In the first ever repair of a US Navy ship in India, USNS Charles Drew arrived at Larsen and Toubro (L&T) shipyard at Kattupalli, Chennai on August 7 for undertaking… Continue reading "USNS Charles Drew Arrives For First Ever Repair Of US Navy Ship In India"
Indian Navy has unveiled requirements for a new ship-launched surface to surface missile (SSM). The missile, referred to as ‘Glidefire SSM’, is to be developed under the Make-II category of… Continue reading "Indian Navy Seeks Development Of New ‘Glidefire’ Missile"
On the afternoon of 8 August, the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan held a press conference addressing the recent military exercises conducted by the Chinese military in response to… Continue reading "Taiwan Holds Press Conference On Chinese Military Exercises"
Sri Lanka has requested China defer a planned visit by tracking ship Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota port. This follows security concerns raised by India about the nature of the… Continue reading "Sri Lanka Defers Hambantota Visit By Chinese Vessel After India Raises Concerns"
On July 27, Captain Yokota of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force spoke at the International Conference on Offshore Patrol Vessels, elaborating on the details regarding the JMSDF’s future Offshore… Continue reading "Japan Marine United to build Future Offshore Patrol Vessels for Japan"
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) received the NB 547 AL-DIRIYAH, the second of five Avante-2200 class corvettes built by the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia for the RSNF as part of… Continue reading "Navantia Delivers Al-Diriyah Corvette To The Royal Saudi Naval Forces"
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 a multitude of topics including the Polish-Korean… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-29 July)"
The Indian Navy on July 28 took delivery of indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant. The carrier, built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, has undergone over five sets of sea… Continue reading "Indian Navy Receives Aircraft Carrier Vikrant And MH-60R Helicopters"
India’s Ministry of Defence granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for acquisition proposals of the armed forces amounting to ₹28,732 crore ($3.56 billion). This was decided in a Defence Acquisition Council… Continue reading "India To Procure Guided Pinaka Rockets, Carbines And Drone Swarms"
4 new landing craft ordered from Turkey’s Anadolu Shipyard have been handed over to the Qatar Emiri Navy at a ceremony at Anadolu Shipyard‘s site in Tuzla, Istanbul. A total… Continue reading "Anadolu Shipyard Delivers 3 Different Classes of Landing Craft to the Qatari Emiri Navy"