DefenceTalkA Soldier at a forward operating base needs the proper form to recommend an award for a fellow Soldier. He goes online, opens a form, fills in the blanks and hits “PRINT.” Easy. Another Soldier at a forward operating base needs a part for a weapon trigger assembly. Spare parts are not in storage. He […]https://www.defencetalk.com/3-d-printed-metals-may-transform-army-logistics-60077/

DefenceTalkThe global military land vehicles market is gaining momentum. While traditional markets are choosing to upgrade and maintain existing fleets rather than replace aging platforms, other regions are looking to purchase new units. This is providing maintenance and upgrades opportunities as well as export potential that will provide a steady source of revenue for market […]https://www.defencetalk.com/military-vehicle-market-seen-growing-60075/

DefenceTalkEighteen months ago, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command began migrating education content to the dotcom cloud, a commercially operated bank of servers. This is a significant step for several reasons. The Army is currently a Common Access Card-enabled, Windows-based devices operating environment. That means Soldiers can’t access much of the training and education […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-moving-education-content-to-cloud-for-better-access-60050/

DefenceTalkInternet hackers briefly took over an Israeli army Twitter account, the military said Friday, posting an alarming message that a nuclear facility had been hit by rocket fire. Israeli news website Ynet posted a screen shot of what it said was the offending tweet. “#WARNING: Possible nuclear leak in the region after 2 rockets hit […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hackers-take-over-israel-army-twitter-account-60059/

DefenceTalkPresident Barack Obama said Monday he had sent up to 200 US extra troops equipped for combat, with surveillance gear and helicopters, to protect the US Embassy in Baghdad. Together with a 275-strong embassy protection force already sent and another 300 US special forces charged with advising the Iraqi army, the deployment will mean nearly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/obama-to-deploy-200-extra-troops-to-iraq-59994/

DefenceTalkCombat-development and integration officials and technological experts are looking to ever-evolving advancements in technology to enhance the Corps’ ability to conduct amphibious operations in the 21st century. These plans include procuring the right ship-to-shore connectors for amphibious operations and improving armored ground mobility so infantry units can close on an objective from the sea with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/corps-advancing-amphibious-vehicles-landing-craft-for-21st-century-warfare-59968/

DefenceTalkThe Army is evolving its current Integrated Training Environment into a single synthetic training environment that combines constructive, gaming and virtual systems to provide challenging exercises efficiently at the point of need. Army officials discussed the Future Holistic Training Environment — Live/Synthetic at the Training and Education 2025 and Beyond Industry Forum, held Wednesday and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-training-technology-evolving-59974/

DefenceTalkMilitants fighting in Syria’s war put to use for the first time on Sunday American-made Humvees that they seized during a lightning offensive in Iraq this month, a monitor said. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, used the armoured vehicles to capture the villages of Eksar and Maalal in Aleppo province, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syria-militants-now-using-humvees-seized-in-iraq-59961/

DefenceTalkPatria launched its new vehicle concept at DSEI exhibition in autumn 2013. Since then the vehicle has been tested and fine-tuned in very challenging tests for the future needs of customers. Patria sets a new standard for the future 8×8 armored wheeled vehicles. Spacious interior and high payload carrying capability provide a platform for future […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patria-claims-new-standard-for-amv-xp-armored-vehicle-59942/

DefenceTalkThe US Army has launched an investigation into why Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl went missing and was later captured by Afghan insurgents in 2009, officials said Monday. The 28-year-old soldier is currently undergoing medical treatment and counseling at a military hospital in San Antonio, Texas after his May 31 release as part of a controversial swap […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-opens-probe-into-ex-pow-bergdahls-disappearance-59936/