DefenceTalkThe Army’s top aviation acquisition leader engaged industry members and community leaders on the future of Army aviation during an “Update for Industry” June 18 at The Summit. Maj. Gen. Tim Crosby, program executive officer for aviation, spoke to members of the local chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army, where he emphasized balance, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-aviation-executive-updates-industry-members-48256/

DefenceTalkGeneral Dynamics European Land Systems was awarded a contract by the German Procurement Agency, Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), for the delivery of 100 Eagle V Protected Command Vehicles for the “GFF Klasse 2” Program. This contract includes an option for the purchase of 76 additional vehicles. The Eagle V is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-orders-100-eagle-v-4x4-vehicles-48243/

DefenceTalkMilitary analysts now have a tool that brings together unprecedented modeling and simulation features to help them better choose, or build weapons to overpower future threats. Such features allow military researchers to analyze, for example, how a grenade, artillery round or any other weapon performs — or falls short — against moving targets in complex […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-tests-lethality-against-moving-targets-with-new-software-model-48220/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company has initiated an internally funded program to enhance its combat-proven 155mm Excalibur GPS-guided projectile with a new guidance and navigation unit (GNU) with a semi-active laser (SAL) end-game targeting capability. Addition of the SAL seeker will allow the munition to attack moving targets, attack targets that have re-positioned after firing, or change the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-unveils-excalibur-with-dual-mode-guidance-48218/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress June 7 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Thailand of 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $77 million. The Government of Thailand has requested a possible sale of 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters, spare and repair parts, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thailand-requests-uh-72a-lakota-helicopters-48212/

DefenceTalkThe US military has destroyed more than 77,000 metric tons of military equipment — including mine-resistant troop transport vehicles — as it prepares to withdraw from Afghanistan in late 2014, the Washington Post reported Thursday. More than $7 billion worth of military equipment is no longer needed, or would be too expensive to ship back […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-scraps-tons-of-gear-as-it-leaves-afghanistan-report-48201/

DefenceTalkThe Army is incorporating a new sensor capability into its Apache helicopters. The Apache Sensors Product Office has accepted delivery of the new Modernized Day Sensor Assembly Laser Rangefinder Designator, or LRFD, the first component to be fielded in the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly. The laser represents increased capability to the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-updates-eyes-of-apache-helicopters-48173/

DefenceTalkThe Air Force released details of the service’s plan to fully integrate women into previously closed career fields June 18. The implementation plan was recently submitted to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for review. More than 99 percent of Air Force positions are currently already open to female Airmen. In fact, 2013 marks the twentieth […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-force-sets-plan-to-integrate-women-in-combat-jobs-by-2016-48168/

DefenceTalkSaber Strike 2013 concluded June 13 as training locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia held closing ceremonies to commemorate two weeks of multinational exercises in the Baltics. “The exercise was an extreme success,” said Col. Frederick Jessen, U.S. Army Europe’s contingency-command post officer in charge. “We partnered with numerous nations improving our partner capacity and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saber-strike-2013-demonstrates-multinational-partnership-in-baltics-48176/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) are testing a remote-controlled mine-clearance vehicle designed to let Yars mobile ballistic missile launchers travel safely through minefields, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. “The vehicle will allow the components of the missile system to breach minefields as well as reduce the threat of individually-placed explosive devices,” the ministry quoted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-tests-mine-clearing-vehicle-for-mobile-missiles-48183/