DefenceTalkUSS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) recently completed testing of vital combat systems while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. These tests, conducted during Ford’s post-delivery test and trials (PDT&T) phase, are designed to stress the ship’s combat system capabilities and demonstrate the successful integration of new technologies, which the crew employs to defend the aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-tests-uss-gerald-r-ford-combat-systems-75109/

DefenceTalkUnited States Acting Secretary of the Navy (SecNav) Thomas B. Modly resigned from office on the morning of April 7th, 2020, after his mishandling of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (abbreviated TR) aircraft carrier situation led to mass outrage from active-duty Sailors, former Navy officers, Members of Congress and the public alike. On Monday, Acting SecNav […]https://www.defencetalk.com/troubled-waters-75087/

DefenceTalkThe US naval commander whose widely publicized plea for help for his coronavirus-affected crew led to his dismissal has reportedly himself tested positive for the disease. Captain Brett Crozier’s COVID-19 test result was reported Sunday by the New York Times, just hours after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the captain’s firing. Esper told ABC […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-captain-fired-for-voicing-virus-concern-tests-positive-75071/

DefenceTalkThe Navy commissioned USS Delaware (SSN 791), the 18th Virginia-class attack submarine, April 4. Although the traditional public commissioning ceremony was canceled for public health safety and due to restrictions on large public gatherings, the Navy commissioned USS Delaware administratively and transitioned the ship to normal operations. Meanwhile, the Navy is looking at a future […]https://www.defencetalk.com/attack-submarine-uss-delaware-joins-us-navy-fleet-75059/

DefenceTalkNine Department of Navy (DON) commands began 3-D printing medical face shields March 28 at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VIII as part of the effort to combat the Coronavirus outbreak. “Our goal is to make the detailed manufacturing technical data packages for medical supplies and personal protective gear available […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-marine-corps-partner-with-industry-fema-to-3-d-print-face-shields-75043/

DefenceTalkThe US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew. There have been 93 COVID-19 cases discovered among the 4,800-strong Roosevelt crew so far, according to the US Navy. Pentagon officials said Wednesday […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-evacuates-virus-struck-aircraft-carrier-roosevelt-75039/

DefenceTalkThe captain of the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt told the Pentagon that the coronavirus is spreading uncontrollably through his ship and called for immediate help to quarantine its huge crew, two US newspapers reported Tuesday. Captain Brett Crozier wrote in a four-page letter that they had not been able to stem the spread of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-captain-says-carrier-faces-dire-coronavirus-threat-75021/

DefenceTalkThe number of coronavirus cases on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean has spiked to at least 23, with authorities moving to isolate the entire crew in port, US media reported. Earlier this week three sailors were evacuated after testing positive for the virus, the first cases reported on a US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/coronavirus-cases-spike-on-us-aircraft-carrier-media-74982/

DefenceTalkA US warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait in a move certain to anger Beijing as the two countries trade barbs over the coronavirus. The US Pacific Fleet sent a tweet on Thursday confirming the USS McCampbell, a guided missile destroyer, had transited the strait a day earlier. Taiwan’s defence ministry said the vessel […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-warship-sails-through-taiwan-strait-during-virus-spat-74979/

DefenceTalkThree sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt underway in the Pacific Ocean were diagnosed with COVID-19 and were evacuated from the ship, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly said. “We’ve identified all the folks they’ve had contact with, and we’re quarantining them as well,” Modly said at a Pentagon news conference today, where […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-announces-3-covid-19-cases-aboard-uss-theodore-roosevelt-74945/