DefenceTalkResearchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory go about their business every day working on projects to help better serve the military and its members who protect our country. Sometimes the research inspires commercial companies to do additional research and expand on certain aspects to develop products of their own. That is what happened with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-researchers-inspire-commercial-rifle-fire-control-systems-50196/

DefenceTalkThe Canadian Royal Army has enlisted the help of Picatinny engineers to evaluate the life-span of their World War II-era C3 Howitzer. “We are looking for engineering data that, unfortunately, we’re missing right now,” said Canadian Army Maj. David Lebel, Equipment Management team leader for Field Artillery Systems. The C3 Howitzer is a 1950’s technology […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-canada-partner-to-upgrade-canadian-howitzer-50177/

DefenceTalkUnmanned robots already have proven their worth on the battlefield, neutralizing improvised explosive devices, and more capable ones are coming in the future, according to the commander of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. While robots and unmanned platforms will continue to provide valuable assistance to Soldiers on the battlefield, there may even come a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smarter-robots-likely-in-armys-future-planners-say-50157/

DefenceTalkPakistan army helicopters fired missiles killing three militants on Sunday, officials said, in apparent retaliation for a Taliban bomb attack that killed 20 soldiers in the restive northwest. The helicopters fired at a road in the village of Musaki situated in the same tribal region as the bombing earlier Sunday, intelligence and civil administration officials […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-retaliates-after-20-pakistan-soldiers-killed-in-bomb-attack-50147/

DefenceTalkIn his own words, the G-8 reiterated what the secretary of the Army and chief of staff have both said about downsizing Soldier levels to under 450,000 — “even at 450, it’s a high risk for the mission sets and mission tasks that have been given to us.” Presently, the Army has about 564,000 Soldiers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/g-8-us-army-soldier-levels-could-drop-to-420000-by-2019-50145/

DefenceTalkThe UAE cabinet approved a draft law Sunday making it compulsory for Emirati men to serve in the military for up to two years, state news agency WAM reported. The “national and reserve service”, optional for girls, will become mandatory for men aged between 18 and 30 years, WAM said, adding that the bill must […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-to-make-military-service-compulsory-agency-50138/

DefenceTalkAs Army aviation’s flight path continues through the drawdown and budgetary constraints, it will swap some helicopters around and defund others, said Maj. Gen. Kevin W. Mangum. In so doing, Army aviation will get the right mix it needs to be ready and relevant, he said. The general spoke during the Association of the United […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-aviation-flying-smarter-into-fiscal-squeeze-50118/

DefenceTalkPakistan has refuted a claim made by a Utah gun maker, Desert Tech last week that the company had turned down a $15 million deal to sell precision rifles to Pakistan. In response to media queries regarding the Associated Press’s report, a spokesman of the Pakistani embassy in Washington Friday said Desert Tech’s claim that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-refutes-utah-gun-makers-claim-on-rifles-contract-50073/

DefenceTalkAs the military use of unmanned aircraft systems has increased dramatically, including by entities that may pose a threat to the United States, scientists at Picatinny Arsenal are part of the effort to counter potential threats to U.S. armed forces by such systems. Unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, is the term to describe a far […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-develops-anti-uav-weapons-50060/

DefenceTalkResearchers from the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine have teamed up with the Trainee Health Surveillance Flight 559th Medical Group’s Basic Military Training Team at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to determine whether increased vitamin D and calcium intake can improve bone health in military personnel. Stress fractures and musculoskeletal injuries are among […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-conducting-joint-study-to-improve-bone-health-in-military-personnel-50038/