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 Indonesia Rafale Contract, the Space Force’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 October)"
On 4 October, Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang announced a new 2023 defense budget that adds NT$47.5 billion ($1.5 abillion USD) over this year’s budget of NT$367.6 billion ($11.6 billion USD)… Continue reading "Taiwan Defense Budget Up 12.9%"
An Indian Air Force (IAF) promotional video has revealed the Astra Mk-II air to air missile (AAM) for the first time. The short clip was part of a near nine… Continue reading "India’s Astra Mk-II Missile Revealed In IAF Promotional Video"
India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 3. The… Continue reading "Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ Inducted Into Indian Air Force"
In a new report, Citizen Lab, a University of Toronto laboratory “focusing on research, development, and high-level strategic policy and legal engagement at the intersection of information and communication technologies,… Continue reading "Poorly Designed CIA Websites Likely Got Spies Killed"
On 23 September,the US Army activated its third-ever Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. However, it is not yet clear if the third MDTF will remain permanently based… Continue reading "US Activates New Multi Domain Task Force in the Pacific"
On 16 September, a Chinese Y-20 transport departed Incheon, South Korean, carrying the remains and personal effects of 88 People’s Volunteer Army soldiers who were killed during the Korean War.… Continue reading "Chinese Remains From Korean War Repatriated with Stealth Fighter Escort"
On 14 September, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met his Japanese counterpart Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada in Washington. This is the first time Austin and Hamada met in person… Continue reading "Japan and US Agree to Expand Joint Counter-Hypersonic Weapons Research During High Level Meeting"
The Philippines and the United States conducted a coast guard exercise off Bataan from 2 to 3 September. Four Philippine Coast Guard vessels joined United States Coast Guard Cutter Midgett… Continue reading "U.S. & Philippine Coast Guards Exercise off Bataan"
Speaking this week, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said that Germany has to play a leading military role regardless of if the country wants to or not as along with… Continue reading "German Defense Minister Says Germany Must Step Up and Play a Leading Military Role"