US aircraft carriers start drills off Philippines
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DefenceTalkTwo US aircraft carriers have started exercises in the Philippine Sea, defence officials said Sunday, as Washington’s close ally Manila faces growing pressure from Beijing in the South China Sea. The US Pacific Command said the USS John C. Stennis and USS Ronald Reagan, among the world’s largest warships, began conducting air defense drills, sea […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-aircraft-carriers-start-drills-off-philippines-67703/
Second China-Made Aircraft Carrier May Adopt EMALS
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DefenceTalkRecently the official website of America’s Popular Science magazine released a report on the latest news about China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier titled “China’s new carrier gets a ski ramp.” A photo was also released, saying that “the ship’s ski jump soon to be welded to the carrier’s front”. In a recent interview with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/second-china-made-aircraft-carrier-may-adopt-emals-67587/
China rejects Hong Kong port call by US aircraft carrier: Pentagon
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DefenceTalkChina has denied the US aircraft carrier USS Stennis and accompanying naval vessels permission to make a port call in Hong Kong, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday. It was not immediately known what prompted the Chinese action, but it comes amid growing tension between the two countries over Beijing’s moves to assert its claims to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-rejects-hong-kong-port-call-by-us-aircraft-carrier-pentagon-67376/
China’s J-20, J-31 Likely to Be Deployed On Aircraft Carriers
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DefenceTalkChina’s fourth generation fighters like J-20 and J-31 are likely to be deployed on aircraft carriers, according to a military export. In an interview with China National Radio (CNR), a military expert Yin Zhuo said China’s aircraft carriers are capable to project firepower, troops and information. Yin said the ability of China aircraft carrier’s fleet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-j-20-j-31-deployed-on-aircraft-carriers-66934/
Russian Company Ready to Supply Fighters for New Indian Aircraft Carrier
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DefenceTalkRussian Aircraft Corporation MiG is ready to deliver the required number of naval MiG-29K/KUB multirole fighter aircraft for the new Indian Vishal aircraft carrier, a company spokeswoman, Anastasia Kravchenko, said Thursday. On Wednesday, Indian media reported that Delhi requested four manufacturers’ proposals to supply fighter aircraft designed for the new carrier, capable to carry over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-ready-supply-fighters-new-indian-aircraft-carrier-66523/
China to debut new carrier rockets
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DefenceTalkChina will send two new models of carrier rocket in the Long March series on their maiden space trips in 2016, the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASC) said on Saturday. The country’s strongest carrier rocket, Long March-5 has a payload capacity of 25 tonnes to low Earth orbit, or 14 tonnes to geostationary […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-debut-new-carrier-rockets-66441/
China’s Second Aircraft Carrier to Have ‘Military Focus’
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DefenceTalkChina’s second aircraft carrier, which is now under construction, will focus on military operations rather than training and technological experiments, according to a senior military researcher. “This carrier will have different missions than those for the Liaoning (the country’s first aircraft carrier),” Senior Captain Zhang Junshe with the People’s Liberation Army Naval Military Studies Research […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-second-aircraft-carrier-to-have-military-focus-66240/
French Aircraft Carrier conducts first missions against ISIS
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DefenceTalkPERSIAN GULF: The French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) conducted its first missions against ISIS from the Arabian Gulf as the flagship for Commander Task Force (CTF) 50 on Dec. 20. In a move that demonstrates the interoperability and partnership between the naval forces of the U.S. and France, the French Navy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/french-aircraft-carrier-conducts-first-missions-against-isis-66158/
US to Help India Develop Engine for Gen-5 Fighter, Carrier
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DefenceTalkNEW DELHI: On Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s first official visit to the United States from December 7-10, Washington has signaled its willingness to co-develop with India an aircraft engine for India’s indigenous fifth-generation fighter that is called the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). India’s Defence R&D Organization (DRDO) believes it essential to work with US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-help-india-develop-engine-for-gen-5-fighter-carrier-66075/
France deploys aircraft carrier to support Syria raids
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DefenceTalkVersailles, France: France’s president said Monday its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier would be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria as Paris intensifies a bombing campaign against the Islamic State group there. The latest move follows attacks in the French capital, claimed by the jihadist group, which left 129 people dead […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-deploys-aircraft-carrier-to-support-syria-raids-65850/