USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Returns to Sea
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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) got underway today for sea trials from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) division following a 15-month pierside maintenance period. “I am proud of the crew’s efforts to get USS Gerald R. Ford back out to sea,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “The Navy has […]
China’s Sharp Sword Carrier-Based Stealth Drone to Enter Service by End of Year
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China’s new carrier-based drone, dubbed the Sharp Sword, will appear in the October 1 National Day parade in Beijing and is expected to enter service before the end of the year. Unnamed sources in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy told the South China Morning Post recently that final preparations were being made for the […]
China’s Modified Su-30 Fighter Jets Might be Aircraft Carrier’s Nightmare
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DefenceTalkChina unveiled a set of photos of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Su-30MKK fighter jets’ first training in the new year on January 6, 2019. These photos “inadvertently” revealed a detail: a Su-30 MK2 fighter preparing to take off was mounted with a Chinese PL-12 air-to-air missile. This does not seem to be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-modified-su-30-fighter-jets-might-be-aircraft-carriers-nightmare-72110/
China ‘needs at least three aircraft carriers’: naval expert
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DefenceTalkChina needs “at least three aircraft carriers” to protect its extensive coastline and its interests abroad, a senior Chinese naval expert said Wednesday. “Our country has an 18,000-kilometre (11,000-mile) long coastline. Also, our economy is outward looking and our interests abroad are growing,” said Commodore Zhang Junshe, a member of the Naval Research Institute. “All […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-needs-at-least-three-aircraft-carriers-naval-expert-72021/
North Korea at UN warns U.S. aircraft carriers are fueling tensions
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea warned at the United Nations Monday, November 13, that the deployment of 3 US aircraft carriers in joint navy drills with South Korea was fueling tensions that could lead to nuclear war. North Korea’s Ambassador Ja Song Nam said in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that this was “the worst ever […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-at-un-warns-u-s-aircraft-carriers-are-fueling-tensions-70786/
USS Abraham Lincoln Tests F-35C Lightning II at Sea
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DefenceTalkThe Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) became one of the few ships in the fleet to trap and launch the F-35C Lightning II, Sept. 3. The “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA 101), from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, are the training squadron for the F-35C. “The F-35C is still […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-abraham-lincoln-tests-f-35c-lightning-ii-at-sea-70451/
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Underway for Sea Trials
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DefenceTalkNimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) got underway for sea trails, May 9, following a four-year refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia. The four-day sea trails marks Abraham Lincoln’s first time underway since March 2013. The ship spent its last days in the shipyard completing a five-day […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-abraham-lincoln-cvn-72-underway-for-sea-trials-69946/
US aircraft carrier starts drill with South Korean navy
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DefenceTalkThe US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials said, as tensions rose over North Korea’s latest test-fire of a ballistic missile. “Immediately after the aircraft carrier arrived in the Sea of Japan, South Korea and the US strike forces launched a drill from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-aircraft-carrier-starts-drill-with-south-korean-navy-69864/
China launches first domestically built aircraft carrier
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DefenceTalkChina has launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, state media said Wednesday, as the country seeks to transform its navy into a force capable of projecting power onto the high seas. Beijing has embarked on an extensive project to build a “blue water” navy and modernise its two million-strong military, the world’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-launches-first-domestically-built-aircraft-carrier-69820/
US Warship In West Pacific For Navy Drills With Japan
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DefenceTalkThe US supercarrier Carl Vinson will start joint exercises with Japan’s navy on Sunday, Tokyo’s defence ministry said, as the warship passes through the western Pacific after days of contention over its whereabouts. The strike group is in the region as tensions spike over North Korea’s rogue arms program and concerns that Pyongyang is planning […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-warship-in-west-pacific-for-navy-drills-with-japan-69802/