systems Received From NATO Countries"
Cold Response 2022, the largest NATO military exercise this year, began in Norway, last week. The exercise comes as the war in Ukraine continues and after two exercises were canceled… Continue reading "NATO’s Cold Response 2022 Exercise Is Underway in Norway With The Participation of 30,000 Soldiers From 27 Countries"
The Ukrainian government and military forces have shared a number of videos and images showing significant damage inflicted on Russian troops with Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2s during the war in Ukraine.… Continue reading "Russia Releases Footage of Drones Being Utilized in the War in Ukraine"
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)"
On 24 February at 4:00AM Ukrainian Time, Vladimir Putin announced his “special military operation” in Ukraine. Moments later, explosions rocked key Ukrainian cities including the capital of Kyiv, the strategic… Continue reading "Ruso-Ukranian War: Seven Days In"
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"