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)"
ROKETSAN, a Turkish defense industry missile and rocket system manufacturer, attended the international defense and security fair INDO Defense Expo & Forum 2022, which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from… Continue reading "Indonesia Becomes First Export Customer for Turkey’s KHAN Ballistic Missile System"
Two weeks after the White House announced the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), the Department of Defense released its National Defense Strategy (NDS). The 27 October release also includes… Continue reading "US Releases 2022 National Defense Strategy"
Last week, a military exercise known as “Mighty Iran” was conducted by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Ground Forces (NEZSA) close to the Aras River in the nation’s north. The… Continue reading "The Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Newest Meraj-521 Kamikaze Drone Is On Its Way To Russia"
According to US Air Force (USAF) statements and media reports, the USAF is withdrawing its two permanently based squadrons of F-15s from Okinawa and introducing more modern planes in their… Continue reading "US Air Force Replacing F-15s Squadrons in Japan With More Modern Aircraft"
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $79 million contract to Northrop Grumman for the delivery of additional GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Targets (SSST). The contract award covers 28 Coyote targets… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Build 28 Additional GQM-163A Coyotes"
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"
The India – U.S. annual bilateral army exercise Yudh Abhyas has been postponed to November-December 2022. The 18th edition of the exercise, initially planned to be held in the last… Continue reading "Yudh Abhyas 2022 Rescheduled To November Due To “Operational Commitment” Of Indian Unit"
The US Department of Justice has announced that 13 Chinese agents have been charged in three separate cases. In connection with this development, two Chinese nationals were arrested. FBI Director… Continue reading "US Department of Justice Charges 13 Chinese Agents; Makes Two Arrests"