DefenceTalkA large display of domestically developed arms used by Chinese land forces was presented to hundreds of foreign military officers at a shooting range in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday morning. The event was held by the State-owned China North Industries Group Corp, commonly known as Norinco, the country’s biggest maker of land […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-land-forces-display-military-might-at-arms-exhibition-70278/

DefenceTalkAll engineer Soldiers train at Fort Leonard Wood, even the four-legged ones. Fort Leonard Wood is home to the Combat Engineer Mine Detection Dog Handlers Course, where combat engineers are trained side-by-side with mine detection dogs, said Sgt. 1st Class John Martin, course noncommissioned officer in charge. The 708-hour course, which earns the engineer the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-engineers-dogs-learning-new-tricks-in-mine-detection-70303/

DefenceTalkThe US Marine Corps may ground its entire air fleet for a safety review following the crash of an Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Australia that killed three Marines, a defense official said Monday. The Japan-based Marine MV-22 Osprey crashed Saturday during an exercise off the Australian coast, leaving three service members missing and presumed dead. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-marines-may-ground-aircraft-after-latest-deadly-crash-70257/

DefenceTalkIn the next 18 months or so, the Army expects to field two new systems to dismounted Soldiers that will allow for more rapid acquisition of targets, even those hidden by darkness, smoke or fog. First out of the gate will be the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III, expected to be fielded sometime between April […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-aims-to-field-new-weapon-sight-that-wirelessly-pairs-with-night-vision-goggles-70222/

DefenceTalkGermany has no choice but to pull its troops out of the key Turkish airbase of Incirlik, after failing to reach agreement with Ankara on visits by politicians, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Monday. The Incirlik base in southern Turkey, used for raids against the Islamic State group in Syria, has been at the centre […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-will-have-to-pull-its-troops-from-key-base-in-turkey-70114/

DefenceTalkMIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania: Soldiers from Task Force Fighting Eagles rolled out the first green armored vehicles to appear outside of Germany from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, matching eastern Europe’s lush springtime operating environment. The crews of 1st Battalion (“Fighting Eagles”), 8th Infantry Regiment, transformed their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rolling-in-the-green-34-abcts-forest-colors-spring-up-in-black-sea-region-70005/

DefenceTalkIndia will shortly take delivery of two M-777 ultra-light howitzers, manufacturer BAE Systems said on Thursday, the country’s first such acquisition in over three decades after a major corruption scandal in the 1980s. The equipment is a part of a US$750 million deal New Delhi signed with the US last year to buy 145 howitzers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indias-army-to-get-first-howitzers-in-three-decades-69991/

DefenceTalkThe Berlin government is mulling moving its troops out of Turkey’s Incirlik air base after a second snub by Ankara. A German political delegation was denied approval to visit Bundeswehr soldiers at the military facility. Wolfgang Hellmich, the chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee told the German news agency dpa “we’re not going to be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-likely-to-pull-troops-out-of-turkey-69977/

DefenceTalkAll the new capabilities of the Finnish Army are in commission within the Arrow 17 exercise. The new Leopard 2 A6 battle tanks, BMP-2 MDs and unmanned aerial vehicles enhance mobility, effective engagement operations and situational awareness of the Finnish Army. The Commander of the Häme Armoured Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Juhana Skyttä, tells that the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-army-demos-new-capabilities-69943/

DefenceTalkIn 2016, North Korea conducted about 22 missile launches and two nuclear tests as part of an effort to gain nuclear missile capability. They also served as provocation against its neighbor to the south, the Republic of Korea. “The concerning part about this is not necessarily that they are doing provocations,” said Brig. Gen. David […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-aviation-efforts-in-korea-focused-on-countering-special-operations-forces-wmd-69931/