The Royal Malaysian Navy’s ScanEagle 2 drones took part in their first field training exercise with other Navy assets on October 26. The drones operated by the 601 Squadron were… Continue reading "Royal Malaysian Navy ScanEagles Participate In First Field Training Exercise"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We are closing out this month with stories gathered by our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-29 October)"
The Indian Ministry of Defense announced that the surface-to-surface Agni-V Ballistic Missile was successfully tested from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha at 19:50 on Wednesday, October 27. “The successful… Continue reading "India Successfully Tests The Nuclear-Capable Agni-V Ballistic Missile"
Last week, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin toured NATO’s periphery. He was received by NATO member Romania as well as non-NATO Georgia and Ukraine which have long aspired for… Continue reading "US Secretary of Defense Visits Georgia, Romania and Ukraine"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important news. As October continues, this week we’ve covered a variety of interesting news stories… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 October)"
Former Chief Software Officer of the United States Air Force and Space Force, Nicolas Chaillan, now says that he was misquoted in an interview he made in the Financial Times… Continue reading "Former Air Force Chief Software Officer: I Never Said We Lost The AI War"
Austal has launched the first of six new Evolved Cape Class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The RAN ordered the new boats in 2020 to help ease… Continue reading "First of Six Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boats Launched by Austal"
The US Navy announced on October 21 that it and the US Army had successfully conducted a series of test flights of prototype hypersonic weapon components. In a statement, the… Continue reading "US Navy Announces Three Successful Hypersonic Flight Tests"
On October 15, the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) published a new report in its “Military Power” series taking a look at North Korea (DPRK), its military strategy, organization… Continue reading "New Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Report Assesses North Korean Capabilities"
Taiwan’s government is seeking to accelerate the delivery schedule of 66 new-build F-16Vs it has on order, with officials requesting the United States deliver the first batch of aircraft in… Continue reading "Report: Taiwan Seeks Accelerated Delivery Of New-Build F-16Vs"