As the United States continues to shift its focus towards great power competition with China, the race in defense technology is becoming increasingly prominent. America may retain the technological edge… Continue reading "RAND Proposes New Framework For Assessing Chinese Technological Advances"
US-Filipino relations have been turbulent over the last few years with former President Duerte pushing back against US State Department influence. The potential for improved relations between Manila and Beijing… Continue reading "US Army’s Multi-domain Task Force Concept Tested with Tomahawk Deployment to Philippines"
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US continues to work to strengthen Europe’s air defense. In this context, the White House has approved the sale of the Arrow 3 air… Continue reading "US Government Approves Israel’s Export of Arrow-3 Air Defense Systems To Germany"
On 13 July, France’s parliament approved President Emmanual Macron’s 413 billion Euro spending boost to the nation’s armed forces. A part of France’s 2024-2026 budget it was previously announced by… Continue reading "French Parliament Approves Plans to Increase National Military Spending"
The U.S. Army has selected Lockheed Martin and a pairing of Raytheon and Northrop Grumman to compete in the Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) program. Both teams will develop an… Continue reading "US Army Selects Two Teams for Long Range Maneuverable Fires Program"
On 29 November, the US Department of Defense delivered its annual report on Chinese military power to the US Congress. The report comes in at 174 pages and is the… Continue reading "US Department of Defense Releases New Report on Chinese Military and Security"
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 some of the DefExpo 2022 premieres,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (14-18 November)"
Early on the morning of 4 August, an Atlas V launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying the sixth and final satellite of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS-GEO).… Continue reading "Space Based Infrared System Launch Marks the End of an Era"
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducted a test launch of the S-520-RD1 sounding rocket on 24 July from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. According to JAXA, the… Continue reading "Japan Conducts first Successful Scramjet Engine Test"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue topics including the second hypersonic ARRW booster test,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 July)"