Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including General Dynamics winning US… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 July)"
The British Army has started an investigation into a breach of its YouTube and Twitter accounts, after regaining control of them late on Sunday from unknown individuals who gained access… Continue reading "British Army Investigating Breach Of Twitter And YouTube Accounts"
Turkish missile manufacturer ROKETSAN has advanced its work on various versions of the ATMACA missile. With testing of the latest, a coastal defense variant, taking place on 2 July. The… Continue reading "Turkey Tests Coastal Defense Version of ATMACA Anti-Ship Missile For The First Time"
In a sign of Australia’s increasing defence space ambitions, the Defence Aviation Safety Agency (DASA) has formally taken on the role of Defence Space Regulator. In May, Australia’s new Defence… Continue reading "Regulatory Changes Signal Australia’s Growing Space Ambitions"
Baykar Chief Executive Officer Haluk Bayraktar says that the Turkish drone manufacturer was very impressed by a Lithuanian fundraiser to raise funds for the purchase of one of its armed… Continue reading "Baykar CEO “Very Impressed” By Lithuanian Solidarity In “Hawk” Fundraiser"
At 11:01 PDT (06:01 UTC), Space Launch Delta 30 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California launched a Minotaur II+ missile from Test Pad 01, which then exploded 11 seconds later.… Continue reading "US Missile Launch Test Ends in Explosion"
Russia’s defense ministry claimed on Wednesday to have destroyed two Ukrainian HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, but their claims were contradicted by the video they released of the engagement, which showed… Continue reading "Russian Footage Contradicts Own Claims Of Ukrainian HIMARS Destruction"
The Indian Navy has stepped up maritime cooperation with partners with at least eight frontline warships and two auxiliaries simultaneously conducting foreign deployments in June. The ships include all three… Continue reading "Indian Navy Ramps Up Deployments To Partner Nations"
Ukraine’s military has released photographs of Ukrainian special forces soldiers raising the country’s flag on Snake Island, a strategic Black Sea outpost abandoned by Russian forces a week ago after… Continue reading "Ukrainian Troops Raise Flag Over Snake Island"
The Irish Naval Service will decommission three of its oldest vessels this week. Peacock class patrol boats LÉ Ciara and LÉ Orla, as well as the flagship LÉ Eithne, will… Continue reading "Irish Naval Service Disposing of Three Vessels"