The first two F-16 type fighters upgraded to the “Viper” standard in collaboration with Lockheed Martin and the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAB) were delivered to the Hellenic Air Force. At… Continue reading "The Hellenic Air Force Begins Receiving Upgraded F-16 Viper Fighters"
Having detained 49 Ivory Coast soldiers for over two months, Mali is demanding concessions from the Ivory Coast to guarantee the release of their soldiers. The contingent was sent to… Continue reading "Ivory Coast Accuses Mali of Taking 46 Ivory Coast Soldiers Hostage"
Ukrainian troops on the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast have captured a Russian T-90M main battle tank, the newest member of the Russian Army’s tank fleet. Photographs by a Ukrainian tanker… Continue reading "Ukrainian Forces Capture Russia’s Most Advanced Tank"
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 a multitude of topics including Polish… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 September)"
A new base for Border Guard Services’ Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs has been established by the Kyrgyzstan State Committee for National Security. The base’s opening was attended by a large number… Continue reading "A Bayraktar TB2 UCAV Base Has Been Opened In Kyrgyzstan"
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of ‘F-16 Case for Sustainment’ to Pakistan for an estimated cost of $450 million. Congress was notified of this… Continue reading "India Raises Concerns After $450 Million U.S. Proposal For Sustaining Pakistan’s F-16 Fleet"
When looking at Iraq and Afghanistan over the course of at least the last decade, a popular sentiment has long been that the US hadn’t learned anything from Vietnam. When… Continue reading "Editorial: Why is it so Hard to Learn from Wars?"
On 12 September, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid visited Berlin where he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a press conference during which Lapid revealed that Germany and Israel were… Continue reading "Germany Planning to Purchase Israeli Arrow 3 Air Defense System"
On September 14, Northrop Grumman unveiled the first MQ-4C Triton destined for the Royal Australian Air Force. The aircraft, which is planned to be delivered to the RAAF in 2023,… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Presents First RAAF MQ-4C Triton"
Three new domestically manufactured military ships, one of which is a patrol vessel, entered service with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy last week at a ceremony in the country’s southern… Continue reading "Iran’s Catamaran Missile Corvette Enters Service with the IRGC Navy"