Yesterday, in the early hours of the morning the Russian Federation launched an invasion of Ukraine. If you missed our coverage of the first day of the conflict, you can… Continue reading "UPDATES: Kyiv Under Pressure as Russia Renews Advances"
The United States Navy currently has four capital ships with their respective task forces operating in 7th Fleet’s area of operations, it was reported Monday. This is the largest concentration… Continue reading "Four US Navy Capital Ships Operate in Western Pacific Simultaneously"
On 6 January, two United States Navy (USN) fast-jets touched down at Palau’s main international airport. The aircraft, an E/A-18G Growler of VAQ-136 and a F/A-18E Super Hornet of VFA-113,… Continue reading "USN Jets Visit Strategic Nation of Palau"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. Among many interesting subjects we covered this week we examined tensions between… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (13-17 December)"
The Boeing-made MQ-25A Stingray has moved to aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on 2 December, marking the start of deck trials for the unmanned carrier-borne tanker. The aircraft dubbed,… Continue reading "MQ-25 To Begin Deck Trials Aboard USS George H.W. Bush"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ceremonially handed over Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) made Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Electronic Warfare (EW) suites to the Indian armed forces… Continue reading "Light Combat Helicopters, UAVs And EW Suites Handed Over To Indian Armed Forces"
Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivered Visakhapatnam (D66), the first ship of Project 15B destroyer class, to the Indian Navy on October 28. Project 15B is a class of… Continue reading "Indian Navy Looks Ahead To Fleet Expansion With INS Visakhapatnam Delivery"
The HMS Queen Elizabeth hosted Singaporean Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean and the Singaporean Ministry of Defence’s Deputy Secretary (Policy) Teo Eng Dih, among other visitors, during a two-day port… Continue reading "HMS Queen Elizabeth Hosts Singaporean & British Officials During Singaporean Port Visit"
Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Tuesday that the Malaysian government stood by its concerns that the formation of the trilateral AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom… Continue reading "Defense Minister: Malaysia Still Concerned Over AUKUS"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reports that four People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-16 multirole aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone in the evening of October 4. The… Continue reading "PLAAF Increases Taiwan Strait Activity Over PRC National Day Weekend"