According to four US officials speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, the US is expected to forward deploy a number of submarines to Western Australia as a stopgap measure… Continue reading "Australia To Purchase Virginia-Class Nuclear Submarines from US"
Japan’s long-awaited next-generation hydrogen-powered launch vehicle, the H3, had its debut test flight on 7 March. The first stage which hosts the brand-new LE-9 engines performed perfectly, meeting all test… Continue reading "Japan Dumps $280 Million Satellite in the Pacific Ocean"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing, this is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s edition, we look at HIMARS procurement in Europe,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (20-24 February)"
An Indian Navy submarine docked in Indonesia from 22-24 February for the first time ever. The submarine arrived in Jakarta after transiting through the Sunda Strait. Meanwhile, India reaffirmed cooperation… Continue reading "Indian Submarine Conducts First Ever Port Call In Indonesia"
A few days ago, the Norwegian Intelligence Service released its annual Fokus 2023 “assessment of current security challenges”. Norway’s primary concerns are made clear by the page allotment; the report… Continue reading "Annual Norwegian Intelligence Service Report Focuses on Russian and Chinese and Threats"
Speaking to Kyodo News on 10 February, President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that he is looking into establishing a trilateral defense pact with the US and Japan.… Continue reading "Philippine President Suggests Trilateral Defense Pact with US and Japan"
On Thursday 16 February, Japan’s ruling coalition approved the government’s plan to ease rules for firing on aircraft violating Japanese airspace. Japanese media reported that Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers claimed… Continue reading "Japan Moves to Relax Rules for Firing on Aircraft Violating Airspace"
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) organized “Winter Exercise-2023”, the most widely attended winter exercise in the Republic’s history, which was conducted by the 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Command under the… Continue reading "“Winter Exercise-2023” Hosted By Turkey Has Been Successfully Completed"
On 30 January, the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) and Eurosam announced a large production contract for nearly 700 Aster family missiles at the request of the French and… Continue reading "France and Italy Sign Massive Contract for Nearly 700 Aster Missiles"
STM (Defense Technologies Engineering Inc.), one of Turkey’s leading defense companies, announced in a press release on January 25 that it had delivered to the Pakistan Navy the PNS/M KHALID (S-137),… Continue reading "The Pakistan Navy Receives The Second Modernized Agosta 90B Class Submarine"