DefenceTalkThe Asymmetric Warfare Group, the “operational arm” of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, is leveraging Network Integration Evaluation 13.2’s multi-echelon training and live mission sets in which Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, are conducting tactical operations. Referring to the Asymmetric Warfare Group, or AWG, as the Army’s global scouts, Lt. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/asymmetric-warfare-group-targets-nie-13-2-47847/

DefenceTalkWhat does a commander do when the unit has a mission in Afghanistan, and they’re partnering with nation’s more than 6,000 miles away? The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), also called 10th SFG(A), of Fort Carson, Colo., met Special Forces units from four European nations at Grafenwoehr Training Area, April 16-28, to prepare for an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-europe-provides-venue-for-us-multinational-special-forces-training-47845/

DefenceTalkThis week, the Army Intelligence and Security Command conducted a demonstration of the Distributed Common Ground System – Army, for members of the press as well as members of Congress and their staff to help them better understand the system. The top message coming out of the demonstration was that Distributed Common Ground System – […]https://www.defencetalk.com/interoperability-with-intelligence-community-paramount-for-dcgs-a-47825/

DefenceTalkFort Bliss, Texas, has unveiled the Army’s first microgrid that will save resources, provide energy security, and be a model for other microgrids throughout the base. The system integrates renewable energy, local power, energy storage and load management to guarantee uninterrupted continuous power in adverse conditions, said Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, commanding general of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fort-bliss-unveils-armys-first-microgrid-47828/

DefenceTalkU.S. Special Operations Command is working to take the improved capabilities and processes it has established over the past decade of conflict and build on them for the future, a senior Socom commander told special operators and industry representatives here. Army Lt. Gen Joseph L. Votel, commander of Joint Special Operations Command, noted vast adaptations […]https://www.defencetalk.com/socom-strives-to-preserve-build-on-capabilities-for-future-47812/

DefenceTalkDefence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman today announced the purchase of 200 new trucks for the New Zealand Defence Force. In a $135 million project, the government is purchasing Rheinmetall-MAN military vehicles to replace the old NZDF Unimog and heavier Mercedes trucks. “The new NZDF medium and heavy trucks will carry more people and equipment, and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-trucks-for-nz-defence-force-47799/

DefenceTalkArmy operations on the Korean Peninsula remain a top priority and are being protected from the impacts of sequestration, said the Army Pacific Commander. Lt. Gen. Francis J. Wiercinski said sequestration has forced the Army to cut back in areas and “given us limitations.” “There are certainly things that we cannot touch and that we […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-operations-on-korean-peninsula-protected-from-sequestration-47803/

DefenceTalkRussia will exhibit its modernized T-90S main battle tank along with a score of other advanced military equipment at an arms exhibition in Peru, Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said. The SITDEF PERU-2013 defense expo will take place in the Peruvian capital, Lima, on May 15-19. Rosoboronexport and 11 Russian defense companies will be among […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-showcase-t-90s-tank-at-arms-show-in-peru-47785/

DefenceTalkThe US Defense Department has decided to stop buying EADS Lakota helicopters for the Army next year, according to the head of the European aerospace’s US-based unit. “The Lakota is built by a highly skilled workforce, more than half of which are military veterans, at my company’s Columbus, Mississippi, helicopter production facility,” Sean O’Keefe, chairman […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eads-says-pentagon-ending-helicopter-program-47765/

DefenceTalkThe helicopter squadron responsible for carrying the President of the United States and his staff, Marine Helicopter Squadron One, received its first of 12 MV-22 Ospreys to be assigned to its fleet, April 5, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. The Ospreys will conduct presidential support missions, which means these aircraft will carry presidential […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ospreys-delivered-to-marine-presidential-helicopter-squadron-47714/