Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to block Finland and Sweden’s applications for membership of NATO, going as far as accusing Sweden of being a “hatchery” for “terrorists”.… Continue reading "Erdogan Threatens To Block Finnish & Swedish NATO Membership Over “Terrorist Support” Allegations"
The government of Finland announced on Sunday that it would apply for membership of NATO, with the announcement made during a joint press conference by Finnish President President Sauli Niinistö… Continue reading "Finland Announces NATO Membership Application"
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 focus on: NATO seeking a replacement for… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (11-15 April)"
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said that a debate in Finland’s parliament on possible NATO membership will take place “within weeks, not within months”, although she declined to provide… Continue reading "Finnish Parliament To Start NATO Membership Debate “Within Weeks”"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We welcome New Year with a raft of interesting articles focused on… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 January)"
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has said that Finland retains the “freedom of choice” to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, should it choose to do so. In his New Year’s… Continue reading "Finnish President Reiterates Freedom To Join NATO"
Sweden announced on 14 December its intent to join the Finnish-led Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS) program. The CAVS program is a multinational program, with Finland and Latvia currently members… Continue reading "Sweden Announces Intent To Join Common Armored Vehicle System Program"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week’s articles focused topics including the death of the Indian First… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6 – 10 December)"
Finland’s government officially announced on Friday afternoon that it had selected the F-35A Lighning II as the winner of the Finnish Air Force’s HX Programme. 64 Block 4 F-35As will… Continue reading "Finland Officially Selects F-35s As Hornet Replacements"
The Finnish Defence Forces announced, on 7 December, that it had received authorization from the Ministry of Defence to sign a contract for fire control system upgrades for the Finnish… Continue reading "Finnish Leopard 2s To Receive Multipurpose High Explosive Shell Compatibility"