The Egyptian Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract with France to purchase 30 Rafale fighter jets. With this, the claim that was first brought forward by the… Continue reading "Egypt Purchases 30 Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets from France"
This week brought us more interesting military affairs news from around the World. The hunt for Indonesia’s lost submarine, the Nanggala, came to a tragic conclusion, French troops will train… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26-30 April)"
In a recent statement, Japan’s Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) announced upcoming drills which will feature US Marines and French troops training alongside the JGSDF. Set to be held between… Continue reading "In Historic First, French Troops Will Train in Japan"
The Indonesian defense ministry has reported the discovery of an oil slick near the dive location of an Indonesian Navy submarine that has gone missing. The oil spill was discovered… Continue reading "Oil Slick Found Near Last Known Position Of Missing Indonesian Submarine"
Israel Aerospace Industries announced on Monday that it has begun the customer fulfillment process of its Barak Extended Range surface-to-air missile, following the successful completion of a series of trials… Continue reading "IAI Begins Barak ER Customer Deliveries After Successful Trials"
As we move from March to April we’ve seen another busy for Defense news at Overt Defense. The news of Russian troop movements in Crimea spark concerns over the possible… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (29 March – 2 April)"
On 27 March, two months after a military junta seized power in Myanmar, an annual military parade went forward as planned. The Burmese soldiers marching through the streets of Naypitaw… Continue reading "Eight Foreign Countries Send Representatives to Myanmar’s Military Parade"
The third week of March brought us more interesting defense news. Sadly, its seen several air incidents, the situation in Western Tigray raises many concerns as updated of satellite imagery… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (22-26 March)"
Israel’s Channel 12 News has accused Iran of a missile attack on an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing through the Arabian Sea. According to the television channel’s reporting, the Liberian-flagged container… Continue reading "Iran Accused Of Missile Attack On Israeli-owned Cargo Ship"
On 16 March, the UK released a policy paper under the title of “Global Britain in a Competitive Age: The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy”. Widely… Continue reading "British Plans for Permanent Troop Presence in the Falklands Anger Argentina"