DefenceTalkAustralia and the United States will sign a 25-year deal allowing 2,500 US Marines and air force personnel to train Down Under, Defence Minister David Johnston said Monday, describing it as a “win-win situation”. The agreement will be inked Tuesday when US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meet with their […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-to-sign-25-year-us-marine-agreement-60343/

DefenceTalkThe Army has confirmed what Soldiers have been hearing rumors of for months now — a new camouflage pattern for combat uniforms is on the way with a number of improvements. Beginning in the fall of 2015, the Army will begin issuing to new Soldiers an Army Combat Uniform that bears the Operational Camouflage Pattern. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-to-get-new-camo-uniform-beginning-next-summer-60333/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company’s Excalibur Ib precision guided projectile has entered full rate production (FRP). U.S. Army approval of FRP completes Excalibur Ib’s low rate initial production phase. Additionally, the U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon $52 million for continued Excalibur Ib production. “The full rate production decision is the culmination of superb teamwork between the U.S. Army […]https://www.defencetalk.com/excalibur-ib-enters-full-rate-production-60303/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force, in partnership with PEO Soldier, along with PEO Soldier’s Project Management Office PM Soldier Sensors and Lasers, conducted a test in the mountains overlooking White Sands Missile Range, in mid-July. This test was to evaluate the capabilities of a developmental Hand Held Precision Targeting Device, or HHPTD, a special […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rapid-equipping-force-peo-soldier-test-targeting-device-60295/

DefenceTalkResearchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center are developing a pocket-sized aerial surveillance device for Soldiers and small units operating in challenging ground environments. The Cargo Pocket Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance program, or CP-ISR, seeks to develop a mobile Soldier sensor to increase the situational awareness of dismounted Soldiers by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-researchers-develop-cargo-pocket-isr-60236/

DefenceTalkA South Australian company has won a development contract to supply the United States military with advanced mine clearance technology. Minelab Electronics, a company renowned for its metal detectors, has partnered with a American company NIITEK that makes ground penetrating radar to produce a mine sweeping device that can detect both metal and shapes in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/minelab-to-supply-us-military-with-mounted-mine-detection-system-60159/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired 100 artillery shells into the sea Monday in a live-fire drill near the eastern maritime border with South Korea that followed a recent series of missile tests. The drill began shortly before midday (0300 GMT) using land artillery units based at the eastern tip of the Demilitarized Zone that bisects the Korean […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-100-artillery-shells-into-sea-60155/

DefenceTalkGeneral Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, is continuing work on an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) solution for the U.S. Marine Corps. The recently awarded five-month contract extension, valued at $7 million, continues General Dynamics’ ongoing work to determine the best option for developing an affordable, survivable and high water speed ACV […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gd-continue-amphibious-combat-vehicle-testing-for-marine-corps-60137/

DefenceTalkDARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program recently conducted the first successful live-fire tests demonstrating in-flight guidance of .50-caliber bullets. This video shows EXACTO rounds maneuvering in flight to hit targets that are offset from where the sniper rifle is aimed. EXACTO’s specially designed ammunition and real-time optical guidance system help track and direct projectiles […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exacto-demonstrates-first-ever-guided-50-caliber-bullets-60116/

DefenceTalkLast month within the mountainous terrain of The Great Salt Lake Desert at Dugway Proving Ground Utah, the U.S. Army conducted flight testing of an unmanned airborne electronic attack capability known as NERO, or the Networked Electronic Warfare Remotely Operated. The NERO project has conducted engineering analysis and aircraft alterations for over two years. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-tests-putting-nero-electronic-warfare-jammer-on-uavs-60114/