The UK Ministry of Defence have confirmed that the planned out of service date for the British Army’s fleet of Aérospatiale Gazelle light helicopters is March 2024. This confirmation comes… Continue reading "UK Procures Airbus H135 To Replace Ageing Gazelle Helicopters"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. As February begins, we continue to cover the latest from around the world.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 January – 4 February)"
On Monday, 1 February, President Biden announced that he seeks to designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). “I am notifying Congress that I will designate Qatar as a… Continue reading "President Biden Decides to Designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally"
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a video circulating on social media of a U.S. Navy F-35C just before an apparent impact with the USS Carl Vinson’s flight deck, as… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Confirms Authenticity Of F-35C Crash Video, Photograph"
The Pacific Ocean saw the largest concentration of US capital ships in over a decade take place this weekend. Escorts of the USS Carl Vinson and USS Abraham Lincoln carrier… Continue reading "Four US Navy Capital Ships Train With JMSDF In The Philippines Sea"
Ten days after the devastating eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, international aid has begun to arrive in Tonga, to support its Covid-safe recovery. Ships and aircraft from six militaries have… Continue reading "International Community Mobilizes to Support Tonga"
Engineers from the U.S and Timorese militaries began to restore Timor Leste’s longest airfield on 12 January. Baucau airfield is located around 100 kilometres East of Timor’s Capital Dili. Historically it… Continue reading "US Begins work in Timor to Rehabilitate Airfield & Reinvigorate Local Air Capabilities"
The United States Navy currently has four capital ships with their respective task forces operating in 7th Fleet’s area of operations, it was reported Monday. This is the largest concentration… Continue reading "Four US Navy Capital Ships Operate in Western Pacific Simultaneously"
On 6 January, two United States Navy (USN) fast-jets touched down at Palau’s main international airport. The aircraft, an E/A-18G Growler of VAQ-136 and a F/A-18E Super Hornet of VFA-113,… Continue reading "USN Jets Visit Strategic Nation of Palau"
Lockheed Martin announced on 3 January, that its 2021 deliveries surpassed 140 aircraft. A total of 142 aircraft were received by various customers around the world. Although the US Democratic… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Surpasses Delivery Plans For 2021"