DefenceTalkRheinmetall formally transferred its new IdZ-ES future soldier system to the German Bundeswehr on 7 March 2013. Short for “Infanterist der Zukunft – Erweitertes System” or “Future Soldier – Expanded System”, IdZ-ES is also known as the “Gladius”. The handover ceremony coincided with the 10th Armoured Division’s traditional “International Division Skiing Championship” at Ruhpolding in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rheinmetall-delivers-gladius-soldier-system-47133/

DefenceTalkChad’s 2,000-strong contingent in Mali, which has played a leading part in the fight against militants, on Saturday officially joined the regional African force deployed there. “As of today, our Chadian brothers who are fighting to liberate Mali are joining AFISMA,” Ivorian army chief Soumaila Bakayoko, whose country currently chairs the regional bloc ECOWAS, told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chad-joins-african-force-in-mali-47097/

DefenceTalkArmy commands can start thinking now about submitting study proposals to the Army Study Program Management Office for consideration this summer. Meghan Mariman, director of the Army Study Program Management Office, known as ASPMO, which is part of G-8 at the Pentagon, said that each year, her office pays for about 30 studies at the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-studies-range-from-virtual-marksmanship-to-waste-water-reuse-47081/

DefenceTalkPatria delivered the first Patria AMV armoured wheeled vehicles to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). This was the first delivery of altogether 113 Patria AMV armoured wheeled vehicles to the Swedish Defence Forces, based on the agreement signed with FMV in 2010. The total value of the contract is approximately EUR 250 million. “The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patria-delivers-next-generation-armoured-wheeled-vehicles-to-sweden-47062/

DefenceTalkBased on an analysis of the European land defence industry, the European Defence Agency has identified distinct areas for prioritised common actions on European demonstrator programmes, on key enabling technologies and technologies of dual nature as well as on further activities to support and strengthen the land related European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB). […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eda-shows-the-way-for-future-land-systems-47041/

DefenceTalkA senior Iraqi lawmaker on Thursday accused Ukraine of delivering low-quality armored personnel carriers and breaching the delivery terms of a contract signed in 2009. “A probe into Ukrainian arms deliveries to Iraq revealed corruption with regard to Part 3 of the contract, concerning the sale of 420 armored personnel carriers, of which only about […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraq-accuses-ukraine-of-selling-inferior-armored-vehicles-47001/

DefenceTalkThe Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya reinforced the need for U.S. Army Africa to have at its fingertips the ability to draw upon the most up-to-date detailed maps and imagery of any given region at a moment’s notice. Project Manager Mission Command, or PM MC, is helping to streamline […]https://www.defencetalk.com/detailed-geospatial-map-data-provides-soldiers-greater-technology-in-less-time-46987/

DefenceTalkArmy acquisition officials are pursuing solutions to help aircraft crews navigate through what is called a “degraded visual environment.” A degraded visual environment, or DVE, is a circumstance wherein weather, obscurants or obstacles thwart the ability of a crew to see properly or accurately know where they are in relation to surrounding terrain, service officials […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-aviation-looking-to-overcome-degraded-visual-environment-46971/

DefenceTalkWhen a military contractor approached the Army with a proposal for significant savings on armor tiles for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the impulse to quickly go for the savings had to be postponed: The Bradley played such an important role in saving lives that keeping a steady flow of contracts was paramount. Ultimately, however, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/savings-served-up-for-bradley-armor-plates-46993/

DefenceTalkOperation Desert Storm saw the first female aviator in battle when Maj. Marie T. Rossi took the driver’s seat flying fuel and ammunition to the Soldiers crossing into enemy territory. Rossi lost her life when her CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down on March 1, 1991. Her headstone reads, “The first female commander to fly into […]https://www.defencetalk.com/women-make-their-mark-in-combat-aviation-46990/