Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (19 – 23 July)"
The delayed refurbishment of the US Navy’s nuclear arsenal is underway after a series of delays. The Department of Energy announced the first piece of new alteration to W88 nuclear… Continue reading "First Upgraded W88/Mk5 Nuclear Warheads Completed After 18 Month Delay"
Two Iranian vessels travelled through the English Channel on the 19 July, spotted by satellite imagery. According to Iranian state media, the ships are headed to the Russian city of… Continue reading "Two Iranian Navy Ships Transit The English Channel"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12 – 16 July)"
Exercise Pacific Vanguard wrapped up off the east coast of Australia this week. Warships, submarines and aircraft from the United States, Australia, Japan and the Republic of Korea participated. The… Continue reading "Exercise Pacific Vanguard Warps Up With ESSM & SM-2 Launches"
The Norwegian military company, Kongsberg, was awarded a significant contract by the Norwegian and German navies. The dual procurement by both countries is a part of the wider 212CD procurement… Continue reading "Kongsberg To Deliver Combat System And Naval Strike Missile For 212CD Submarines"
According to a ministry statement posted on Facebook, “The Naval Forces of Ukraine have received the first Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle system. We’re running the final approval tests at… Continue reading "Baykar Defense Delivers The First Bayraktar TB2 UCAV’s to the Ukrainian Navy"
The Indian Navy received its tenth P-8I “Neptune” from Boeing, on the 13 July. It is the second of four new P-8I’s ordered by the Navy in 2016 under a… Continue reading "India Expands Maritime Surveillance Capabilities with arrival of 10th P-8I ‘Neptune’"
The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed reports of a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group, partway through the group’s maiden operational deployment. In a press… Continue reading "COVID-19 Outbreak Strikes Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group"
The approval tests of the third P-72 maritime patrol aircraft were completed satisfactorily, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MSB). “The approval tests of the third of the P-72… Continue reading "Third P-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft Delivered to Turkish Naval Forces within the Scope of Meltem Project"