DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired two missiles into the sea and vowed “merciless” retaliation on Monday as the US and South Korea kicked off joint military drills, denounced by Pyongyang as recklessly confrontational. The annual exercises always trigger a surge in military tensions and warlike rhetoric on the divided peninsula, and analysts saw the North’s missile tests […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-test-fires-2-short-range-missiles-63319/

DefenceTalkRussia’s air force started exercises that will involve jets striking back against a “supposed enemy” over the Barents Sea that borders Norway, the military said Thursday. Pilots will “practice” repelling a massive air strike by a supposed enemy during exercises in the air space of the Barents Sea,” the defence ministry said on its website. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-jets-to-hold-drills-over-barents-sea-63314/

DefenceTalkUp to 2,000 Russian soldiers took part in drills in the country’s west on Wednesday as Moscow conducted an inspection of its paratrooper units in the latest show of strength likely to alarm its neighbors. Some 500 units of equipment were also to be included in drills in the western Pskov region which borders EU […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-paratroopers-in-drills-on-border-with-estonia-latvia-63305/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Strategic Missile Forces have begun wide-range exercises in 12 regions in the country, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. “Russia’s SMF with more than 30 missile battalions in 12 regions in Russia (from the Tver to the Irkustsk regions) are taking part in drills. There are both mobile and stationary SMF groups participating,” the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-strategic-missile-forces-begin-wide-range-drills-in-12-regions-63049/

DefenceTalkThe People’s Liberation Army (PLA) finished a two-day drill on Friday, testing application of China’s independently developed global satellite navigation system in combat in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The military used the Beidou Navigation Satellite System for precise positioning and navigating, real-time location reporting and data transmission over long distances, according to a news release […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pla-drill-applies-chinas-own-gps-62852/

DefenceTalkRED FLAG 15-1 gives aircrews and air support operations personnel from various airframes, military services, and allied countries a chance to integrate and practice combat operations in a controlled environment. Check out this footage from the flight line as RF 15-1 continues. Video by William Lewis and Airman 1st Class Rebecca Long.https://www.defencetalk.com/red-flag-15-1-ea-18-growler-f-16-fighting-falcon-f-15-eagle-eurofighter-typhoon-62561/

DefenceTalkBAF BASE BANGABANDHU, Bangladesh: U.S. Air Force and Bangladesh air force (BAF) personnel took to the sky Jan. 24, for the launch of exercise Cope South 15, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise at BAF Base Bangabandhu, Bangladesh. Eighty U.S. Airmen along with three C-130H Hercules aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tactical-airlift-exercise-cope-south-15-launches-in-bangladesh-62530/

DefenceTalkChina’s military training this year will focus on “improving fighting capacity” to win “local wars”, the defence ministry said Thursday, with Beijing embroiled in several territorial disputes. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been tasked with improving its ability to “win battles” by President Xi Jinping, its commander-in-chief, who has also pushed a high-profile campaign […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-2015-military-drills-to-focus-on-winning-local-wars-62346/

DefenceTalkRED FLAG 15-1 kicked off Monday, January 26th, 2015, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. RED FLAG is a realistic combat training environment involving the United States Air Force, their sister services, and its allies. Video by Senior Airman Cody Griffith, William Lewis and Staff Sgt. Annemarie Stella.https://www.defencetalk.com/red-flag-15-1-first-look-f-16-fighting-falcon-f-15-eagle-f-22-raptor-eurofighter-62317/

DefenceTalkIt’s time for Soldiers to step it up with the Performance Triad goals. Literally. During FY 2014, the Performance Triad pilot program was conducted in three separate active-duty battalions. The data from the pilot program provided a picture of the sleep, activity, and nutrition behaviors of Soldiers in the pilot at baseline and throughout the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-stepping-up-the-performance-triad-62033/