US Navy Tests New Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile on AH-1Z Helicopter
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DefenceTalkThe Navy successfully completed its first Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) flight test on the AH-1Z helicopter Dec.5 at Patuxent River. During the flight, aircrew aboard the AH-1Z navigated the missile through various operational modes and exercised its active seeker to search and/or acquire targets, demonstrating its compatibility with the aircraft. “Initial results from the flight […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-tests-new-joint-air-to-ground-missile-on-ah-1z-helicopter-71050/
USS Wasp Joins 7th Fleet
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DefenceTalkThe amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) entered U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Jan. 6, after completing nearly two months of disaster relief efforts in the Caribbean Sea. Wasp departed Norfolk Aug. 30, to replace USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in Sasebo, Japan, as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in region. While still […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-wasp-joins-7th-fleet-71053/
NAVAIR Hosts First Orientation Flight In A CH-53K King Stallion
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DefenceTalkNaval Air Systems Command and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, hosted a ‘first of its kind’ orientation flight in the CH-53K King Stallion for Brig. Gen. Nir Nin-Nun, Israeli Air Force, Commander, Air Support and Helicopter Division, during a test flight Nov. 7. The 90-minute orientation flight included various operational maneuvers, landings and takeoffs, providing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/navair-hosts-first-orientation-flight-in-a-ch-53k-king-stallion-70840/
US aircraft carriers in rare Pacific operation amid North Korea tensions
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DefenceTalkThree US aircraft carriers will stage joint drills in the western Pacific for the first time in a decade, the US Navy said Thursday, as tensions in the region over North Korea reach fever pitch. The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt will conduct “coordinated operations in international waters”, the navy said, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-aircraft-carriers-in-rare-pacific-operation-amid-north-korea-tensions-70765/
Major Expansion of U.S. Navy Amphibious Warfare Fleet?
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DefenceTalkThe decision to use the LPD-17 design as the baseline for the LX(R) has opened up a major discussion on the future size and composition of the U.S. Navy amphibious warfare fleet. This decision resulted from the Navy’s determination that the Ingalls Shipbuilding production line for LPD-17s is now working so efficiently that another ship […]https://www.defencetalk.com/major-expansion-of-u-s-navy-amphibious-warfare-fleet-70481/
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/
Training, maintenance issues beset overseas US Navy ships
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DefenceTalkForeign-based US Navy ships are suffering a slew of problems that are raising risks and impacting military readiness, a government watchdog warned on Thursday in the wake of two deadly maritime mishaps. A review by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that crews are being overworked and undertrained, just as vital maintenance is not being […]https://www.defencetalk.com/training-maintenance-issues-beset-overseas-us-navy-ships-70422/
Latest Aegis Combat System is Successful Against Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
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DefenceTalkUSS JOHN PAUL JONES, At Sea: The USS John Paul Jones, supported by the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin, successfully fired two Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual I missiles against a medium-range ballistic missile target from the Aegis Combat System. During the test, the system detected, tracked, engaged and launched both missiles to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/latest-aegis-combat-system-is-successful-against-medium-range-ballistic-missiles-70386/
Pentagon chief pledges ‘broad’ probe into navy accidents
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DefenceTalkUS Defence Secretary James Mattis on Monday said the Pentagon will undertake a broad investigation into multiple accidents after the second severe collision involving a US Navy ship in two months. “My thoughts and prayers are with the sailors and families of the USS John McCain,” the destroyer which collided with a tanker off Singapore […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-pledges-broad-probe-into-navy-accidents-70337/
US Navy Completes First LRASM Free Flight from B-1B Lancer
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DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin conducted the first free flight launch of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a B-1B Lancer Aug.16 over Point Mugu Sea Range in California. This event marked the first end-to-end functionality test of LRASM, and proved the weapon’s ability to identify and prosecute a moving target at sea. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-completes-first-lrasm-free-flight-from-b-1b-lancer-70332/