DefenceTalkWASHINGTON: “It’s a tactical capability working at a strategic distance.” That’s what Army Col. Courtney Cote told a gaggle of mostly aviation and aerospace media at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, or AUSA, Tuesday. He was talking about unmanned aerial systems – the new player on the battlefield that, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/unmanned-aircraft-new-kid-on-block-flexing-muscle-65648/

DefenceTalkRussia is currently carrying out a $325-billion rearmament program to modernize 70-percent of its military equipment by 2020. The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive 16 Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters, 18 Su-30SM Flanker multi-role fighter jets and 11 MiG-31 Foxhound supersonic interceptor aircraft before the end of the year, the aircraft manufacturers told Defense Minister Sergei […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-army-to-receive-helicopters-combat-aircraft-by-year-end-65612/

DefenceTalkMoscow: President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air strikes against what it says are Islamic State targets. “We are not planning on doing this (conducting a ground operation), and our Syrian friends know about this,” Putin said in an interview broadcast on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-will-not-conduct-ground-operation-in-syria-putin-65597/

DefenceTalkIndian engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T), in partnership with Korea’s Samsung Techwin (STW), has bagged a Rs 4,875-crore ($750 million) order for supplying the Indian Army with 100 self-propelled (SP), tracked howitzers. Business Standard has learnt the defence ministry has written to L&T and STW informing them that their gun – called the K-9 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-make-south-korean-k-9-artillery-guns-in-750m-deal-65576/

DefenceTalkThe Hawkei is set to become the latest addition to the Australian Defence Force fleet following the signing of a $1.3 billion contract with the Commonwealth. Soldiers on operations will benefit from increased protection and mobility in a powerful 4×4 vehicle, which can be adapted for different missions. Hawkei follows the life-saving success of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-chooses-hawkei-armored-vehicle-65552/

DefenceTalkSYDNEY: Australia will spend Aus$1.3 billion on next-generation armored land vehicles for its army, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Monday as he announced the latest update to modernize the nation’s military. Australian forces are part of the coalition fighting Islamic State group militants in Iraq and Syria, but Turnbull denied that the procurement of 1,100 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-to-spend-1-bn-on-armoured-vehicles-65541/

DefenceTalkOn September 29 a contract on procuring PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers from the German Armed Forces will be signed at the Ministry of National Defence. The contract will be endorsed by MoD Director General for Capabilities and Armaments Colonel Darius Užkuraitis and Head of Armament Department of the Federal Ministry of Defence Wilfried Georg. Commander of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lithuania-to-procure-pzh2000-self-propelled-howitzers-from-germany-65508/

DefenceTalkYAKIMA TRAINING CENTER: Waiting. Soldiers scan the expansive, arid range, ready to fire, waiting for two magic words – “fire mission!” Until then, they wait, preparing their equipment and thinking about the task at hand. They stand ready to bombard the range with accurate 120-millimeter mortar strikes at targets 6,000 meters away. Soldiers, from 4th […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mortar-training-prepares-soldiers-for-exercise-rising-thunder-65492/

DefenceTalkThe Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE 16.1, which takes place Sept. 25 through Oct. 8, will be the largest NIE ever, since the exercises started in 2011, said Brig. Gen. Terry McKenrick. Normally, there are between 3,500 and 3,800 participants in NIE, said McKenrick, who is the commanding general, Brigade Modernization Command. NIE 16.1 has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-hosts-largest-ever-joint-combined-network-exercise-65489/

DefenceTalkExCel Centre, London: General Dynamics Land Systems is demonstrating its significant Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) capability at DSEI 2015 at the ExCel Centre, London. With four world-leading platforms on its stand, General Dynamics is showcasing it has the best-in-class and off-the-shelf capability to meet the vehicle requirements of the British Army and Armed Forces around […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gd-demos-armored-fighting-vehicle-capability-at-dsei-2015-65421/