DefenceTalkThe US military is conducting “very serious” training for a possible conflict with North Korea, a top Republican lawmaker said Tuesday, though he said he hoped such preparations would never be put to use. Congressman Mac Thornberry, who chairs the powerful House Armed Services Committee that provides civilian oversight to the Pentagon, said the administration […]https://www.defencetalk.com/serious-us-training-for-eventual-north-korea-conflict-congressman-71082/

DefenceTalkThe Chinese Air Force has deployed its best combat plane – the J-20 stealth fighter jet – to conduct exercises with other advanced jets. The Air Force of the People’s Liberation Army said in a news release on Thursday that several J-20s took part in a series of combat exercises against the less-advanced J-16 and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/j-20-fighter-takes-part-in-first-combat-exercises-71068/

DefenceTalkThe US and South Korea on Monday kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labeled an “all-out provocation”, days after Pyongyang fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. The five-day Vigilant Ace drill — involving 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters, and tens of thousands of troops […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-begin-largest-ever-joint-air-drill-70939/

DefenceTalkThe Djibouti Logistics Support Base of the People’s Liberation Army conducted a live-fire exercise on Thursday with its heavy-duty weapons, according to the Chinese military. Several wheeled tank destroyers and wheeled infantry fighting vehicles from the base in the Horn of Africa took part in the exercise at a local shooting range and fired dozens […]https://www.defencetalk.com/live-fire-exercises-conducted-by-pla-base-in-djibouti-70863/

DefenceTalkMore than 200 soldiers from the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command participated in Artemis Strike 2017, a German-led multinational tactical live fire exercise Nov. 2-9, 2017 at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece. Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment worked with more than 650 German airmen from the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exercise-artemis-strike-showcases-us-army-multinational-forces-70809/

DefenceTalkCAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait: Soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Task Force Wraith completed combined training with the 208th Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Company and Camp Buehring’s emergency services at Udairi Landing Zone, Kuwait, Oct. 24, 2017 to increase their capability to respond to a chemical attack. The training event was a simulated chemical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/task-force-wraith-trains-to-respond-swiftly-to-chemical-attack-70746/

DefenceTalkAn increased emphasis on large-scale ground combat and a greater focus on cybersecurity during combat operations are among key changes in the Army’s updated Field Manual 3-0, Operations, released today. America’s potential enemies now have capabilities greater than what Soldiers faced from insurgents in the Middle East. Threats from near-peer adversaries today include the infiltration […]https://www.defencetalk.com/revised-doctrine-prepares-us-soldiers-for-changing-global-threats-70591/

DefenceTalkORO GRANDE RANGE, N.M.: Power. Power and lethality are what artillery crewmen assigned to M777 howitzers feel every time they pull the cord to send a round up to 15 miles downrange. Every outgoing shot feels like a shockwave, and the boom is deafening. Nerve. Nerve and precision are needed when standing beneath the spinning […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-soldiers-demonstrate-power-and-lethality-in-field-artillery-exercise-70541/

DefenceTalkCAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait: Soldiers from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and Kuwaiti military forces conducted the first-ever Desert Observer exercise near Udairi Range in northern Kuwait on Sept. 13. The multi-day, partnered training exercise simulated an attack across Kuwait’s border. Scouts identified the attacking opposition force and, after calling for fire, conducted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-ever-desert-observer-exercise-between-us-army-kuwait-70510/

DefenceTalkThe Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) became one of the few ships in the fleet to trap and launch the F-35C Lightning II, Sept. 3. The “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA 101), from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, are the training squadron for the F-35C. “The F-35C is still […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-abraham-lincoln-tests-f-35c-lightning-ii-at-sea-70451/