DefenceTalkA new program is training Soldiers to drive commercial trucks when they transition out of the Army. A Pentagon ceremony recognized a partnership between the Industrial Training Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the Teamsters Military Assistance Program and ABF Freight — now helping train Soldiers for civilian jobs when they separate. Officials estimate more than […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-industry-partners-prep-soldiers-for-jobs-62189/

DefenceTalkFacing a shortage of drone pilots, the US Air Force said Thursday it will increase pay for those who operate the robotic planes and draw on airmen from the reserves to fill the gap. The growing demand for drones has stretched the American military’s resources and placed a major strain on the aircraft’s pilots, who […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-moves-to-stem-shortage-of-drone-pilots-61986/

DefenceTalkEuropean aerospace giant EADS, the maker of Airbus aircraft, announced plans Monday to cut 5,800 jobs in its defence and space division over three years. The job cuts, part of a major restructuring in the face of falling orders, will affect the group’s workforce in Germany, France, Spain and Britain, the company said in a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eads-to-cut-5800-jobs-in-europe-in-restructuring-49886/

DefenceTalkA reduction in defence orders will have an impact on jobs in EADS’s defence unit, the head of the European aerospace giant said in an interview published Monday. Tom Enders told vbw-Unternehmenmagazin, the magazine of the Bavarian economic federation, that “if defence orders are cancelled or reduced as has happened in Germany in recent years, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eads-chief-warns-jobs-cuts-coming-in-defence-unit-49741/

DefenceTalkBAE Systems will axe 1,775 shipbuilding jobs and close the historic Portsmouth yard in Britain as government austerity hits demand, the British maker of military equipment said on Wednesday. The yard in Portsmouth, on England’s south coast, will be closed in the second half of 2014, but an engineering team will be retained to support […]https://www.defencetalk.com/historic-british-shipyard-shut-as-defence-cuts-bite-49593/