DefenceTalkIndia debuted its first locally made aircraft carrier on Friday, a milestone in government efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign arms and counter China’s growing military assertiveness in the region. The INS Vikrant, one of the world’s biggest naval vessels at a length of 262 metres (860 feet), will formally enter service after 17 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-unveils-first-homemade-aircraft-carrier-with-eye-on-china-79299/

DefenceTalkChina on Friday launched its biggest and most modern aircraft carrier, marking a major military advance for the Asian superpower. The announcement comes at a time of heightened tensions between China and the United States over Beijing’s saber-rattling towards Taiwan, which it views as a breakaway province to be seized by force if necessary. China’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-launches-third-aircraft-carrier-in-major-military-milestone-78988/

DefenceTalkChinese and US warships sailed through the flashpoint Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwanese and US officials said, shortly before China’s Xi Jinping issued a warning to Joe Biden that ties could suffer if there is a “mishandling” of the island’s status. The two warships sailed through the strait — which separates China from Taiwan — […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-aircraft-carrier-sails-through-taiwan-strait-ahead-of-biden-xi-talks-78451/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is departing the Central Command area of responsibility and moving into the U.S. Indo-Pacific region, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby announced today. “We want to thank all the men and women aboard the ships in that strike crew and the squadrons who supported Central Command now for more […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nimitz-carrier-group-sails-into-indo-pacific-command-76728/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe US reversed a decision to bring an aircraft carrier home from the Gulf Sunday, with the Pentagon saying that due to “recent threats” by Iran the USS Nimitz would stay in position. The Nimitz has been patrolling Gulf waters since late November, but in a statement issued on December 31, acting US defense secretary […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-aircraft-carrier-to-stay-in-gulf-pentagon-76632/

DefenceTalkPHILIPPINE SEA: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is underway for the first time since arriving in Guam March 27. The ship left Naval Base Guam and entered the Philippine Sea May 21 to conduct carrier qualification flights for the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11. “It feels great to be back at sea,” said Rear […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-theodore-roosevelt-returns-to-sea-75605/

DefenceTalkATLANTIC OCEAN: The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, underway in the Atlantic Ocean, conducted a week of naval air integration exercises with Marine Corps elements assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing May 12-18, 2020. The purpose of the high-end training was to improve Navy and Marine Corps integration, communication, power projection in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-harry-s-truman-strike-group-and-marine-aircraft-wing-complete-integrated-training-75581/

DefenceTalkATLANTIC OCEAN: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the only carrier qualification (CQ) asset regularly available on the East Coast this year, commenced its second round of CQs for Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) pilots May 10, with a healthy and mission-focused crew. Ford, operating at-sea at the same time as four other U.S. aircraft carriers, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ford-commences-second-round-of-aircraft-carrier-qualifications-75560/

DefenceTalkFive US sailors have been evacuated with coronavirus from an aircraft carrier despite extensive screening as the warship prepares its return to sea following a major outbreak, a US official confirmed Thursday. After testing positive but asymptomatic, the five spent two weeks in quarantine in Guam where the nuclear-powered USS Theodore Roosevelt is docked, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-covid-19-cases-on-us-carrier-despite-extensive-screening-75542/

DefenceTalkCAPT. Brett Crozier, the fired Captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, has been temporarily assigned as Special Assistant to U.S. Pacific Fleet Naval Air Forces’ Chief of Staff at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island, Coronado, San Diego as of May 4th, 2020. The Captain had recovered from COVID-19 at the start of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/capt-brett-crozier-temporarily-assigned-as-naval-air-forces-special-assistant-75494/