DefenceTalkRheinmetall and BAE Systems today announced that they have signed an agreement to create a joint UK-based military vehicle design, manufacturing and support business. The new Joint Venture will be headquartered at BAE Systems’ facility in Telford, England and will sustain over 400 jobs in the UK, as well as preserve key technology and engineering […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rheinmetall-and-bae-systems-to-create-a-uk-based-land-systems-joint-venture-72063/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon said on Monday (Jan 14) it would extend until Sept 30 the deployment of active-duty soldiers and Coast Guard members at the US-Mexico border, while expanding the mission to include surveillance and detection. Lengthening the troops’ mission past a Jan 31 deadline, the Pentagon said it was “transitioning its support at the south-western […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-prolongs-us-troop-deployment-at-mexico-border-72042/

DefenceTalkPresident Xi Jinping Friday ordered the Chinese armed forces to enhance their combat readiness from a new starting point and open new ground for developing a strong military. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the instruction at a CMC meeting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-xi-orders-armed-forces-to-enhance-combat-readiness-72009/

DefenceTalkWashington supports Kosovo’s plans to create its own army, the US ambassador to Pristina said Thursday, signalling a rift with NATO, which is against the move, reported AFP. Kosovo, a former Serbian province that declared independence in 2008, is expected to vote next Friday on whether to transform its lightly-armed emergency force, Kosovo Security Force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-backs-kosovos-plan-to-create-army-71973/

DefenceTalkSEOUL: North Korea’s newly developed tactical weapon is thought to be a long-range artillery piece, a government source in Seoul said Friday, hours after Pyongyang’s media reported on leader Kim Jong-un’s supervision of its recent testing. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the communist leader oversaw the test of the “ultramodern” weapon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-may-have-tested-new-long-range-artillery-71940/

DefenceTalkThe heavy artillery Panzerhouwitser 2000NL self-propelled howitzer and the CV90 infantry combat vehicle are being taken care of. The so-called midlife updates (MLU) will keep these combat systems deployable and relevant until the end of their lifespan, State Secretary for Defence Barbara Visser announced today through separate letters to Parliament. What will happen to the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dutch-army-to-upgrade-armored-howitzer-and-cv90-vehicles-71895/

DefenceTalkThe 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf,” 1st Cavalry Division fielded the Army’s new Electronic Warfare Tactical Vehicle recently. The new vehicle was developed to provide Army Electronic Warfare Teams with the ability to sense and jam enemy communications and networks from an operationally relevant range at the brigade combat team level. “This effort will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-tests-first-electronic-warfare-tactical-vehicle-71851/

DefenceTalkRheinmetall has won another major order in Australia. The Duesseldorf, Germany-based tech enterprise has been selected to supply the Australian Defence Force with more than a thousand additional military trucks and modules. Just signed, the contract is worth €430 million. The Commonwealth of Australia has thus acted on a procurement decision already announced in July […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rheinmetall-sells-australia-over-a-thousand-more-trucks-71846/

DefenceTalkVICENZA, Italy: U.S. and Italian partners at U.S. Army Garrison Italy improved their skills in readying deployable units, specifically the 173rd Airborne Brigade for rapid deployment from south of the Alps during a recent Installation Staging Area Proof of Principle exercise. The exercise took place at USAG Italy’s Caserma Del Din and involved Soldiers and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/american-italian-partners-improve-power-projection-capabilities-71779/

DefenceTalkA year from now, Britain’s last combat troops based in Germany will have left, but some Army facilities once expected to close will now stay open until at least 2023. The biggest, on the outskirts of Paderborn, is the 45 square mile Sennelager Training Area. It’s argued that keeping it will help reinforce NATO, amid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/clarity-on-the-future-of-british-troops-in-germany-71764/