DefenceTalkThe decision to use the LPD-17 design as the baseline for the LX(R) has opened up a major discussion on the future size and composition of the U.S. Navy amphibious warfare fleet. This decision resulted from the Navy’s determination that the Ingalls Shipbuilding production line for LPD-17s is now working so efficiently that another ship […]https://www.defencetalk.com/major-expansion-of-u-s-navy-amphibious-warfare-fleet-70481/

DefenceTalkThe Navy received the final production P-8A Poseidon aircraft of 2014 on Jan. 8 marking 21 deliveries to fleet operators in Jacksonville, Fla. “Boeing last month delivered the eighth P-8A Poseidon of 2014, completing all planned deliveries to the U.S. Navy on or ahead of schedule,” said Cmdr. Tony Rossi, P-8A Poseidon deputy program manager […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-boeing-deliver-21st-p-8a-to-fleet-operators-61859/

DefenceTalkAn odd underwater ballet has been unfolding in the Mediterranean port of Toulon these past few days. Under the scrutiny of their masters, whose eyes are glued to computer screens, the world’s first fleet of “marine drones” is being put through its paces. Five European countries — France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal — have […]https://www.defencetalk.com/time-to-train-for-worlds-first-fleet-of-marine-drones-48630/

DefenceTalkA group of warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet is about to deploy to the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in decades, fleet spokesman Roman Martov said on Monday. The group has entered the Red Sea and is preparing to transit the Suez Canal, and should reach the Mediterranean by mid-May, he said. The group, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-pacific-fleet-warships-to-enter-mediterranean-47788/

DefenceTalkCommander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command sent a personal for message to commanders and commanding officers Feb. 8 about how he plans to maintain fleet readiness through fiscal uncertainty. Adm. Bill Gortney sent the message to discuss some of the impacts on the fleet following Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s approval to delay the scheduled deployment […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fleet-forces-outlines-fiscal-impact-on-readiness-for-commanders-46755/