Turkey dropped its previous opposition to Sweden and Finland’s applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, signing a joint memorandum of understanding with the two Nordic countries… Continue reading "Turkey Drops Opposition To Swedish and Finnish NATO Membership"
The Republic of Cyprus is still working to replace Soviet-era armaments with military equipment that is compatible with other member states of the European Union. In this regard, the Cypriot… Continue reading "Cyprus Purchases Six H145M Type Combat Helicopters From France"
At Shanghai Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard on the morning of 23 June, held the transfer and commission ceremony of Pakistan Navy’s second Type 054A/P frigate PNS Taimur, following the first of… Continue reading "China Delivers Second Type 054A/P Frigate to Pakistan"
India has successfully tested its Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from an Indian naval ship. The test was conducted on 24 June, by the Defence Research… Continue reading "India Successfully Tests VL-SRSAM Missile System From INS Rana"
Russian cruise missiles hit a shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday afternoon, with Ukrainian authorities reporting the death of at least 11 civilians and injuries… Continue reading "Zelensky: Russian Cruise Missile Attack On Shopping Center “Outrageous”"
The Australian Army has received its final two CH-47F Chinooks aboard a late-night flight from Hawaii. Australia ordered four CH-47Fs from U.S Army stocks in early 2021. The Chinooks were ordered to… Continue reading "Australia’s Final Chinooks Arrive Aboard a C-5"
Airbus announced on 23 June that Spain had ordered 20 new Eurofighter jets. The order for 16 single-seater and four twin-seater Eurofighters was made through NATO’s Eurofighter and Tornado Management… Continue reading "Spain Orders 20 New AESA-Equipped Eurofighters As Hornet Replacements"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced that one of their MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAVs would be participating in the upcoming 28th edition of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022… Continue reading "MQ-9B to Participate in RIMPAC Exercise"
It has been four months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was preceded by a massive, months long build-up of personnel and equipment. Several air bases… Continue reading "Observing Russia’s Airpower in Ukraine"
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 the JS Yahagi launch,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (20-24 June)"