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, we cover many topics including Sweden and Finland’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (16-20 May)"
On April 26th, 2022, a military parade took place to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army, the armed forces of the Democratic People’s Republic… Continue reading "North Korea Celebrates Armed Forces Anniversary Amid Nuclear Threats"
India’s Ministry of Defence has identified and approved a total of 23 projects, including hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV), directed energy weapons (DEW) and light tank, for industry led design and… Continue reading "India Announces Major Push For Industry-led Defense R&D"
A Senior Pentagon source said yesterday that the Russians have launched more than 1,100 missiles against Ukraine. The source also reported that analysis suggests Russia’s guided munitions have had some… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 27)"
During the ongoing of the Ukraine crisis, Russia has heightened tensions even more with an exercise of its cruise and ballistic missile forces. While the US insists that Russia is… Continue reading "Russia Testing Cruise and Ballistic Missiles As Part of Its Strategic Deterrence Exercise"
Lockheed Martin announced on Sunday that it was abandoning its plans to purchase rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne, after the $4.4 billion deal met with opposition from the Federal Trade… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Terminates $4.4 Billion Purchase Of Aerojet Rocketdyne"
The Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the US Missile Defense Agency completed a successful flight test of the Arrow weapon system (AWS) and Arrow 3 interceptor at a test… Continue reading "Israel and The US Complete Test of Arrow-3 Anti-Ballistic Missile System"
On 12 January, the press office of Russia’s state defense industry corporation Rostec stated that a Tu-160M strategic bomber, built from the ground up as part of a thorough modernization… Continue reading "Russia’s Modernized Tu-160M Bomber Makes Its Flight Debut"
The United States Air Force’s third booster flight test for its hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon has failed. All three booster flight tests for the hypersonic missile have failed,… Continue reading "Three For Three Failed ARRW Booster Flight Tests In 2021"
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has warned that the possibility of an “unprecedented” full-year Continuing Resolution to keep the United States government funded through fiscal 2022 despite an impasse over… Continue reading "Secretary of Defense Austin: Yearlong Continuing Resolution Will Cause “Enormous” Damage To Defense Priorities"