The Turkish parliament will in January vote on a motion to send troops to Syria to support the UN-backed government in Tripoli, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday. “We will present the motion to send troops (to Libya) as soon as parliament resumes” on January 7, Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara. “God willing, […]

DefenceTalkSimilar to how a boxer with a longer reach finds it easier to hit an opponent, the Army is looking to punch through the standoff defenses of near-peer adversaries. Army Futures Command is behind many of the Army’s efforts to achieve that overmatch, which include over 30 projects within its Cross-Functional Teams that are responsible […]https://www.defencetalk.com/robotic-combat-vehicles-could-change-way-us-army-looks-fights-72363/

DefenceTalkThe Army is rolling out a series of “massive changes” to its tactical network capabilities to provide operational units with expeditionary network systems that are more mobile, hardened, and easier to operate, officials said. Through 2028, the Army will initiate a bi-annual scheduled release of capability sets, all while making continuous enhancements to the network […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-tech-accessibility-to-improve-us-army-tactical-networks-72357/

DefenceTalkWASHINGTON:Dr. Bruce Jette, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program’s transition into Full-Rate Production yesterday. The approval follows an Army decision in December 2018 to begin fielding the new platform with the Army’s 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, in April. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-approves-jltv-full-rate-production-72354/

DefenceTalkActing Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan called for tougher action against sexual assault in the US military Thursday after an annual Pentagon report said the number of assaults in 2018 had risen from recent years. Sexual assaults reported by Defense Department employees, both men and women, jumped 13 percent last year to 7,263 compared to 2017. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sexual-assault-increased-in-us-military-in-2018-report-72300/

DefenceTalkThe US Defense Department announced Monday it would deploy around 320 additional troops to the southern border with Mexico to support immigration officials. The troops, set to deploy until the end of September, will add to around 2,900 active duty military and 2,000 National Guard members currently posted to the border. Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-to-send-320-more-troops-to-us-mexico-border-72285/

DefenceTalkSmart phones autocorrect in texting, search engines autocomplete queries, and mapping applications redirect navigation in real-time to avoid slowed traffic. These ubiquitous AI-based technologies adapt to everyday needs and learn user habits by focusing on making the algorithm better, but Army researchers want to enhance AI by providing more information about the intent of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/robots-to-autocomplete-soldier-tasks-new-study-suggests-72260/

DefenceTalkThe Army is slated to release its fiscal year 2020 budget request on March 12, which will include the realignment of nearly $30 billion over the next five years to improve readiness and better support the Army’s six modernization priorities. “We’ve been very consistent about where we’re trying to take the Army … by 2028,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-fy20-budget-proposal-realigns-30-billion-72145/

DefenceTalkOkinawa (Japan): Residents of Japan’s Okinawa go to the polls Sunday in a closely watched referendum on the controversial relocation of a US military base to a remote part of the island. The vote is seen as highly symbolic but is also non-binding, raising questions about what effect it will have, even if opponents of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japans-okinawa-to-vote-on-controversial-us-base-move-72124/

DefenceTalkThe number of sexual assaults at America’s military academies rose by almost 50 percent over the past two years, despite extensive efforts to combat the problem, a Pentagon report said Thursday. About 12,900 cadets attend the Army, Navy and Air Force academies that train future officers to lead America’s vast military. Every other year, they […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sexual-assaults-rise-at-us-military-academies-report-72100/