DefenceTalkThe US Navy has issued an intention to award a sole-source contract to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS for the equipment and flight test support services in support of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Phase II demonstration test. With this, the US Navy continues the successful testing of NSM on US Navy’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-to-install-nsm-on-littoral-combat-ship-for-deployment-67399/

DefenceTalkChina has denied the US aircraft carrier USS Stennis and accompanying naval vessels permission to make a port call in Hong Kong, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday. It was not immediately known what prompted the Chinese action, but it comes amid growing tension between the two countries over Beijing’s moves to assert its claims to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-rejects-hong-kong-port-call-by-us-aircraft-carrier-pentagon-67376/

DefenceTalkA Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam April 27 following a port visit en route to the Western Pacific. The PAC SAG is comprised of the embarked staff of Destroyer Squadron 31, guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111), USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Momsen (DDG 92) and embarked “Devil […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-3-more-destroyers-to-western-pacific-67362/

DefenceTalkSailors aboard the Pre-Commissioning Unit John P. Murtha (LPD 26) successfully tested the Navy’s first High Frequency Distribution Amplifier Group (HF DAG) system during Builder’s Sea Trials March 1-3 and Acceptance Sea Trials April 13-15 in the Gulf of Mexico. During these trials, the HF DAG system successfully transmitted and received transmissions between LPD 26 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lpd-26-first-ship-to-successfully-test-new-technology-afloat-67298/

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/

DefenceTalkThere has been a lot of talk lately by senior Pentagon officials that the U.S. military is losing its long-held advantages in high-end warfighting capabilities. If one accepted uncritically statements by the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics about how well our prospective adversaries are inventing and deploying […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-aircraft-carriers-the-number-one-asymmetric-military-advantage-67096/

DefenceTalkToday, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 10, completed a Follow-on Commander’s Evaluation Test (FCET) with the launch of three Trident II D5 missiles. Designated FCET-52, and spanning a three-day period, the operation marked the 158th, 159th, and 160th successful test flights of the Trident II D5 missile. The primary objective […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-ssbn-launches-fleet-ballistic-missiles-67089/

DefenceTalkSOUTH CHINA SEA: The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea. The ships transited the Luzon Strait March 1 and have maintained a location in the eastern half of these international waters for four days. USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), USS Stockdale […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-great-green-fleet-operates-in-the-south-china-sea-66964/

DefenceTalkThe US Navy will christen its newest Virginia-class attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787), Saturday, March 5, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. The ceremony will be broadcast live at www.washingtonchristening.com. Elisabeth Mabus is the ship’s sponsor. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will deliver the principal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-to-christenattack-submarine-uss-washington-ssn-787-66908/

DefenceTalkFor 40 years, Lockheed Martin has supported the U.S. Navy’s submarine program by bringing integrated solutions to complex systems including navigation, sonar, and communications. The U.S. Navy recently demonstrated its trust in Lockheed Martin’s expertise by extending its contract for Submarine C3I System Engineering & Integration (SE&I) services. The work entails a major redesign of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-continues-building-its-legacy-of-submarine-systems-integration-66841/