DefenceTalkGermany is considering sending troops to Tunisia to help train soldiers in the fight against the Islamic State group, a newspaper report said on Sunday. Bild am Sonntag said that representatives of the defence and foreign ministries would hold talks in Tunis on Thursday and Friday about how the German military could lend support in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-mulling-military-training-mission-in-tunisia-report-66823/

DefenceTalkEach year, the U.S. Army conducts a series of technology demonstrations known as the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments, or AEWE. The event is the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s live, force-on-force experiment. AEWE places technologies under development by industry and Army researchers into the hands of Soldiers for early and credible feedback from the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-selects-3-d-printed-uas-concept-for-future-experiment-66817/

DefenceTalkThe Army is looking at placing more short-range air-defense capabilities in brigade combat teams (BCT). For more than two decades, the Army has neglected the short-range threat and focused instead on missiles, said Maj. Gen. John G. Rossi, commanding general of the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was part […]https://www.defencetalk.com/short-range-air-defense-back-in-demand-66764/

DefenceTalkIndia may finally exorcise its Bofors ghost of 30 years. After several years of hard-nosed negotiations, which also saw the proposed deal being stalled for a couple of years, the US government on Monday finally submitted an over $700 million offer for India to acquire 145 M-777 ultra-light howitzers. Sources said the Pentagon’s “letter of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-acquire-m-777-howitzers-us-submits-loa-66753/

DefenceTalkThis week Army leaders took an important step toward a new competition for improved Medium Tactical Vehicles by sharing lessons learned and planned improvements with interested industry partners. The current Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) first entered production in 1991 to replace the iconic 2.5-ton “deuce and a half” and 5-ton trucks. Some of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-hosts-industry-day-for-improved-medium-tactical-vehicles-66767/

DefenceTalkSoldiers from Company C “Comanche,” 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, participated in a joint forcible entry exercise alongside Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Feb. 11, here. The exercise was designed to support the Global Response Force (GRF), a joint services task force tasked to rapidly deploy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cavalry-unit-trains-with-82nd-airborne-66729/

DefenceTalkArmed forces from around 20 countries including Pakistan and Malaysia are gathering in northern Saudi Arabia Sunday for “the largest, most important military manoeuvres” ever staged in the region, the official news agency SPA reported. The “Thunder of the North” exercise involving ground, air, and naval forces sends a “clear message” that Riyadh and its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-joins-thunder-of-the-north-military-exercise-in-saudi-arabia-66722/

DefenceTalkWith sanctions on Iran coming to a close thanks to the agreement between Tehran and the “P5+1” countries, international businesses are lining up to enter the Iranian market. President Hassan Rouhani’s recent visit to Europe – where he reached a number of high-profile agreements, including an order for 118 Airbus jetliners[i] – has been the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-considering-domestic-manufacture-of-t-90s-tank-66701/

DefenceTalkThe 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, or 2/2 SBCT, leveraged the Army’s latest mobile network equipment package to battle enemy forces during its Decisive Action Rotation at the National Training Center, or NTC, on Fort Irwin, California, which wrapped up last week. As part of the package, the Army’s on-the-move tactical communications […]https://www.defencetalk.com/networked-stryker-unit-on-the-move-at-national-training-center-66708/

DefenceTalkUnited States Army Combat Engineer recruit Private Erika Lopez has turned herself in to authorities at Fort Leonard Wood on Thursday night, 4 February 2016, after being Absent Without Leave (AWOL) for 30 days. The mother of two was branded as a deserter before she turned herself in – a status given to a soldier […]https://www.defencetalk.com/female-army-recruit-under-investigation-66688/