Project Overmatch Archives

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2022) In route to Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, ships of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) sail in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Navy ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aleksandr Freutel)

Navy gearing up to test secretive Project Overmatch capabilities at RIMPAC

Project Overmatch is the sea service’s contribution to the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative.

May 16, 2024 By Jon Harper

Ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, and U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, sail together during a trilateral exercise, Jan. 16, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams)

Navy plans to spend more than $700M on secretive Project Overmatch across FYDP

The initiative is the Navy’s contribution to the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) effort.

Mar 11, 2024 By Jon Harper

The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group transits the Pacific Ocean Jan. 25, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Isaacs)

Over-the-air updates now ‘matter of course’ through Project Overmatch

Since delivering Project Overmatch capabilities to Carrier Strike Group 1, additional strike groups have been equipped.

Feb 15, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) conducts an underway replenishment with USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 5, 2021 during Large Scale Exercise. (Photo by Mark Perdue)

Navy to test Project Overmatch capabilities during Large Scale Exercise

The next iteration of the biennial event will loop in nine maritime operations centers, six carrier strike groups, three amphibious ready groups, 25 ships and submarines, more…

Jul 24, 2023 By Jon Harper

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 8, 2023) A U.S. Navy Sailor launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the ÒMighty ShrikesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Calabrese)

Gilday: 7th Fleet to receive Project Overmatch capabilities

After the Navy wraps up experimentation with the USS Carl Vinson, the service is planning to roll out its Project Overmatch capabilities in the Indo-Pacific, including to…

Jun 7, 2023 By Jon Harper

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday use the 1MC to address the crew aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15). Gilday visited Naval Station Mayport to engage with Sailors, speak to local Navy leadership and tour a number of commands in the area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Austin Collins/Released)

Gilday taking cautious, ‘deliberate’ approach to Navy’s secretive Project Overmatch tech deployments

The sea service is currently deploying the capabilities with the USS Carl Vinson to evaluate their effectiveness.

Apr 6, 2023 By Jon Harper

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 13, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin M. Monroe/Released)

Gilday: Navy’s big plans to scale Project Overmatch start with USS Carl Vinson

The envisioned network will be "the bedrock for the joint tactical network of the future," he said.

Mar 15, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Lt. Cmdr. Douglas K. McKenzie, executive officer, USS New Mexico (SSN-779) gives Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, Commander, Naval Information Forces a tour of the submarine. USS New Mexico is one of two SSNs participating in the Information Warfare (IW) Pilot program, which assigns IW officers and Sailors about the SSNs to pilot close integration and employment of IW on these platforms. (U.S. Navy Photo by Robert Fluegel / Released)

Navy’s Project Overmatch could lead to changes in how the service trains its forces

NAVIFOR is co-chairing a cross-functional team looking at integration and training associated with Project Overmatch.

Mar 9, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

From front to back, USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), HMS Bangor (M109), HMS Chiddingfold (M37) and USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) sail in formation in the Arabian Gulf during exercise Phantom Scope, Oct. 7. During the bilateral exercise between the United States and United Kingdom, unmanned and artificial intelligence systems operated in conjunction with crewed ships and naval command centers ashore in Bahrain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeremy Boan)

JADC2 will benefit from lack of requirements, officials say

Officials believe that too many requirements will bog down efforts to modernize how the Pentagon will fight and connect systems in the future.

Oct 27, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro speaks at the AFCEA NOVA Naval IT conference, Oct. 25., 2022. (Photo by Jon Harper)

Navy secretary touts cloud as key for unmanned system ops

The cloud is a high priority for Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro as the sea service moves forward with developing and fielding unmanned platforms.

Oct 25, 2022 By Jon Harper