DefenceTalkChina’s ruling Communist Party will launch a year-long probe into the incomes of military staff, state media said Thursday, following revelations of widespread graft in its armed forces. Party leaders have described corruption as a key threat to China’s military modernization campaign, which has seen double digit increases in the army budget for more than […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-probe-army-spending-in-corruption-crackdown-report-62944/

DefenceTalkThe Army has seen recent innovations in how it operates — from Pacific Pathways and network experimentation to greater interoperability with European partners. But the pace of innovations needs to pick up if the Army and the joint force are to continue to maintain their edge against enemies who are also increasingly becoming adaptive and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-needs-increased-innovation-to-retain-overmatch-advantage-62646/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s Rapid Equipping Force, or REF, created in 2002 to more quickly meet the materiel needs of commanders operating in Afghanistan, was officially transferred, Jan. 30, to the Army Training and Doctrine Command, also known as TRADOC. Lt. Gen. Kevin W. Mangum, deputy commanding general of TRADOC, presided over the REF patch ceremony at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rapid-equipping-force-moves-under-tradoc-62643/

DefenceTalkIncluded within the $126.5 billion the Army has asked for in its fiscal 2016 base annual budget, is some $230 million for professional military education for Soldiers. The request represents an increase of about 21 percent over the $190 million the Army asked for last year, said Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Horlander, director of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-requests-126bn-for-fy2016-budget-62605/

DefenceTalkHe used to be one of them, so when paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division asked Rich Landry to design a rucksack to meet their needs, he was thrilled. “That’s my past,” Landry said. “This … is my favorite kind of work, because the whole parachute (piece) is just such an interesting dynamic when you […]https://www.defencetalk.com/natick-designs-new-rucksack-for-paratroopers-62526/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s Stryker vehicle, designed to quickly move Soldiers into a combat zone, is swift and mobile. Now its communications equipment will be, too. Strykers in the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team/2nd Infantry Division, also known as 2/2 SBCT, are being retrofitted with the Army’s new tactical communications network, increasing Soldiers’ ability to communicate over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-equips-stryker-unit-with-new-communications-technology-62479/

DefenceTalkSoldiers of an Army research center have worked to improve training for fellow Soldiers on a quick-reaction intelligence capability that better supports the system in the field and potentially reduces reliance on reach-back and in-field contractor support. Non-commissioned officers from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, or CERDEC, have expanded the training […]https://www.defencetalk.com/improved-us-army-system-training-to-increase-vigilance-62296/

DefenceTalkA new program is training Soldiers to drive commercial trucks when they transition out of the Army. A Pentagon ceremony recognized a partnership between the Industrial Training Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the Teamsters Military Assistance Program and ABF Freight — now helping train Soldiers for civilian jobs when they separate. Officials estimate more than […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-industry-partners-prep-soldiers-for-jobs-62189/

DefenceTalkLt. Gen. Robert Brown, Army Combined Arms Center, or CAC, commanding general, visited Fort Sill, Jan. 20, to discuss the Army’s greatest asset — its Soldiers — and how the “human dimension” is vital to combating current and future conflicts. “The key aspects of the human dimension are developing the right leaders for the future […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-shaping-soldiers-as-best-weapon-for-future-62196/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s science and technology and acquisition communities have teamed with the Army G-3/5/7, G2 and Cyber Command to provide senior leaders a closer look into converging operational and intelligence traffic onto the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, or WIN-T, transport. Network Transport Convergence describes the merging of command and control, intelligence, logistics and medical systems onto […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-takes-next-step-to-merge-c2-intelligence-traffic-onto-win-t-62069/