Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. A busy week saw us examine the tensions between Russia and Ukraine,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (22-25 November)"
The Canadian federal government is reported to have informed Boeing that its bid to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18s with Super Hornets has failed to meet program requirements.… Continue reading "Report: Super Hornet Out Of Contention For Canadian Hornet Replacement"
The New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) will be more closely integrated with the wider New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) as a result of reforms announced by the Kiwi Defence… Continue reading "New Zealand Announces Reform of Special Forces"
On the 22 November, the United States and Great Britain signed an agreement with Australia that will formally bring to an end the two’s long-held duopoly on advanced nuclear submarine… Continue reading "AUKUS Formalized By New Agreement"
On November 14, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that it has signed a contract to purchase two Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for 2.6 billion dirhams… Continue reading "UAE Puts In An Order For Two Additional A330 MRTTs From Airbus"
The Australian Department of Defence has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an inshore patrol boat that will enter service with the Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing in 2022. The… Continue reading "RFP Released for New Vanuatu Patrol Boat"
Concurrent operations have concluded in the North and South Pacific aimed at tackling Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Operation Kurukuru was conducted in the South Pacific between the 23rd… Continue reading "Dual Fisheries Enforcement Operations Conclude in the Pacific"
Papua New Guinea’s Defence Force (PNGDF) has restored its fixed-wing aviation capability with the certification of its Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL aircraft for flight with the help of the Royal Australian… Continue reading "Papua New Guinea Restores Organic Aviation Capability"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We begin November with stories examining the tensions on the Polish-Belarusian… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (1-5 November)"
Boeing Australia recently commenced construction on the fifth Airpower Teaming System (ATS) aircraft. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) currently has an outstanding order for six of the aircraft. The ATS… Continue reading "Boeing Begins Construction on 5th Loyal Wingman Drone"