DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBoeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy will demonstrate advanced missile technologies that will make carrier air wing strike fighters more lethal against threats into the next decade. Boeing has been awarded a $30 million contract from the Navy to co-develop the Supersonic Propulsion Enabled Advanced Ramjet (SPEAR) flight demonstrator with the Navy’s Air Warfare […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-us-navy-to-demo-future-ramjet-missile-technology-76501/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkChina would not have exclusive access to a Cambodian naval base, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday, despite Beijing chipping in for upgrades after a US-funded facility was razed at the site last month. The Ream base is strategically located in the Gulf of Thailand, providing ready access to the fiercely contested South China Sea […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cambodian-pm-says-naval-base-not-just-for-china-76437/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBAE Systems has unveiled the newest addition to its unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) portfolio, the Riptide™ UUV-12. The 12” diameter vehicle is the company’s entry into the medium UUV market – joining three small UUV variants – and marks the first new vehicle since last year’s acquisition of Riptide Autonomous Solutions. “The Riptide UUV-12 system […]https://www.defencetalk.com/riptide-uuv-12-launches-bae-into-medium-unmanned-undersea-vehicle-market-76376/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkSecretary of Defense Mark Esper announced Wednesday an ambitious plan to expand the US Navy with a range of unmanned and autonomous ships, submarines and aircraft to confront the growing maritime challenge from China. The Pentagon chief said a sweeping review of US naval power dubbed “Future Forward” had laid out a “game-changer” plan that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eyeing-china-pentagon-plans-larger-more-lethal-navy-76357/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkIn December 2016, the Navy released a force-structure goal that calls for achieving and maintaining a fleet of 355 ships of certain types and numbers. The 355-ship goal was made U.S. policy by Section 1025 of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2810/P.L. 115-91 of December 12, 2017). The Trump Administration has identified the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/navy-force-structure-and-shipbuilding-plans-background-and-issues-for-congress-76343/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkTurkey’s big push into the Mediterranean featuring controversial gas drilling, tough rhetoric and warships is rooted in a grand vision of a “Blue Homeland” that takes over waters claimed by EU neighbours. Fearful of being denied a fair share of the region’s bountiful natural gas wealth, Turkey sent a research vessel and a small navy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkeys-bid-to-become-maritime-powerhouse-unsettles-mediterranean-76197/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBeijing recently conducted “high-intensity” naval exercises in the South China Sea, China’s defence ministry said Thursday, as tensions grow over the Asian power’s manoeuvres in the contested waters. China’s expanding military presence in the region has worried several of its neighbours, while the US has vowed to stand up against Beijing’s territorial claims to much […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-conducts-military-drills-in-south-china-sea-76102/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalk China’s indigenously-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft succeeded in its maiden flight over sea on Sunday morning in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, its developer announced. The aircraft took off from the sea off Qingdao at 10:18 a.m. and completed the test flight after flying for about 31 minutes, said state-owned plane-maker Aviation Industry Corporation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-ag600-seaplane-makes-maiden-flight-from-sea-76039/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Mexican navy was implicated in the disappearance of 27 people in 2018 and was asked to compensate the families of the victims, according to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH). The commission said Tuesday it had investigated the disappearances in the northern state of Tamaulipas of the 27 people, who were “arbitrarily detained and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mexico-navy-implicated-in-disappearance-of-27-people-75982/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of flagship USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), participated in cooperative exercises with the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean commencing July 20. “It was a privilege […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nimitz-strike-group-participates-in-cooperative-exercises-with-indian-navy-75971/