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"
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 many topics including the Chinese Type 003… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (13-17 June)"
The Philippine Navy’s Maritime Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron 71 began its first-ever deployment after a year of training last month on August 9. Founded in 2020 and based at Naval… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Drone Squadron Deploys For The First Time"
The Indian Navy has deployed eight warships to visit ports across six continents. On 15 August, India’s Independence day, these ships hosted various activities and events by Indian missions, including… Continue reading "Indian Navy Conducts Global Deployment To Celebrate 75 Years Of Independence"
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 many topics including the observation of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (27 June – 1 July)"
The U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Air Group 12 (MAG-12) recently declared Full Operational Capability (FOC) of VMFA-242 last month, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. This is… Continue reading "MCAS Iwakuni Continues to Strengthen Marine Corps Aviation in the Pacific with F-35B"
Indian Navy frigate INS Satpura (F-48) visited the Philippines between June 3-6. During its stay, personnel from the Philippine Navy toured the ship. They were briefed on the frigate’s design… Continue reading "Indian Navy Stealth Frigate Visits Manila On Western Pacific Deployment"
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) officially launched the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) newest National Security cutter on April 2. USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) is the tenth Legend-Class National Security Cutter (NSC) built for the… Continue reading "Huntington Ingalls Launches 10th NSC for the Coast Guard"
Samoa’s lone patrol boat, Nafanua II, has been declared ‘beyond economic repair’ and will not return to service. Accordingly, the Samoan and Australian governments are now looking at options for disposal for… Continue reading "Samoan Patrol Boat Written Off Months After Grounding"
Babcock’s plans for the Arrowhead 140 hit a setback this week, with Greece announcing that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with France’s Naval Group and MBDA to… Continue reading "Babcock Suffers Setback in Greece, Outlines Opportunities in Poland & Ireland"