Future USS Gerald R. Ford Underway for Builder’s Sea Trials
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DefenceTalkThe future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is underway for its first set of sea trials, known as Builder’s Sea Trials (BST). Builder’s sea trials provide an opportunity to test systems, components and compartments at sea for the first time. Over the next several days, CVN 78 Sailors, shipbuilders from Huntington Ingalls Industries – […]https://www.defencetalk.com/future-uss-gerald-r-ford-underway-for-builders-sea-trials-69692/
US Navy T-45C Operational Pause Implemented
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DefenceTalkThe Navy implemented a three-day operational pause for its T-45C fleet Wednesday at the direction of Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, Commander, Naval Air Forces. The pause is in response to concerns raised by T-45C pilots over the potential for physiological episodes. It will also allow time for Naval Aviation leadership to engage with the pilots, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-t-45c-operational-pause-implemented-69679/
Pentagon has broad military arsenal available for Syria strike
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DefenceTalkThe United States has been fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, so has amassed a huge military presence and an array of capabilities in the region. If President Donald Trump decides to launch strikes against Syrian regime targets in response to Tuesday’s suspected chemical attack, the Pentagon has many ways […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-has-broad-military-arsenal-available-for-syria-strike-69675/
New electric gun for Phalanx Close-In Weapon System passes first test
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DefenceTalkUpgrade allows firing at varying rates, efficient use of ammunition Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully tested a new electric gun for the Phalanx® Close-In Weapon System. The upgrade allows soldiers and sailors to fire at varying rates, which uses less ammunition. Phalanx is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled radar and 20 mm gun system that automatically acquires, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-electric-gun-for-phalanx-close-in-weapon-system-passes-first-test-69649/
U.S., South Korean Navies to Hold Partnership Exercises
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DefenceTalkU.S. Navy ships assigned to Commander, Task Force 30 and CTF-70 are scheduled to begin a series of exercises with the South Korean navy tomorrow to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and procedures. The U.S. routinely conducts carrier strike group operations in the waters around South Korea to exercise maritime maneuvers, strengthen the U.S.-South […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korean-navies-to-hold-partnership-exercises-69537/
Japan, US conduct navy drill in East China Sea
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DefenceTalkThe Japanese and US navies are conducting joint exercises in the East China Sea as tension intensifies in the region following North Korea’s missile tests, local media reported on Friday. The two sides launched the drill earlier this week, involving Japanese destroyers and a US Navy carrier strike group, the Sankei Shimbun daily and Kyodo […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-us-conduct-navy-drill-in-east-china-sea-69437/
US Navy Conducts Successful Hellfire Missile Test From Littoral Combat Ship
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DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy conducted a successful structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) from Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7) Feb. 28 off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. The test marked the first launch of a missile from the SSMM from an LCS as well as the first vertical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-conducts-successful-hellfire-missile-test-from-littoral-combat-ship-69424/
Trump Calls for 12-Carrier Navy, Promises Rebuilt Military
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DefenceTalkPresident Donald J. Trump today promised to rebuild the U.S. military and called for a 12-carrier Navy during a visit to the future USS Gerald R. Ford in Newport News, Virginia. Trump addressed the pre-commissioning unit of the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier on the ship’s hangar deck. He told the crew that if Congress passes […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-calls-for-12-carrier-navy-promises-rebuilt-military-69371/
US Navy secretary nominee withdraws: Pentagon
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DefenceTalkPhilip Bilden has withdrawn his nomination as secretary of the US Navy, the Pentagon said Sunday, marking the latest in a series of nominees to remove their names from consideration to serve under President Donald Trump. “This was a personal decision driven by privacy concerns and significant challenges he faced in separating himself from his […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-secretary-nominee-withdraws-pentagon-69297/
To rule the waves: US eyes large-scale navy revamp plan
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DefenceTalkAccording to US military and defense experts, the country’s navy needs a deep modernization in order to be able to counter the emerging threats and challenges. During a recent visit to United States Central Command in Florida, President Donald Trump said: “Our Navy is at a point almost as low as World War I. That’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-eyes-large-scale-navy-revamp-plan-69283/