General Dynamics Land Systems announced 23 January, that it had successfully completed testing of the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle it is developing for the United States Marine Corps. According to the… Continue reading "General Dynamics Completes Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle Testing"
Sikorsky announced on 24 August, that the United States Navy had awarded it a contract worth $2.7 billion to build and deliver 35 CH-53K King Stallions, the largest order signed… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Signs $2.7 Billion Contract For 35 CH-53K King Stallions"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and much of our coverage… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (28 February – 4 March)"
Italy became the third nation to operate its F-35Bs from the HMS Queen Elizabeth on November 22, with an Italian Air Force F-35B and an Italian Navy F-35B landing on… Continue reading "Italian and UK Carrier Strike Group F-35s Conduct First Crossdeck Flight Operations"
Aircraft of the United States Navy’s Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and the Royal Navy’s UK Carrier Strike Group have conducted joint interoperability flights, the first time the two carrier… Continue reading "Carl Vinson and UK Carrier Strike Groups Train Together For First Time"
Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David Berger, has stated that Marine Corps F-35Bs will be embarked on an Izumo-class helicopter destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force… Continue reading "USMC F-35Bs To Operate Off Japanese Helicopter Destroyers By November"
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announced on Wednesday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had issued a memorandum making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all service members who have yet to… Continue reading "COVID-19 Vaccinations Now Mandatory For US Service Members"
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on Monday that the Pentagon plans to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all military personnel by the middle of September. In a message to… Continue reading "Pentagon: COVID-19 Vaccine Required By Mid-September"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announced today that F-35Bs of the Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron have flown operational missions as part of Operation Shader, the UK’s campaign against… Continue reading "Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group F-35s Conduct First Combat Missions"
Japanese media is reporting that the government of Japan has decided to base the F-35Bs ordered by the Japan Air Self-Defence Force at Nyutabaru Air Base, in Miyazaki Prefecture on… Continue reading "Nyutabaru Air Base To Host JASDF “Trump Card” F-35Bs"