DefenceTalkBoeing the U.S. Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force will continue modernizing global maritime patrol capabilities through a $2.2 billion contract awarded March 30 for at least 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The agreement also includes options for 32 additional aircraft, as well as money for long-lead parts for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/2-2-billion-boeing-contract-funds-p-8-aircraft-for-u-s-australia-and-u-k-69660/

DefenceTalkU.S. Navy ships assigned to Commander, Task Force 30 and CTF-70 are scheduled to begin a series of exercises with the South Korean navy tomorrow to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and procedures. The U.S. routinely conducts carrier strike group operations in the waters around South Korea to exercise maritime maneuvers, strengthen the U.S.-South […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korean-navies-to-hold-partnership-exercises-69537/

DefenceTalkIndia has signed a billion-dollar deal with Boeing to buy four maritime surveillance planes, defence and aviation sources said on Wednesday, as it looks to counter China in the Indian Ocean. The deal for four P-8I aircraft follows India’s earlier purchase of eight of the planes from the American aerospace giant in 2009. “The deal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-inks-1-billion-deal-with-boeing-to-buy-four-spy-planes-67931/

DefenceTalkThe Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed the deal to purchase nine P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The new aircraft, which will be based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, will play a vital role in protecting the UK’s nuclear deterrent and the UK’s two new aircraft carriers. They […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-orders-nine-boeing-p-8a-maritime-patrol-aircraft-67820/

DefenceTalkChina is “strongly dissatisfied” with a Group of Seven statement calling for restraint in disputed waters, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as worries grow in Asia over Beijing’s territorial and military ambitions. “China is strongly dissatisfied with relevant moves taken by G7,” foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in a statement. “We urge G7 members […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-slams-g7-statement-on-maritime-disputes-67242/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and his Indian counterpart agreed Tuesday to strengthen their cooperation on maritime security, as concerns grow in Washington over Beijing’s growing military ambitions. Carter is in New Delhi to bolster a strategic relationship Washington considers crucial in the face of what it sees as China’s rising assertiveness, particularly in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-india-agree-to-strengthen-maritime-cooperation-67232/

DefenceTalkThe United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time ever, both countries said, amid simmering regional tensions over Beijing’s island-building in the disputed South China Sea. China is locked in a territorial dispute with four Southeast Asian countries — including Washington allies Vietnam and the Philippines — and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-p-8-poseidon-spy-plane-in-singapore-amid-south-china-sea-row-66015/

DefenceTalkChina will be able to use its first domestically developed amphibious plane to enhance its operational capability at sea and safeguard its maritime interests, according to the aircraft’s chief designer. “The primary uses of the AG-600 will be forest fire control and maritime search and rescue,” Huang Lingcai told China Daily on April 27. “But […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-new-domestic-seaplane-will-protect-maritime-rights-64040/

DefenceTalkAn MQ-9 Reaper successfully hit a sea-going target with an AGM-114 Hellfire missile during a joint service training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico on March 17. This was the first time a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) hit a maritime target. “It was the first time we had put live weapons into boats and participated […]https://www.defencetalk.com/reaper-deploys-live-weapons-on-maritime-training-target-63726/

DefenceTalkThe sea services released a new maritime strategy, March 13, a plan that describes how the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard will design, organize, and employ naval forces in support of national security interests and homeland security objectives. The new strategy titled, A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready, accounts for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-releases-revised-maritime-strategy-63533/