DefenceTalkNATO will press ahead with large-scale military exercises mobilising thousands of troops despite worries about the coronavirus, the alliance chief told AFP on Wednesday. The 29-member alliance has more than 20 exercises planned this year, and will take part in the US-led Defender 2020 drill, which will see 20,000 troops deployed from the United States […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-exercises-to-go-ahead-despite-coronavirus-74642/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of twenty five (25) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) vehicles and/or M88A1 long supply HERCULES refurbished vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $239.35 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/morocco-to-buy-hercules-recovery-combat-utility-lift-and-evacuation-system-74608/

DefenceTalkEvery year BAE Systems hosts representatives from the group of nations who operate the CV90 to share information that helps continuously evolve the Infantry Fighting Vehicle’s capabilities as an advanced and affordable combat vehicle. They are known as members of the CV90 Club and they come from all over Europe. The topics discussed are broad […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cv90-infantry-fighting-vehicle-innovating-by-warfighters-for-warfighters-74575/

DefenceTalkSEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a “long-range artillery” drill, state media said on Tuesday (Mar 3), after Pyongyang threatened to demonstrate a new weapon. Kim “guided” the drill on Monday, KCNA said. South Korea had said that North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, but […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korean-leader-kim-oversees-long-range-artillery-drill-74567/

DefenceTalkNorth Korean state media published pictures Tuesday of leader Kim Jong Un supervising what it called a “long-range artillery” drill, after Seoul said Pyongyang had launched two short-range ballistic missiles in its first weapons test for months. The images in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper included pictures of multiple launch rocket systems, and several of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-weapons-test-was-long-range-artillery-kcna-74551/

DefenceTalkArtificial intelligence possesses the capacity to achieve incredible results, but cannot always work alone. Researchers identified two key components in successful human-machine collaboration that may enhance how the U.S. Army will fight in the future. To achieve dominance in what is known as multi-domain operations, warfighters will need a layered intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-researchers-enhance-ai-critical-to-soldier-machine-teamwork-74507/

DefenceTalkAdvancements in additive manufacturing have fundamentally changed the scope of what we can design and build. Army researchers explore the technology through a program designed to push the application of additive manufacturing to new boundaries. Leaders at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory designated several research programs as essential for future […]https://www.defencetalk.com/additive-manufacturing-to-provide-soldiers-with-cutting-edge-munitions-74367/

DefenceTalkSMARDEN, Romania -1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment (Black Knights), 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) in both Smarden, Romania and Novo Selo, Bulgaria, Feb.16-22, 2020. The objective of the CALFEX is to validate the company’s ability to work as a cohesive team, while integrating multiple […]https://www.defencetalk.com/black-knight-soldiers-conduct-calfex-in-multiple-countries-74337/

DefenceTalkBAE Systems has received a $113.5 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for an additional 26 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase of the program. This award brings the total vehicle orders for the ACV to 116, and moves the program closer to full-rate production. The ACV is a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-marines-orders-amphibious-combat-vehicles-from-bae-systems-74307/

DefenceTalkUDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait: The rockets’ red glare, the rockets streaming in air lit up the night sky over a sea of sand in Kuwait. The U.S. forces supporting Task Force Spartan and Kuwait Land Forces worked shoulder-to-shoulder to test their capabilities firing their respective truck-based, artillery rocket launchers. “It’s important what we’re doing here because […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-kuwait-artillery-light-up-the-night-sky-74294/