DefenceTalkThe Beam Combined Fiber Laser is the Most Powerful Laser of Its Type Yet Demonstrated Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed the design, development and demonstration of a 60 kW-class beam combined fiber laser for the U.S. Army. In testing earlier this month, the Lockheed Martin laser produced a single beam of 58 kW, representing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-to-deliver-world-record-setting-60kw-laser-to-u-s-army-69517/

DefenceTalkGRAFENWOEHR, Germany: The weather was cold and wet with gray skies as Archer and Cobra Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment stood by their guns to await fire missions on March 8 in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. The squadron participated in Dynamic Front II, a multinational exercise that focuses on identifying the capabilities […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-artillery-gun-crews-mass-fire-with-nato-allies-69506/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Airborne Force will receive three battalion sets of BMD-4M airborne assault vehicles and more than 60 BTR-MDM Rakushka armored personnel carriers, Airborne Force Deputy Commander for Logistics Major-General Nariman Timergazin said on Tuesday. “Beginning with 2014, Airborne Force units and formations have been provided one by one with modern BMD-4M and multipurpose BTR-MDM armored […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-airborne-force-to-receive-three-battalions-of-bmd-4m-fighting-vehicles-69489/

DefenceTalkWomen have played a vital role in forming the U.S. Army since 1775. From Molly Pitcher to those now serving, their accomplishments have shaped not just the Army, but the country. Recent strides toward full integration include the first women graduating from Ranger School, the first women reporting for infantry and armor training, and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/womens-history-month-14-who-helped-pave-way-for-integrated-us-army-69495/

DefenceTalkCAMP SOUMAGAHARA, Japan — American Marine Corps and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces conducted aerial integration training using the Marines’ MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and Japanese CH-47 Chinook helicopters during exercise Forest Light 17-1 in the Soumagahara training area of Gunma prefecture, Japan, March 10, 2017. This portion of the exercise familiarized both nations’ forces with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-japanese-forces-train-together-during-forest-light-exercise-69474/

DefenceTalkBAE Systems is a global defence and security company with proven experience in combat vehicle design. In Australia, we have been delivering manufacture, assembly, integration and test, modification, systems integration, training and in-service support to the Australian Defence Force for more than 20 years. BAE Systems Australia, the Patria Group of Finland and BAE Systems […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bae-systems-and-patria-have-teamed-for-australian-armys-land-400-program-69451/

DefenceTalkSwarms of robots scouring enemy terrain ahead of ground troops outfitted in high-tech exoskeleton suits are among the many ideas proposed in the Army’s new strategy on robotic and autonomous systems. In the not too distant future, Army leaders believe, war will be far more complex, calling upon Soldiers to engage enemies in multiple domains […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mad-scientists-discuss-emerging-tech-as-us-army-releases-strategy-on-robots-69444/

DefenceTalkGRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany: Tank and maintenance crews from the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment assigned here are giving their M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks a buffed-up look that improves the tanks’ overall defensive capabilities. The crews, with the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, which is serving as the initial ABCT rotational […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-unit-bolsters-abrams-tanks-with-reactive-armor-69413/

DefenceTalkThe Army has closed its initial solicitation phase for designs to create a next generation precision mortar that will allow Soldiers to put their rounds on target with extreme accuracy. The 120 mm high explosive guided mortar, or HEGM program, is intended to replace the current precision-guided HE mortar, the accelerated precision mortar initiative or […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-developing-laser-guided-precision-mortar-69383/

DefenceTalkThe standard-issue combat boot that most soldiers wear today — the one most commonly worn in Iraq and Afghanistan — is great for sandy dunes, hot dry weather and asphalt. But it’s proven to be not so good in hot and wet environments. So the Army has developed a new jungle boot that some soldiers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-us-army-jungle-wear-gives-trench-foot-the-boot-69393/