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 cover Canada’s F-35 procurement, the… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 January)"
This week both Australia and Romania have confirmed the procurement of Kongsberg-Raytheon’s Naval Strike Missiles (NSM). Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a contract worth over $500 million with the… Continue reading "Australia & Romania Opt For Naval Strike Missiles"
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 Kizelma’s maiden flight, Slovakia obtaining BAE System’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 December)"
Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS have announced the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy)’s selection of the Naval Strike Missile. The Dutch Ministry of Defence stated that the… Continue reading "Netherlands Navy Selects Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile"
The UK has announced the procurement of Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile as their interim replacement for the Harpoon anti-ship missiles which previously armed Royal Navy surface combatants. The news was… Continue reading "UK To Procure Naval Strike Missiles for Royal Navy"
On 28 May, the long awaited Fiscal Year 2022 Budget request was submitted to Congress. While the overall requests across the board were not special, the Navy has outlined the… Continue reading "US Navy Outlines Plan to Cut 4 Littoral Combat Ships"
The US Navy is actively seeking new assets to overcome the Chinese supremacy in the West Pacific region. One such idea is to equip the US Navy’s amphibious ships with… Continue reading "US Amphibious Ships To Be Equipped With Ship Killer Missiles"
The United States State Department approved Romania as a potential buyer of its Naval Strike Missile (NSM) coastal defense system, according to an announcement by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency… Continue reading "State Department Clears Romania For Naval Strike Missile Purchase"
South Korean Ministry of National Defense has ordered four more Patrol Killer Experimental-B (PKX-B) fast attack crafts, alternatively known as the Chamsuri 211-class. The Ministry’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)… Continue reading "ROK Navy Orders Four Additional PKX-B Patrol Vessels"
The Marine Corps has elected to purchase the Raytheon/Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile as an element to their future plans for island hopping in the Western Pacific. A contract, worth $47… Continue reading "USMC to Buy Naval Strike Missile in $47 million Dollar Deal"