DefenceTalkThe first armored multi-purpose vehicle rolled off the production line in York, Pennsylvania, Thursday. The AMPV will replace the Army’s aging M113 family of vehicles that today make up 32 percent of the armored brigade combat team vehicle fleet, said Col. Mike Milner, project manager, AMPV, during the rollout ceremony. The M113 was first produced […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-armys-first-armored-multi-purpose-vehicle-rolls-off-production-line-68689/

DefenceTalkBAE Systems rolled out the first of 16 Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 prototypes to the U.S. Marine Corps in a ceremony today at the company’s York, Pennsylvania facility. BAE Systems’ ACV 1.1 offering is a fully amphibious, ship-launchable and ship-recoverable 8×8 wheeled combat vehicle. “BAE Systems has a long-standing legacy of supporting the Marine […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bae-systems-rolls-out-first-amphibious-combat-vehicle-for-marine-corps-68661/

DefenceTalkThe Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has acquired a suite of protected vehicles for the motorized infantry forces. Called the Protected Combat Support Vehicle (PCSV), the new vehicles will provide our motorized infantry combat support and combat service support forces with improved firepower, protection and situational awareness to enhance their survivability. The PCSV will be commissioned […]https://www.defencetalk.com/singapore-inducts-new-protected-combat-support-68618/

DefenceTalkThe largest single Army-run shipment of ammunition to Europe in more than two decades, more than 600 shipping containers worth, arrived in Germany Oct. 29. The Army and Air Force ammunition arrived at the port in Nordenham, Germany, where it was loaded onto trains and shipped to Miesau Army Depot, Germany, for storage and distribution. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-biggest-ammo-shipment-in-20-years-arrives-in-germany-68557/

DefenceTalkGermany has confirmed it is sending Leopard 2 tanks to Lithuania as part of NATO plans to reinforce the Baltic states. But the presence is largely symbolic, since Russia is still militarily superior in the region. Protecting Lithuania from Russia is to be Germany’s responsibility, according to the new NATO defense plans that emerged at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-to-send-tanks-to-russian-border-68511/

DefenceTalkAs the helicopter lands in an open field, combat medics jump out amid the sound of gunfire. In two-person teams, they sprint toward 180-pound dummies to treat their simulated wounds. As discerning evaluators watch, the medics then drag the dummies on a litter through thick Texas brush to a cliff, where they quickly, but carefully, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/medics-tackle-grueling-72-hours-of-trials-to-determine-us-armys-best-68507/

DefenceTalkToday’s warfighters may one day find themselves knee-deep in power. The bionic power knee harvester, also known as the PowerWalk, is an energy-harvesting device that is attached to both the upper and lower areas of both legs and generates power from movement. The device is still in development. Field trials will begin in 2017. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/self-generated-power-could-reduce-soldiers-load-68504/

DefenceTalkThe United States will deploy over 300 troops in Norway, the Norwegian government announced Monday, in a move set to upset neighbouring Russia. The 330 Marines, to be stationed on rotation around 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from the Russian border, will be engaged in training and manoeuvres in almost Arctic conditions, the Norwegian defence ministry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-deploy-330-troops-in-norway-68475/

DefenceTalkRussia expressed surprise Friday about the mooted deployment of US troops in neighboring Norway. “Taking into account multiple statements made by Norwegian officials about the absence of threat from Russia to Norway, we would like to understand why Norway is so much willing to increase its military potential, in particular through the stationing of American […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-puzzled-by-talk-of-us-troop-rotation-in-norway-68463/

DefenceTalkA lack of training time can be the biggest challenge faced by Army units shaking off the rust and returning to combined-arms operations, according to the chief of U.S. Army Forces Command. Soldiers now have less time in between deployments, which limits their training opportunities. While the goal is to give Soldiers twice as much […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gen-abrams-more-training-needed-to-adopt-tech-prep-for-future-conflicts-68460/