Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Forces say that this year’s edition of the Fuji Firepower Review on May 28 will feature a scenario where JGSDF troops respond to an invasion of Japan’s… Continue reading "JGSDF Ospreys To Debut In 2022 Fuji Firepower Review"
This month, the US Chief of Staff of the Army and Secretary of the Army announced to the senate that the army plans to reactivate the 11th Airborne Division in… Continue reading "The US is Reactivating the 11th Airborne Division"
BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) was commissioned into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on May 6. The vessel is the largest to date to join the PCG fleet, providing a boost… Continue reading "Philippine Coast Guard Commissions Largest Vessel to Date"
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 many topics including multi-national drills in… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 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"
Eielson Air Force Base completed its two-year build-up of the 354th Fighter Wing on April 15th. The airbase, which is located near Fairbanks, Alaska, was selected by the Air Force… Continue reading "Eielson Air Force Base Completes Two-year F-35A build-up"
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 covered many topics including the German transfer… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-April)"
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has entered into an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert pre-owned civil passenger aircraft to Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) aircraft in India.… Continue reading "IAI-HAL To Convert Boeing 767s Into Tankers In India"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we examined the latest Al Zubarah corvette launch, the Australian… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 April)"
The war in Ukraine has seen considerable losses on both sides with confirmed Russian equipment losses passing 2,500 assets. Figures for Ukrainian losses are less clear but likely to be… Continue reading "US Senate Revives Lend-Lease Act"