On 9 August, BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) held deck landing qualification for the Wildcat helicopter. Personnel from the frigate, Philippine Navy’s Anti-Submarine Helicopter Squadron, and AgustaWestland were present during the… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Wildcat Helicopters Start Integration onto Frigates"
The Philippines is to participate in one of the largest multi-lateral aerial exercises in the world at Pitch Black 2022. Held in Northern Australia, this year’s iteration of the biennial… Continue reading "Philippine Air Force Air Battle Managers to Participate in Pitch Black 2022"
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)"
At the Farnborough Airshow in the UK, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) General Manager Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil confirmed the export of T129B ATAK attack helicopters to Nigeria. In an interview… Continue reading "Turkish Aerospace Industries To Supply Six T-129 ATAK Helicopters To Nigeria"
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 topics including the second hypersonic ARRW booster test,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 July)"
HMAS Sydney (DDG 42) arrived in the Port of Manila on July 13. The ship visited for two days as a part of a scheduled port visit. The Philippine Navy… Continue reading "Australian AEGIS Destroyer Visits Manila"
The Indian Navy has stepped up maritime cooperation with partners with at least eight frontline warships and two auxiliaries simultaneously conducting foreign deployments in June. The ships include all three… Continue reading "Indian Navy Ramps Up Deployments To Partner Nations"
Personnel from the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) departed for India on 22 June to train for the service’s future BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles. The marines hail from the Shore Based… Continue reading "Philippine Marines to Begin Training for BrahMos Missiles Amid Enhanced Cooperation With Partners"
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."
BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) departed Naval Operating Base Subic on June 8, for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Under the Naval Task Group 80.5, the force comprising BRP Antonio… Continue reading "BRP Antonio Luna departs for RIMPAC 2022"