The Department of State has approved a potential sale of AIM 9X Block II missiles and AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) to the Government of Finland. Although the contents of… Continue reading "United States Approves Possible Sale of AIM-9X and AGM-154 JSOW Worth $323 Million to Finland"
The UK has announced the procurement of Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile as their interim replacement for the Harpoon anti-ship missiles which previously armed Royal Navy surface combatants. The news was… Continue reading "UK To Procure Naval Strike Missiles for Royal Navy"
The Indian Navy (IN) held multiple naval exercises with various international partners during the past month. These included regular exercises such as MALABAR and SIMBEX as well as new exercises… Continue reading "Indian Navy Holds Multiple Exercises with Partners, MALABAR 2022 Concludes"
Since 2001 the Swedish Armed Forces have utilized 18 NH90TTH helicopters in the utility/transport configuration. Eight of them were intended for the Swedish Coast Guard (Kystvakten) and six of them… Continue reading "Sweden Moving Away From NH90"
The UK has announced the order of a further five Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy. The order for the anti-submarine warfare frigates, also known as the City Class,… Continue reading "UK Orders 5 More Type 26 Frigates"
Last month, the U.S. 3rd Marine Division participated in the multinational Exercise Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma Ng Dagat 6, Tagalog for Cooperation of Warriors of the Sea, alongside allies in… Continue reading "U.S. Marines Strengthen Interoperability with Philippine Counterparts at KAMANDAG 6"
The Republic of Korea’s Air Force, the United States 7th Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises in the region as a means… Continue reading "Vigilant Storm Air Exercises Continue Amid North Korean Missile Launches and a Period of Mourning in South Korea"
The Polish-Korean cooperation has bloomed in recent months. Significant acquisitions of Korean armored vehicles are a substantial part of a partnership between the states. Poland is seeking urgent reinforcement and… Continue reading "Hanwha AS-21 “Redback” Enters Trials In Poland"
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 cover Korean maritime border incident, Indian OneWeb… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 October)"
The India – U.S. annual bilateral army exercise Yudh Abhyas has been postponed to November-December 2022. The 18th edition of the exercise, initially planned to be held in the last… Continue reading "Yudh Abhyas 2022 Rescheduled To November Due To “Operational Commitment” Of Indian Unit"