A former Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) NCO has become the first to be charged with war crime related offences. The NCO’s court date is set for June 11.… Continue reading "SASR War Crimes Allegations Update"
Australia’s new Defence Minister, Richard Marles, says that the interception of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon over international airspace in the South China Sea was a very “dangerous”… Continue reading "Aussie P-8 Intercepted Over South China Sea"
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 Sweden and Finland’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (16-20 May)"
BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) was commissioned into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on May 6. The vessel is the largest to date to join the PCG fleet, providing a boost… Continue reading "Philippine Coast Guard Commissions Largest Vessel to Date"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including the newest TB2… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 May)"
At the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exhibition 2022 in Sydney, Australia, General Atomics has presented a new variant of the MQ-9B Guardian platform: the MQ-9B STOL. The MQ-9B STOL is a… Continue reading "New MQ-9B STOL Expands on Mojave Program"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including multi-national drills in… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 May)"
Eielson Air Force Base completed its two-year build-up of the 354th Fighter Wing on April 15th. The airbase, which is located near Fairbanks, Alaska, was selected by the Air Force… Continue reading "Eielson Air Force Base Completes Two-year F-35A build-up"
The three FRANZ nations kicked off Exercise Tagata Toa 2022 last week in Kanaky New Caledonia. Throughout the exercise, the combined force will train and rehearse for a wide variety of regional contingency scenarios,… Continue reading "Aussie, French and Kiwi Troops Train in New Caledonia"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we covered many topics including the German transfer… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-April)"