At a ceremony held at the Nigerian Air Force Base Makudri, the Pakistan Aviation Complex officially handed over three JF-17 Thunder aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force. The Nigerian Air… Continue reading "The Pakistani Air Force Hands Over Three JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets to The Nigerian Air Force"
Following a series of projects that went grossly overbudget, most notably the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Zumwalt class destroyers, acquisitions by the US Department of Defense (DoD) has… Continue reading "US Department of Defense Claims Progress on Acquisition Reform"
The United States’ Special Operations Command will begin testing five contenders for its Armed Overwatch program next month, according to SOCOM acquisition chief James Smith. According to a contract notice… Continue reading "Five Candidates For SOCOM Armed Overwatch To Be Trialed In June"
The United Kingdom, along with its NATO allies, has reiterated its commitment to defeating ISIS and enhancing regional stability. The UK’s contribution to the Global Coalition against ISIS is Operation… Continue reading "The UK Announces That F-35Bs Will Take Part in Operation Shader Against ISIS."
This week at Overt Defense we took a closer look at the Mi-35 downed in Burma, the shocking testimony of ex-Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher and trials of new supersonic cruise… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 May)"
The Egyptian Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract with France to purchase 30 Rafale fighter jets. With this, the claim that was first brought forward by the… Continue reading "Egypt Purchases 30 Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets from France"
Italian Air Force F-35 Lightning II landed at Ämari airbase, in Estonia, on 30 April to take over the security of Baltic airspace. This will be the first time the… Continue reading "Italian Air Force Dispatches Four F-35A Stealth Fighters to Estonia"
This week brought us more interesting military affairs news from around the World. The hunt for Indonesia’s lost submarine, the Nanggala, came to a tragic conclusion, French troops will train… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26-30 April)"
In recent weeks elements of the US Democratic Party have voiced their dissatisfaction with the rising costs of the purchase and maintenance of the F-35 fifth generation multi-role jet. Influential… Continue reading "Congress May Cut F-35 Purchase Due To High Costs"
On 12 April, Taiwan noted a record-size incursion into its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). No less than 25 aircraft entered the… Continue reading "Record-breaking Incursion into Taiwan’s ADIZ"