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 North Korea missile tests and tensions,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (7-11 November)"
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 US F-15 replacement in the Far East,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 October – 4 November)"
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 Korean maritime border incident, Indian OneWeb… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 October)"
The ongoing war in Ukraine has demonstrated to American officials that the ability to provide internet infrastructure anywhere in the world at any time has immense value. Elon Musk’s Starlink… Continue reading "US Looking Into Government-Operated Starlink Alternative"
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) unveiled a model of its Light Tank being developed for the Indian Army. The model was showcased at DefExpo 2022 held in Gandhinagar… Continue reading "DefExpo 2022: DRDO Light Tank Showcased, Planned Features Revealed"
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Defence showcased their indigenous midget submarine SOV400 during India’s flagship defence exhibition DefExpo 2022, held in Gandhinagar. Two models of the submarine design were displayed. L&T… Continue reading "DefExpo 2022: Larsen & Toubro Showcases SOV400 Midget Submarine"
Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands has begun work on a second batch of two offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for the Pakistan Navy. Senior officials from the Pakistan Navy, Romanian Navy,… Continue reading "Damen Shipyards Starts Construction of Two OPV 2600 Ships For The Pakistan Navy"
Following significant backlash over his threats to pull Starlink service in Ukraine, Elon Musk backtracked and promised to continue the service in the country. On 16 October, Musk tweeted: “The… Continue reading "Elon Musk Backtracks on Ukraine Starlink Statements"
On 11 October, following talks between Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and their Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly, Ottawa and Tokyo announced a new “Japan-Canada Action Plan” aimed at realizing the… Continue reading "Canada and Japan Discussing Intelligence Sharing Agreement"
In a recent interview with local Indian media, UN Under Secretary General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix noted that deaths among UN peacekeeping forces are rising sharply. In 2020, 13… Continue reading "Deaths Among UN Peacekeepers Rising, UN Under Secretary General for Peace Operations Says"