DefenceTalkThe Defense Department announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates for service members Dec. 22, with most service members receiving a 1 percent increase in basic pay. The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the cost of living allowance (COLA) rates for the contiguous […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dod-releases-2015-military-pay-compensation-rates-61231/

DefenceTalkArmy scientists and engineers are advancing sensors research in hopes of giving future Soldiers enhanced situational awareness. Sensor technology has broad application across the Army. Medical researchers are investigating how physiological sensors may help Soldiers achieve superior performance on battlefields of the future. Soldiers of 2025 and beyond may wear sensors to help detect and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-sensors-research-enables-future-capabilities-61228/

DefenceTalkA treaty laying down international rules for the $85 billion dollar global arms trade goes into force on Wednesday, with campaigners vowing to make sure it is strictly implemented. The United States — by far the world’s largest arms producer and exporter — has signed the treaty, but has yet to ratify it. Other key […]https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-treaty-enters-into-force-on-wednesday-61213/

DefenceTalkTribal separatists killed at least 34 people, including four women, in a series of attacks in India’s remote northeastern state of Assam on Tuesday, police said. The attacks took place in the two districts of Kokrajhar and Sonitpur, senior state police official SN Singh said, with the deadliest claiming 26 lives. Police blamed the attacks […]https://www.defencetalk.com/separatists-kill-at-least-34-in-northeast-india-police-61193/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army installed its first Ground-Based Sense-and-Avoid radar system today, here, which is home to two MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system companies Fort Hood is one of five installations that have been identified to acquire the system. “We are very excited to finally see this come to fruition,” said Viva Kelley, product director […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-installs-first-ground-based-sense-and-avoid-radar-61164/

DefenceTalkIn an effort to further develop and enhance ‘Force 2025′ capabilities, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s Army Capabilities Integration Center held a pilot test for Early Synthetic Prototyping here, Monday through Thursday. The Early Synthetic Prototyping, or ESP, uses a virtual environment to allow Soldiers the ability to assess and give feedback on emerging […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-person-shooters-the-future-of-army-research-development-force-capabilities-61156/

DefenceTalkDuring the latest test of the Army’s mobile tactical communications network, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2, a field artillery battalion used the Soldier Network Extension to extend the range of their fire support operations to the tactical edge and significantly cut the length of time it takes to process their fires missions. The satellite-based Warfighter […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-armys-mobile-satellite-network-enables-rapid-fire-missions-61110/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is warning the greater Army community about a new carjacking scam targeting unsuspecting holiday shoppers. Criminal Investigation Command, commonly referred to as CID, special agents were recently alerted through law enforcement channels about a new ploy, where criminals use the lure of free cash as a distraction. The crime […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-cid-warns-of-new-carjacking-scam-provides-holiday-safety-tips-61082/

DefenceTalkSoldiers of the U.S. Army’s Military Police Corps newest military occupational specialty are making history on Fort Leonard Wood. The inaugural company of 31 Kilos, Military Working Dog Handlers, is about to finish phase one of Advanced Individual Training, referred to as AIT. The Soldiers are learning the duties and all-around responsibilities of military police […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-breed-of-us-army-dog-handlers-61080/

DefenceTalkThe US military has delivered three radars to Ukraine designed to detect incoming mortar fire, the Pentagon said Friday, amid appeals from Kiev for Washington to send weapons to help fight pro-Russian rebels. The counter-mortar radar systems were flown to Ukraine in a C-17 cargo plane that accompanied US Vice President Joe Biden, who paid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-delivers-anti-mortar-radars-to-ukraine-pentagon-61059/