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Naval officers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom attended planning sessions at Project Overmatch in September to develop and mature critical capabilities ahead of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026.
During their two weeks in San Diego, the officers – known formally as cooperative project personnel (CPPs) – met with key Project Overmatch members to continue developing their coalition network and to plan for RIMPAC 26. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime military exercise. Sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, it brings together navies, armies, and air forces from numerous countries to build cooperation and interoperability, improve readiness, and promote maritime security.
The coalition network enables resilient communication and network connectivity amongst the “Five Eyes” (FVEY) in a distributed environment to close kill-chains and enable long-range fires. Naval combat in the future will be fought at range and with highly networked and complex weapons and sensors. Resilient networks are a critical capability for command and control, maneuver, and ultimately, for destroying and defeating enemy forces. That is even more true now as potential adversaries expand their ability to fight in the electro-magnetic spectrum.
Throughout its history, America has fought alongside like-minded allies and partners to win wars and preserve international security and prosperity. Now, Project Overmatch is forging the foundations for allied operations against peer and near-peer adversaries in the 21st century.
In Oct. 2024, Project Overmatch signed a Project Arrangement (PA) with the four other nations of the Five Eyes to develop improved warfighting capabilities and enable true interoperability in hotly contested electromagnetic spectrum environments. That PA called for embedding coalition personnel with the Project Overmatch team in San Diego to streamline communication and coordination.
“Our robust constellation of allies and partners remains a critical strategic advantage over our competitors,” said Capt. Remil Capili, program manager of Project Overmatch. “Their participation in Project Overmatch demonstrates a strong commitment to our shared interests and continued dedication to maintaining global stability and security. We all stand to benefit from this close and fruitful cooperation.”
The CPPs also used their time at Project Overmatch to prepare for upcoming PA steering committee meetings with Vice Adm. Seiko Okano, principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, and also the Project Overmatch steering committee chair. Since signing the PA, the FVEY partners have exercised their solutions during other exercises like Trident Warrior 24, Talisman Sabre 25 and will demonstrate their enhanced solutions at a capstone event during RIMPAC26.
“For nearly three years the [FVEYs] partners have been working with Project Overmatch to develop this capability that will significantly advance resilient communications among our nations,” said Shayna Bond, international deputy of Project Overmatch. “RIMPAC and other events, such as Talisman Sabre, are perfect places to demonstrate how we have modernized and enabled interoperability with our allies at sea. We will also have persistent testing and connections with the [FVEYs] and other allies when the first ever coalition lab in San Diego is completed in the very near future.”
As of early September, Canada has a fully embedded representative on the Project Overmatch team in accordance with the Oct. 2024 PA. Being collocated allows for greater transparency, involvement, and, ultimately, better technical solutions to common operational problems. In the future, embedded CPPs from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom will also come aboard to further strengthen the coalition working on Project Overmatch.
“We have established a Cooperative Project Office (CPO) within Project Overmatch to manage and coordinate efforts under the Project Overmatch PA” said David Flowers, the international lead of Project Overmatch. “In accordance with the provisions of the PA, the CPO will be staffed by up to two CPPs each from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The PA enables the five navies to build technologies that enable interoperability and interchangeability. With these authorities, we are postured to make a real and lasting impact for all our nations.”
Project Overmatch, by delivering reliable communications for a widely distributed hybrid force, enables seamless execution of mission-critical operations and provides a decision-making edge through a robust digital ecosystem that includes America’s strongest allies.
About Project Overmatch:
Project Overmatch is a multi-command effort to enable a U.S. Navy and Marine Corps that delivers synchronized lethal and non-lethal effects in every domain. Teaming with the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, Army, Marine Corps and allied and coalition partners, Overmatch connects platforms, weapons and sensors in a robust Naval Operational Architecture that integrates with Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) for enhanced Distributed Maritime Operations.
| Date Taken: | 11.14.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.14.2025 13:35 |
| Story ID: | 551112 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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