DefenceTalkThe US Navy reported its first suspected case of the new coronavirus aboard a ship, saying a sailor had tested positive for the disease but the result needed to be confirmed by health authorities. It came a week after another US Navy sailor stationed in southern Italy contracted COVID-19, which has killed more than 3,700 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-reports-first-suspected-coronavirus-case-on-ship-74854/

DefenceTalkArctic Ocean: Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially commenced Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020 in the Arctic Ocean with the construction of a temporary ice camp, Camp Seadragon, and the arrival of two U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines March 4. ICEX 2020 is a three week biennial exercise that offers the Navy the opportunity to assess its operational […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-kicks-off-icex-2020-74673/

DefenceTalkMEDITERRANEAN SEA: The Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) participated in cross-deck inter-operability exercises in the Mediterranean Sea March 3. The unique opportunity allowed pilots from both navies to land and launch on the two flight decks while the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ike-and-charles-de-gaulle-participate-in-cross-deck-aircraft-launches-and-recoveries-74601/

DefenceTalkMEDITERRANEAN SEA: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) began dual-carrier flight operations with French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) in the Mediterranean Sea March 2. These dual-carrier operations demonstrate the combined military capability fostered by by the U.S. Navy working alongside the French Navy for many years. “As a result of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-french-navies-conduct-dual-carrier-ops-in-mediterranean-74546/

DefenceTalkThe Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), the Navy’s newest America-class amphibious assault ship, from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)-Ingalls Shipbuilding Division Feb. 28. Amphibious assault ships project power and maintain presence by serving as the cornerstone of the amphibious ready group or expeditionary strike group. These ships transport elements of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-accepts-delivery-of-future-uss-tripoli-74527/

DefenceTalkU.S. 2nd Fleet, on behalf of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, and in conjunction with Military Sealift Command (MSC), is conducting convoy operations across the Atlantic, employing the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) alongside USNS Benavidez, MV Resolve, and MV Patriot. Sealift remains the primary method for transporting military equipment, supplies, and material around […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-2nd-fleet-conducts-naveur-convoy-exercise-in-the-atlantic-74519/

DefenceTalkPEARL HARBOR, Hawaii: A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was lased by People’s Republic of China (PRC) navy destroyer 161 on Feb. 17 while flying in airspace above international waters approximately 380 miles west of Guam. The P-8A was operating in international airspace in accordance with international rules and regulations. The PRC navy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-chinese-warship-fired-laser-at-us-aircraft-74363/

DefenceTalkJUBAIL, SAUDI ARABIA: The U.S. Navy and the Royal Saudi Naval Forces are participating in exercise Nautical Defender 20 (ND 20), Feb. 23-27. ND is a bilateral maritime exercise designed to build and sustain combined warfighting capabilities, support long-term regional security and enhance military-to-military interoperability between the U.S. and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “Capstone exercises […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-saudi-bilateral-maritime-security-exercise-begins-74315/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy successfully flight tested the first SM-2 surface-to-air missile from the company’s restarted production line. The SM-2 Block IIIB missile launched, flew and provided accurate telemetry data to the range, and engaged an airborne Navy target. SM-2 allows navies to defend against anti-ship missiles and aircraft. Raytheon and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-us-navy-test-first-standard-missile-2-from-restarted-production-line-74311/

DefenceTalkMEDITERRANEAN SEA: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) began its north-bound international strait transit en route to the Black Sea Feb. 23, 2020, to conduct maritime security operations and enhance regional maritime stability, combined readiness, and naval capability with our NATO allies and partners in the region. This is the first time […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-ross-ddg-71-en-route-to-the-black-sea-74208/