DefenceTalkThe US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier embarked on its maiden deployment Tuesday, a milestone for a ship that has suffered problems with some of the advanced technologies it carries. The USS Gerald R. Ford — which cost more than $13 billion — will work with countries including Canada, France and Germany during a deployment that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navys-13bn-aircraft-carrier-embarks-on-first-deployment-79473/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkSOUTH CHINA SEA: The Nimitz Carrier Strike Force celebrated Independence Day with unmatched sea power while deployed to the South China Sea conducting dual carrier operations and exercises in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. High-end integrated exercises build unmatched flexibility, endurance, maneuverability, and firepower in an all-domain warfighting environment. These efforts support enduring […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dual-carrier-strike-groups-in-south-china-sea-reinforce-us-commitment-to-freedom-75842/

DefenceTalkThe naval version of the JL-9 Mountain Eagle trainer jet is being modified to enable it to train aircraft carrier jet pilots on an actual aircraft carrier at a time when China is in urgent need of training more aircraft carrier jet pilots, as its second carrier was just commissioned last year, reports said on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-jl-9-trainer-jet-to-be-modified-for-aircraft-carrier-operation-74901/

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/

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly named a future aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ceremony honoring African Americans of the Greatest Generation in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 20. The backdrop for the day’s ceremony paid homage to the beginning and ending of America’s role […]

DefenceTalkIn a rare move, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force displayed 10 DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles in a recent video, as China reaffirmed the weapon’s capability of attacking medium- to large-sized vessels. The 10 DF-21D missiles can be seen erected into launch positions in a promotional video of the PLA Rocket Force, Weihutang, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-showcases-cluster-of-aircraft-carrier-killer-missiles-72320/

DefenceTalkThe US government has approved the deployment of a Patriot missile defence battery and another warship to the Middle East amid increasing tensions between the US and Iran. The USS Arlington, which transports marines, amphibious vehicles, and rotary aircraft, will join the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, which already passed through Egypt’s Suez Canal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-sends-patriots-warship-to-middle-east-amid-iran-tensions-72309/

DefenceTalkFrench aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle set sail on Tuesday from the Mediterranean port of Toulon following two years of refurbishments and upgrades for a deployment that will see it travel to the Indian Ocean and Singapore. “There are departures that leave a bitter taste in one’s mouth, but not yours. Yours already has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/frances-charles-de-gaulle-aircraft-carrier-sets-off-for-asia-72178/

DefenceTalkWreckage from the USS Lexington, a US aircraft carrier which sank during World War II, has been found in the Coral Sea, a search team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Monday. The wreckage was found Sunday by the team’s research vessel, the R/V Petrel, some 3,000 meters (two miles) below the surface more […]https://www.defencetalk.com/wreckage-found-of-wwii-aircraft-carrier-uss-lexington-71543/

DefenceTalkAnother milestone has been reached in the UK’s return to carrier strike operations. Personnel from five Royal Navy ships took part in the latest validation exercise, learning how to work as part of a battlegroup with the nation’s new aircraft carriers. The UK Carrier Strike Group exercise was run by the US Navy and involved […]https://www.defencetalk.com/carrier-strike-operations-a-step-closer-for-royal-navy-71116/