Weekend Briefing (21 – 25 June)
This week at Overt Defense we have covered a host of stories from around the world ranging from the end of the Belgian manhunt for a reservist who stole a… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (21 – 25 June)"
This week at Overt Defense we have covered a host of stories from around the world ranging from the end of the Belgian manhunt for a reservist who stole a… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (21 – 25 June)"
It’s often been asked “why don’t GLOCK make rifles?” and time and time again we’ve heard rumours and even had a few hoaxes about a GLOCK Assault Rifle entering the… Continue reading "GLOCK Assault Rifle Patents Emerge"
India and France are to conduct a joint exercise named VARUNA-21 in the Arabian Sea between the 25-27 April. This exercise is set to be the 19th VARUNA naval drill… Continue reading "Indian and French Navy Conducting Bilateral Exercise In The Arabian Sea"
Northrop Grumman has conducted successful flight testing with its new Ground Station Modernization Program (GSMP) for the United States Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawks. This applies updated interfaces for the… Continue reading "RQ-4 Global Hawk to Get New and Improved Control Systems"
Between August 2019 and September 2020 Col. Myles Caggins served as spokesperson for the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), their mission – to destroy ISIS. His… Continue reading "Winning the Information War: An Interview with Col. Myles Caggins – Former Spokesperson for the International Coalition Against ISIS Pt.1"
In an increasingly fractured world where grey-zone warfare has become part of Great Power Competition (GPC), the US Army has decided to disband the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG), the Army’s… Continue reading "The Untimely End of the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG)"
The Deutsche Marine (German navy) began at-sea testing of the SKELDAR V-200 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), designated the Sea Falcon, on the 12th August. The… Continue reading "Germany Navy Begins Testing V-200 SKELDAR Drone"
There are three primary missile types encountered in the naval battle-space, but a great deal of jargon and technical terminology surrounds them which can make it difficult for the novice… Continue reading "A Short Guide to Naval Missiles"
The Bundeswehr’s Tier One special operations force (SOF), the Kommando Spezialkräfte or Special Forces Command, has been rocked by the disbandment of one of its four Kommando Companies due to… Continue reading "Germany’s Elite KSK in Neo-Nazi Controversy"
The Australian Department of Defence released the 2020 Defence Strategic Update and 2020 Force Structure Plan on 1 July 2020, outlining a major strategic realignment for the Australian Defence Force… Continue reading "Australia Plans Major Defence Realignment Toward the Indo-Pacific"