While operating detached from CSG21, HMS Richmond (F239) executed a southbound transit of the Taiwan Strait, marking the second transit of the strait by a Royal Navy vessel in recent… Continue reading "HMS Richmond Transits Taiwan Strait"
The election of Joe Biden as President of the United States was well received by both the European public and most of Europe’s leaders. Following Biden entering office, Europeans’ confidence… Continue reading "Top EU Leaders Question American Commitment to Transatlantic Partnership"
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) retired the first of six P-3K2 Orions on the 24 September, in anticipation of beginning P-8A Poseidon operations in 2023. The aircraft retired by New… Continue reading "New Zealand Retires First Orion as it Prepares for Poseidon Debut"
Canada will upgrade 36 of its CF-18A Hornets with active electronically scanned-array (AESA) AN/APG-79(V)4 radars in a $140 million contract announced on the 20th by the United State’s Department of Defense… Continue reading "Canada To Upgrade Hornets with AESA Radar, Following the USMC"
The U.S Navy (USN) and Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships conducted exercises in Palau on September 2nd. Ships USS Jackson (LCS 6), JS Kaga (DDH-184), JS Murasame (DD-101)… Continue reading "U.S & Japanese Navies Exercise in Palau"
The 3-day SIMBEX 2021 bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), which has been held yearly since 1994, came to an end on… Continue reading "Singapore And India’s 28th Bilateral Maritime Exercise ‘SIMBEX’ Concludes"
An inquiry is ongoing in Samoa, where the Pacific nation’s only patrol boat ran aground on a reef last month amidst internal political strife. The vessel, Guardian Class vessel Nafanua… Continue reading "With its Patrol Boat Grounded, Samoa Turns to Partners to Protect its EEZ"
Japan’s first ever non-combatant evacuation operation concluded on Friday, with Self-Defense Forces and Foreign Ministry personnel departing Kabul for Islamabad on a JASDF C-130. Kyodo News reports that a Kabul-based… Continue reading "Coalition Nations Wind Down Kabul Evacuation Operations"
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 (16-20 August)"
The United States Navy is reinforcing its 7th fleet, stationed in Japan, with two Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. The USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Howard (DDG 83) arrived at… Continue reading "US Navy Reinforces Indo-Pacific Fleet With Two New Destroyers"