On 10 May, six US Navy ships escorting the guided missile submarine USS Georgia, as it travelled through the strait of Hormuz, ended up in an incident involving thirteen “fast… Continue reading "US Vessels Fire Warning Shots at 13 Iranians Boats"
A number of top Japanese companies have announced their decision to stop relying on Chinese drones due to security concerns. Chinese drones may send back sensitive data to their manufacturers… Continue reading "Japanese Companies Seek Alternatives to Chinese Drones; New US Drone Deployment to Japan"
Near the end of April, the European Commission revealed plans to expand the mandate of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, or Frontex. The EU has been struggling with… Continue reading "EU Moves to Grant Border Control Agency Frontex Greater Power"
In late 2017, the European Union formally established PESCO, or “Permanent Structured Cooperation”, in order to better facilitate defense cooperation between EU members states. Under this framework, a significant number… Continue reading "Canada, Norway and the US to Join EU Project on Military Mobility"
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)"
In 2019, the controversial US Navy SEAL sniper Eddie Gallagher was court martialed and demoted for “wrongfully posing for an unofficial picture with a human casualty”. Gallagher had already been… Continue reading "Former Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher Admits to Crimes in Iraq"
In late April, US AFRICOM commander General Stephen Townsend warned congress and the public about the dangers of ignoring Africa. As American troops withdraw and US Army Africa merges with… Continue reading "Chinese Bases May Soon Appear on the Atlantic Coast"
Lying off the coast of Normandy, the island of Jersey, a self-governing British Crown dependency, is rarely of much concern to anyone who isn’t adamant on listing off fun facts… Continue reading "British Ships Dispatched to Jersey Due to Dispute with France"
Talking before the House of Representatives’ Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, National Guard Bureau chief General Daniel Hokanson revealed that plans for the establishment of the Space National Guard are nearly finalized.… Continue reading "Space National Guard Coming Soon"
On Thursday 29 April, US General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii. These were Japanese Chief of… Continue reading "Top US, Korean and Japanese Military Officials Meet in Hawaii"