Northrop Grumman has delivered the first AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 Engineering and Development Model (EDM) to the Navy. The company said in a press release… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Delivers First AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Electronic Warfare System to the U.S. Navy"
On 10 June, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that a large military exercise in the central Pacific Ocean had begun. The ministry announced that up to 20 warships, support… Continue reading "Russia Begins Large-Scale Exercises In The Pacific Ocean"
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced on Thursday, the 10th of June, that it has signed a contract with Indonesia for the supply of eight warships. This includes six new-build FREMM class frigates… Continue reading "Fincantieri Secures Contract For Eight Ships From Indonesia"
On 4th June, the U.S. Navy established a Program Office for the DDG(X). PMS 460 (Program Office) falls under the PEO Ships (Program Executive Office) and was approved by the… Continue reading "US Navy Stands Up DDG(X) Program Office"
This year, China had intensified its activities in the South China Sea leading to rising tensions with both Malaysia and the Philippines. Beginning in March, the Whitsun Reef incident saw… Continue reading "China and ASEAN Agree to Avoid Escalatory Actions in the South China Sea"
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency reports that it and the Royal Malaysian Navy are monitoring the presence of a Chinese Coast Guard ship in Malaysian waters off Borneo, near the… Continue reading "Malaysian Coast Guard: Chinese Coast Guard Ship Entered Malaysian Waters"
Austal USA, a fully owned subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder Austal, was on Monday awarded a $44 million fixed price contract modification by the United States Navy (USN), Navy Sea Systems… Continue reading "US Navy Awards Austal Autonomy Contract for USNS Apalachicola"
This week at Overt Defense we have looked at everything from the 173rd Airborne accidentally assaulting a factory in Bulgaria, Iran losing its second largest oiler, and a second coup… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 May – 5 June)"
In November of last year, Sudan signed an agreement with Russia concerning the construction of a Russian naval base on the Red Sea at Port Sudan. While no airstrip was… Continue reading "Sudan Reviewing Russian Naval Base Agreement"
On 28 May, the long awaited Fiscal Year 2022 Budget request was submitted to Congress. While the overall requests across the board were not special, the Navy has outlined the… Continue reading "US Navy Outlines Plan to Cut 4 Littoral Combat Ships"