Carrier Strike Group 1 Conducts South China Sea Patrol
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DefenceTalkCarrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), and aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, began routine operations in the South China Sea, Feb. 18. Prior to their operations in the South China Sea, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/carrier-strike-group-1-conducts-south-china-sea-patrol-69189/
US Navy SSBN Test Fires Trident II D5 Ballistic Missiles
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DefenceTalkAn Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 9 completed a Follow-on Commander’s Evaluation Test (FCET) Feb. 16, resulting in four successful test flights of Trident II D5 missiles. Designated FCET-53, the operation spanned a three-day period. The primary objective of an FCET is to obtain, under operationally representative conditions, valid reliability, accuracy, and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-ssbn-test-fires-trident-ii-d5-ballistic-missiles-69176/
Next-Gen Standard Missile-3 Completes First Intercept Test
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DefenceTalkPACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii: The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed the first successful intercept flight test of a Raytheon Company (RTN) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA, a defensive weapon designed to defeat short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. Crew members onboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) launched a SM-3 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/next-gen-standard-missile-3-completes-first-intercept-test-68983/
U.S. Navy Seeks Additional Funding for Readiness, Aircraft, Weapons, and Ships
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DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy’s original $5.1 billion Unfunded Priorities List (UPL) released in February 2016 has grown into a massive $12 billion wish list. Curiously, the Navy says the new list is not a formal update of the original UPL. Rather, the service has provided a list of “executable” FY17 unfunded items, adding needs that have […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-funding-readiness-aircraft-weapons-ships-68972/
First Pacific-Based F-35C Fighters Arrive at NAS Lemoore
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DefenceTalkFour of the Navy’s newest F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Jan. 25. The jets’ arrivals mark the first time the new strike-fighter variant has been deployed to a West-coast based squadron, the recently reactivated “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125. “It was my first […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-pacific-based-f-35c-fighters-arrive-at-nas-lemoore-68933/
US Navy Partnership Hits Milestone, 50th P-8A Delivered
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DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy accepted its 50th P-8A Poseidon aircraft at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida today. The Navy’s Poseidon is replacing the legacy P-3 Orion and will improve an operator’s ability to efficiently conduct anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. The P-8A program of record calls for a total […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-partnership-hits-milestone-50th-p-8a-delivered-68798/
US Navy DDG 115 Completes Acceptance Trials
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DefenceTalkRafael Peralta (DDG 115) returned to the Bath Iron Works shipyard Dec. 16 after successfully completing a nearly week-long series of demonstrations for Navy reviewers. Based on the performance during the sea trials, the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey recommended DDG 115 join the U.S. Navy fleet. DDG 115 is the first Arleigh Burke-class […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-ddg-115-completes-acceptance-trials-68755/
China returns seized US naval sea drone
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DefenceTalkChina on Tuesday returned a US underwater probe it seized in the South China Sea, the Pentagon confirmed after Beijing’s capture of the craft sparked a dispute between the two powers. The Chinese navy handed over the drone near where it was seized, the Pentagon said, repeating US condemnation of Beijing’s actions in what it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-returns-seized-us-naval-sea-drone-68699/
US Secretary of the Navy Announces Need for 355-ship Navy
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DefenceTalkThe Secretary of the Navy announced the results of the 2016 Force Structure Assessment (FSA), a year-long effort which began in January that was conducted to evaluate long-term defense security requirements for future naval forces today at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The 2016 FSA recommends a 355-ship fleet including 12 carriers, 104 large surface […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-secretary-of-the-navy-announces-need-for-355-ship-navy-68681/
Unmanned, Autonomous Technologies Tested During First Unmanned Warrior Exercise
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DefenceTalkLuckily, the skies above the island of Benbecula, a remote Scottish outpost in the Outer Hebrides, have been clear and calm so far this October. While the systems they are here to test may be unmanned or autonomous, the various projects have brought together in Scotland several dozens of the world’s foremost experts in unmanned […]https://www.defencetalk.com/unmanned-autonomous-technologies-tested-during-first-unmanned-warrior-exercise-68443/