According to the Central News Agency of Taiwan, the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy’s first indigenous attack submarine is scheduled to be launched next September and is “eight to ten… Continue reading "Taiwan To Launch First Domestic Submarine Next September"
The U.S. Navy and allied nations kicked off the latest iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on the 29 June. The five-week-long multinational exercise will take… Continue reading "Latest Iteration of RIMPAC Exercise to Kickoff in the Hawaiian Islands."
Turkey continues to expand the diversity of its domestic combat vehicles. In this context, production activities for Turkey’s first national submarine, the STM500, developed by STM Defense Technologies and Engineering… Continue reading "Turkey Starts Production Activities For The STM500 Small Attack Submarine"
The Suffren (Q284), the first of six nuclear submarines built under the “Barracuda” program, entered active service on Friday, June 3, in Brest, northwest France, following a long delay, according… Continue reading "Next-Generation French Nuclear Attack Submarine Suffren Enters Service"
The Indian Navy has initiated a project to develop Underwater Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (ULUAV). The project has been initiated under MoD’s Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme for industrial R&D.… Continue reading "India Initiates Development Of Submarine Launched UAV"
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the launch of the second submarine in the New Type Submarine Project (YTDP), which was started by a joint venture between the Turkish Defense… Continue reading "Turkey Launches Second Reis-Class Type 214 AIP Submarine"
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 many topics including the newest TB2… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 May)"
Australia has signed a contract with defense company Anduril Australia to design and build Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUV) in Australia. Over three years, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Anduril… Continue reading "Australian Unmanned Submarines Are On The Way"
An American nuclear-powered attack submarine has practised loading long-range missiles in Australia for the first time. While alongside at Fleet Base West (HMAS Stirling) USS Springfield (SSN-761) took on board an inert… Continue reading "US Navy Practices Loading Tomahawk Missiles in Australia"
The AKYA, developed by Roketsan and Turkey’s first heavyweight torpedo, was fired for the first time at a real target. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the development on his… Continue reading "Turkish Naval Forces Test-Fire The AKYA Heavyweight Torpedo"