India ‘milestone’ as it launches own aircraft carrier
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DefenceTalkIndia launched its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier on Monday, a landmark moment in the $5 billion project that seeks to project the country’s power and check the rising influence of China. When the INS Vikrant comes into full service in 2018, India will become the fifth nation to have designed and built its own aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-milestone-as-it-launches-own-aircraft-carrier-48736/
Indian Aircraft Carrier Passes Engine Tests in Russian Sea Trials
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DefenceTalkA Russian-built aircraft carrier due to be delivered to the Indian Navy following a much-delayed refit has successfully passed engine tests during the first stage of final sea trials in the White Sea, shipbuilder Sevmash said Tuesday. The current trials focused on the ship’s propulsion system and its ability to perform as required. The aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-aircraft-carrier-passes-engine-tests-in-russian-sea-trials-48642/
Russian war games play on former US aircraft carrier
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DefenceTalkRussian video game publisher 1C Company boarded a former US aircraft carrier to re-write the Cuban Missile Crisis that had super powers on the brink of nuclear war in 1962. The tense Cold War stand-off has an apocalyptic outcome in the “Nuclear Union” computer game showcased late Thursday amid vintage fighter jets on the hangar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-war-games-play-on-former-us-aircraft-carrier-48632/
DCNS Completes CVN Charles de Gaulle Refit
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DefenceTalkThe French Navy’s Fleet Support Service (SSF) signed off on the completion of the intermediate refit of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle after six months’ work by DCNS. From hull to combat system, without forgetting compliance tests to the latest environmental standards, communications suite modernization or the refurbishment of the accommodation and recreation areas, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dcns-completes-cvn-charles-de-gaulle-refit-48571/
US Navy will have fewer reinforcements in a crisis
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DefenceTalkThe US military has fewer ships to send as reinforcements in a crisis because of budget cuts that have slashed funds for maintenance and training, the Navy’s chief warned Friday. The Navy will maintain one aircraft carrier and one amphibious ship group in the Middle East and in the Pacific, even under multi-billion dollar automatic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-will-have-fewer-reinforcements-in-a-crisis-48540/
X-47B Makes First Arrested Landing at Sea
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DefenceTalkThe X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia July 10. “It isn’t very often you get a glimpse of the future. Today, those of us aboard USS George H.W. Bush got that chance as we witnessed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/x-47b-makes-first-arrested-landing-at-sea-48353/
CVN 78: A True Leap Ahead for the Navy and Naval Aviation
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DefenceTalkBy Rear Adm. Tom Moore, Program Executive Officer, Aircraft Carriers This year has been an exciting and rewarding year for aircraft carriers. In December 2012, we said good-bye to probably our most legendary aircraft carrier and held a formal inactivation ceremony for USS Enterprise (CVN 65). She is now at Huntington Ingalls-Newport News to begin […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cvn-78-a-true-leap-ahead-for-the-navy-and-naval-aviation-48342/
Indian Carrier Sails from Russia for Final Sea Trials
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DefenceTalkA Russian-built aircraft carrier refitted for the Indian navy has set sail for final sea trials prior to handover, a senior Russian defense industry official said Wednesday – five years after it was originally due to be delivered, and more than twice over budget. The Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov), which has been refitted at the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-carrier-sails-from-russia-for-final-sea-trials-48281/
US Navy Takes First Steps Into the World of Carrier-Based UAS
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DefenceTalkIn a matter of a few weeks, the U.S. Navy has begun a journey that could well revolutionize airborne operations at sea. On May 8, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) was successfully launched by catapult from the deck of the USS George H.W Bush. The UAS itself, the X-47B built by Northrop Grumman, was developed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-takes-first-steps-into-the-world-of-carrier-based-uas-48289/
China’s First Aircraft Carrier Leaves Homeport for Sea Trials
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DefenceTalkChina’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, has left its homeport of Qingdao in east China’s Shandong Province to conduct scientific experiments and sea training, naval authorities said Tuesday. This was the first time for the carrier to leave its homeport to conduct training voyage since it anchored there in February, according to the People’s Liberation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-first-aircraft-carrier-leaves-homeport-for-sea-trials-48077/