DefenceTalkThe Hungarian Defence Forces were lent 12 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored fighting vehicles for training purposes by the US Forces European Command. The vehicles were taken over by the Minister of Defence of Hungary from the Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. of the US Embassy in Budapest on Tuesday, 26th November. At the ceremony, combined with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-lends-mraps-to-hungary-49820/

DefenceTalkChina’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning ship, sailed out from a military port in Qingdao of east China’s Shandong province to the South China Sea on the morning of November 26, accompanied by the guided missile destroyers “Shenyang” and “Shijiazhuang”, the guided missile frigates “Yantai” and “Weifang” of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-aircraft-carrier-combat-taskforce-is-still-unfledged-49798/

DefenceTalkThe Army recently purchased 36 Maveric unmanned aerial systems as a result of an urgent request from Soldiers in theater. The request was made to the Rapid Equipping Force at Fort Belvoir, Va., in March and Soldiers will receive them by December. The 36 Maverics, which are not in the Army’s current UAS inventory, cost […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-purchases-bird-like-micro-unmanned-aerial-system-49734/

DefenceTalkStephan Burger, the CEO of Denel Land Systems (DLS) says the industrialisation at its facilities in Lyttelton has already started and the manufacturing will commence in early 2015. The full fleet, which will replace the Ratels that are currently used, will be delivered by end 2022. “The new Badger ICV is a combination of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/denel-badger-combat-vehicle-ready-in-2015-49709/

DefenceTalkAn envelope laced with ricin intended for the president of the United States was intercepted in April 2013 by law enforcement officials when protocols established for mail screenings revealed the threat of a biological weapon. Ricin is a highly toxic, naturally occurring protein found in the seeds of the castor oil plant. There is currently […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-scientists-to-improve-methods-of-detecting-decontaminating-ricin-49693/

DefenceTalkTwo General Dynamics C4 Systems-developed AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radios successfully completed secure voice and data calls from Alaska and the Arctic Circle, using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform to connect with the MUOS satellite and ground communications network. The demonstration’s success is a significant operational milestone for the PRC-155 Manpack radio. “Exposed to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/manpack-radios-in-arctic-connect-with-muos-satellites-orbiting-equator-49675/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab’s Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Skeldar is now operationally deployed on-board the offshore patrol vessel BAM Meteoro. Skeldar is supporting the Spanish Navy with surveillance capabilities while taking part in the EU Atalanta operation in the Gulf of Aden. Earlier this year Saab announced a contract to deploy the Skeldar Unmanned […]https://www.defencetalk.com/skeldar-uas-operationally-deployed-by-the-spanish-navy-49655/

DefenceTalkEgypt and Russia’s defence ministers have discussed military collaboration between their countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday during a landmark visit to Cairo. Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu led a high-level delegation on a visit in the wake of a diplomatic spat between Egypt and long-time ally the United States triggered by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/top-russians-talk-arms-sales-in-landmark-egypt-visit-49640/

DefenceTalkThe Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) intercepted and destroyed two simultaneous targets attacking from opposite directions during a stressing demonstration of its 360-degree air and missile defense (AMD) capabilities at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The flight test achieved all criteria for success. All elements of the MEADS system were tested, including the 360-degree […]https://www.defencetalk.com/unprecedented-dual-intercept-success-for-meads-at-white-sands-missile-range-49597/

DefenceTalkFour M1135 Strykers are now in the hands of a Fort Drum unit that specializes in unconventional warfare mission. The 59th Chemical Company, 63rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, accepted delivery of the Stryker nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance vehicles, Oct. 24. The vehicles are fitted with equipment used to detect and analyze […]https://www.defencetalk.com/soldiers-embrace-capabilities-of-new-chemical-detection-vehicle-49582/