DefenceTalkIn late March, the Army accepted delivery of the 100th AH-64E Apache helicopter. The “Echo” model is a complete rebuild of the AH-64D model. It includes an improved drive system, composite main rotor blades, a more powerful 701D GE engine, is fully digitized, and has level-4 manned-unmanned teaming, which allows pilots to control unmanned aerial […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-accepts-100th-apache-echo-model-63742/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabian special forces are involved in the military operation against Shiite Huthi rebels in neighboring Yemen, a Saudi adviser said Saturday. A Saudi-led coalition began air strikes on March 26 against the Iran-backed rebels, but says it has no plans for now to deploy ground forces. However, Saudi army and naval special forces have […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-special-forces-involved-in-yemen-ops-63734/

DefenceTalkThe Army will update its policy on tattoos during the coming weeks, making it more accommodating to current social norms, the Army’s chief of staff said. During a press conference during the Association of the United States Army Global Force Symposium and Exposition here, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said the service regularly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-to-revise-tattoo-policy-63723/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s vice chief of staff said the $613 billion Overseas Contingency Operations, or OCO, funding does not allow the Army the flexibility required to get at home-station readiness for units that are not deploying. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn testified before the House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness, March 25. “It also does not allow […]https://www.defencetalk.com/allyn-army-needs-predictable-consistent-funding-to-get-at-readiness-63685/

DefenceTalkThe Nigerian Army stationed a new fleet of armored personnel carriers (APCs) supplied by Inkas Armored Vehicle Manufacturing into service. Inkas Armored Vehicle Manufacturing is a leading Canadian-based company that specializes in the production of security transportation solutions. The APCs were fully designed and built at the Inkas Armored manufacturing facility in Toronto, Canada. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nigerian-army-deploys-inkas-armored-vehicles-63695/

DefenceTalkUkraine President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday took delivery of ten US armoured vehicles, two days after American lawmakers voted to urge President Barack Obama to provide “lethal” aid to Kiev. Dressed in camouflage, the Ukraine leader thanked Washington for the 10 Humvees, the first of 30 promised by Washington, as they arrived at Kiev’s Boryspil […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-receives-first-batch-of-us-humvees-63641/

DefenceTalkArmy Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan, or AFSBn-AFG, is in the early stages of a mission that will result in 94 mine-resistant, ambush-protected, or MRAP recovery vehicles being available to support future coalition missions. The battalion received an order from Department of Army G-4 directing them to notify U.S. Forces Afghanistan of how many MRAP recovery vehicles, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mine-resistant-ambush-protected-recovery-vehicles-key-in-mission-63647/

DefenceTalkUS military personnel stationed at Al-Anad airbase in southern Yemen have been evacuated over security concerns, a Yemeni military source said on Saturday amid fighting involving Al-Qaeda militants nearby. The troops left late Friday for an “unknown destination”, the military source at the Yemeni base in Lahj province told AFP. Members of Yemen’s anti-terror units, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-evacuates-troops-from-south-yemen-base-military-source-63617/

DefenceTalkDespite cancelling its quest for an Armed Aerial Scout, or AAS, aircraft – a replacement for the OH-58 Kiowa – an Army leader told Congress there is still a valid need for that type of aircraft. During a March 19 hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, subcommittee on tactical air and land forces, Maj. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/armed-aerial-scout-still-valid-requirement-us-army-says-63605/

DefenceTalkThe board of directors for the largest science and technology library in the Army met March 11 at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, or AMRDEC. Redstone Scientific Information Center, or RSIC, is a unique, national asset containing a collection of specialized materials including technical reports, contractor reports, technical memorandums, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-armys-largest-technical-library-collaborates-to-define-its-future-63590/