DefenceTalkThe Pentagon Courtyard and south parking areas will be abuzz with the Army’s latest research and technology and weapons systems exhibits and displays, May 14. Throughout Lab Day, all of the Army’s displays will highlight the Army’s commitment to innovation. Heidi Shyu, assistant secretary of the Army (acquisition, logistics and technology) and Army acquisition executive, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lab-day-to-showcase-latest-battlefield-technologies-64135/

DefenceTalkIn a world first, tracked military vehicles are being upgraded with technology adapted from Formula One to improve handling and speed across the battlefield. Engineers at BAE Systems have applied the new upgrade ‘Active Damping’ system to current variants of the CV90 combat vehicle family; breaking speed records in rough terrain and increasing the CV90’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f1-technology-adapted-to-armoured-combat-vehicles-by-bae-64033/

DefenceTalkCSTC–A, Ministries of Defense (MoD), and Ministries of Interior (MoI) did not have controls in place to effectively manage accountability of the approximately 95,000 vehicles procured by DoD for Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) since 2005. In addition, MoD and MoI advisors were not confident that ANSF could effectively take over maintenance and sustainment of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afghanistan-forces-cant-track-maintain-us-supplied-vehicles-63907/

DefenceTalkThe Nigerian Army stationed a new fleet of armored personnel carriers (APCs) supplied by Inkas Armored Vehicle Manufacturing into service. Inkas Armored Vehicle Manufacturing is a leading Canadian-based company that specializes in the production of security transportation solutions. The APCs were fully designed and built at the Inkas Armored manufacturing facility in Toronto, Canada. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nigerian-army-deploys-inkas-armored-vehicles-63695/

DefenceTalkUkraine President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday took delivery of ten US armoured vehicles, two days after American lawmakers voted to urge President Barack Obama to provide “lethal” aid to Kiev. Dressed in camouflage, the Ukraine leader thanked Washington for the 10 Humvees, the first of 30 promised by Washington, as they arrived at Kiev’s Boryspil […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-receives-first-batch-of-us-humvees-63641/

DefenceTalkArmy Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan, or AFSBn-AFG, is in the early stages of a mission that will result in 94 mine-resistant, ambush-protected, or MRAP recovery vehicles being available to support future coalition missions. The battalion received an order from Department of Army G-4 directing them to notify U.S. Forces Afghanistan of how many MRAP recovery vehicles, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mine-resistant-ambush-protected-recovery-vehicles-key-in-mission-63647/

DefenceTalkTwo-hundred-fifty Swedish [armored fighting vehicles] of the type BMP-1 are secretly being shipped to Iraq, Swedish Radio News reveals. It is illegal in Sweden to export weapons to Iraq, but the tanks are being sold via a company in the Czech Republic. In 2010, the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, sold 350 light tanks to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/250-swedish-military-vehicles-sold-to-iraq-63365/

DefenceTalkThe German government has said it will not fulfill a request from its NATO ally and European Union partner Lithuania for the delivery of so-called Boxer tanks, a media report said on Sunday, citing the German Defense Ministry. “A delivery of armored transport vehicles from the German army or the resale of vehicles that are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-government-says-no-tanks-for-lithuania-report-63263/

DefenceTalkArmy researchers made an important discovery during metals testing that could impact the way the structural health of current and future military vehicles are deemed “healthy and more efficient.” The discovery may lead to saving time and money, as well as prolonging the life of critical platforms. “Military structures operating in such environments respond in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-scientists-how-predict-damage-future-military-vehicles-63040/

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/