DefenceTalkUkrainian troops are struggling to counter artillery fire and electronic jamming by pro-Russian militants, who are flying drones to target the Kiev government forces, a top US general said Thursday. The Ukrainian army’s communications are hampered by the electronic warfare carried out by the separatists and they lack equipment and training to thwart artillery barrages, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukrainian-forces-face-drones-electronic-jamming-us-62350/

DefenceTalkMission ready. That was the verdict for the U.S. Army’s A Battery, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, who were recently certified to operate Raytheon Company’s (RTN) JLENS radar to protect the National Capital Region (NCR) from cruise missiles and drone threats. JLENS is a system of two aerostats, or tethered blimps, that float 10,000 feet in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jlens-radar-deployed-to-protect-metro-dc-60614/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company’s Excalibur Ib precision guided projectile has entered full rate production (FRP). U.S. Army approval of FRP completes Excalibur Ib’s low rate initial production phase. Additionally, the U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon $52 million for continued Excalibur Ib production. “The full rate production decision is the culmination of superb teamwork between the U.S. Army […]https://www.defencetalk.com/excalibur-ib-enters-full-rate-production-60303/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea has fired four more short-range projectiles into the sea, the latest in a series of missile and artillery tests. The South Korean Defense Ministry says the North fired two Wednesday morning and two more later in the day from an area northeast of Pyongyang. The type of projectile used is not yet known. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-test-fires-more-projectiles-60293/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired 100 artillery shells into the sea Monday in a live-fire drill near the eastern maritime border with South Korea that followed a recent series of missile tests. The drill began shortly before midday (0300 GMT) using land artillery units based at the eastern tip of the Demilitarized Zone that bisects the Korean […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-100-artillery-shells-into-sea-60155/

DefenceTalkIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) presents Green Rock – a mobile autonomous tactical counter Rocket, Artillery & Mortar (C-RAM) system. This system was delivered to the Israel Defense Forces and named Wind Shield by the IDF. The system will be on display at the Eurosatory exhibition being held between June 16-20 in Paris, France (at IAI’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iai-presents-mobile-counter-rocket-artillery-mortar-radar-system-at-eurosatory-59838/

DefenceTalkAir and sea power are critical strategic military assets, but land power is undeniable in its ability to compel and deter adversaries. The Army’s capability to project land power grew this week with the induction of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and its companion M992A3 carrier ammunition tracked vehicle into low-rate initial production. The M109A7 and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-inducts-self-propelled-howitzer-into-low-rate-initial-production-59633/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin (LMT) successfully conducted the fifth and final Production Qualification Test (PQT) for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. During the long-range test, four rockets were fired from a HIMARS launcher and destroyed their respective targets approximately 65 kilometers away. The test is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-alternative-gmlrs-warhead-logs-successful-flight-test-series-to-next-test-phase-59349/

DefenceTalkThe temperatures may have been cold here last week, but Thompson Hill Complex was hot as about 70 Soldiers from B Battery, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., performed live-fire Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar training. The Soldiers, who are a mix of Air Defense Artillery, known as ADA, military […]https://www.defencetalk.com/avenger-crew-members-transition-to-c-ram-58785/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin has conducted the second Production Qualification Test (PQT) for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Four rockets were fired from a M270A1 launcher and destroyed their respective targets approximately 17 kilometers away. This test follows the initial successful PQT test conducted in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qualification-tests-of-gmlrs-alternative-warhead-continue-50247/