DefenceTalkCommander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (CNREURAFSWA) established Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu Friday, Oct. 10, during an establishment and assumption of command ceremony on base. NSF Deveselu, formerly a disused Romanian airfield, is the first Navy base to be established since Naval Station (NS) Everett in Washington, whose official groundbreaking ceremony was held […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-establishes-new-missile-defense-base-in-romania-60751/

DefenceTalkA technological breakthrough will allow any unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to not only protect Navy ships, but also, for the first time, autonomously “swarm” offensively on hostile vessels, officals at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced Oct. 5. The first-of-its-kind technology, successfully demonstrated over two weeks in August on the James River in Virginia, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navys-autonomous-swarmboats-can-overwhelm-adversaries-60690/

DefenceTalkThe Navy established the Information Dominance Forces Command (NAVIDFOR) as the U.S. Navy’s newest Type Command, Oct. 1. NAVIDFOR is a global readiness-focused TYCOM, responsible for organizing, manning, training, equipping (MT&E) and identifying requirements for all Navy Information Dominance (ID) capabilities. “The standup of Navy Information Dominance Forces Command is a significant step in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-establishes-information-dominance-forces-60657/

DefenceTalkNavy engineers used technologies supporting the science of integration to guide live gun fire onto distant targets, demonstrating a new integrated surface warfare capability in a maritime environment, Sept. 29. Military and civilian leaders observed as unmanned surface and air vehicles – integrated with naval guns and the Aegis combat system – relayed targeting data […]https://www.defencetalk.com/navy-integrates-weapon-systems-with-unmanned-vehicles-for-new-surface-warfare-capability-60654/

DefenceTalkTwo US Navy F/A-18 Hornets have crashed in the western Pacific Ocean, the US Navy has confirmed. One pilot has been rescued, while the second is still missing. “Two F/A-18 Hornets from Carrier Air Wing 17 embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) crashed at 5:40 p.m. local time, today, while operating […]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-us-navy-jets-crash-in-west-pacific-1-pilot-injured-1-missing-60559/

DefenceTalkThe Navy accepted delivery of the first MK VI patrol boat, Aug. 27. The craft is the first of 10 patrol boats currently under contract with Safe Boats International in Tacoma, Washington. The patrol boats will be operated and maintained by the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), supporting coastal riverine forces. “This versatile platform leverages […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-accepts-delivery-of-first-mk-vi-patrol-boat-60536/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company (RTN) delivered the first Block 2 variant of its Rolling Airframe Missile system to the U.S. Navy as part of the company’s 2012 Low Rate Initial Production contract. RAM Block 2 is a significant performance upgrade featuring enhanced kinematics, an evolved radio frequency receiver, and an improved control system. “As today’s threats continue […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-delivers-first-block-2-rolling-airframe-missiles-to-us-navy-60443/

DefenceTalkChina’s state-run media warned Washington on Monday that Beijing could treat its surveillance flights as an “act of hostility”, after accusations a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to a US military aircraft. US Rear Admiral John Kirby said Friday the armed Chinese warplane came close to the American P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft on three […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-media-warn-us-over-warplane-interception-60432/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin (LMT) has received a contract through the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) for the U.S. Navy to evaluate and test two FORTIS exoskeletons. This marks the first procurement of Lockheed Martin’s exoskeletons for industrial use. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. The FORTIS exoskeleton is an unpowered, lightweight exoskeleton that increases […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-to-test-and-evaluate-lockheed-martin-industrial-exoskeletons-60385/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy offered a glimpse of the future of carrier aviation on Aug. 17 by conducting a series of cooperative flights from the aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), using an X-47B Unmanned Air System (UCAS) and an F/A-18 Hornet. The flights – the first time manned and unmanned […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-us-navy-integrate-manned-unmanned-flight-operations-60376/