DefenceTalkAs modern software systems continue inexorably to increase in complexity and capability, users have become accustomed to periodic cycles of updating and upgrading to avoid obsolescence-if at some cost in terms of frustration. In the case of the U.S. military, having access to well-functioning software systems and underlying content is critical to national security, but […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-seeks-to-create-software-systems-that-could-last-100-years-63850/

DefenceTalkUS officials insisted Tuesday that a cyber attack late last year did not compromise White House classified systems, but refused to confirm reports Russia was behind the breach. “There was an event last year,” said deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes. “We have classified systems that are secure,” “We don’t talk about where cyber intrusions […]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-house-says-classified-systems-not-hacked-63777/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force deployed 12 F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 200 Airmen as the first Air National Guard theater security package in Europe to support Operation Atlantic Resolve this week. The aircraft and Airmen, from the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, Jacksonville, Fla., are set to be in place and fulfilling […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-air-national-guard-theater-security-package-deploys-to-europe-63679/

DefenceTalkPakistan Monday held its first national day military parade for seven years, a display of pageantry aimed at showing the country has the upper hand in the fight against the Taliban. Mobile phone networks in the capital were disabled to thwart potential bomb attacks, some roads were closed to the public and much of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-holds-first-national-day-parade-in-seven-years-63624/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea’s government accused North Korea Tuesday of carrying out cyber-attacks last December on its nuclear power plant operator, describing them as a provocation which threatened people’s lives and safety. “We condemn North Korea’s persistent cyber-terror targeting our country and the international community,” the unification ministry said after investigators concluded the North was behind the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-accuses-north-of-cyber-attacks-on-nuclear-plants-63564/

DefenceTalkThe sea services released a new maritime strategy, March 13, a plan that describes how the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard will design, organize, and employ naval forces in support of national security interests and homeland security objectives. The new strategy titled, A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready, accounts for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-releases-revised-maritime-strategy-63533/

DefenceTalkRiyadh: The US embassy in Saudi Arabia said it had suspended consular services in the kingdom for two days due to “heightened security concerns”, after warning of threats against Western oil workers. All services in Riyadh and at the consulates in Jeddah and Dhahran have been cancelled for Sunday and Monday, it said in a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-shuts-saudi-embassy-over-security-fears-63519/

DefenceTalkNATO commanders are putting in place the infrastructure that will allow the alliance to adapt to new threats, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the press yesterday at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium. Stoltenberg spoke alongside Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, NATO’s supreme allied commander, after NATO commanders briefed the secretary […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-prepares-for-challenges-from-east-south-63517/

DefenceTalkAttacks, counter-attacks, bombs, rescues, evacuations and logistics are all elements of conflict. For the participants of Key Resolve 2015 (KR15), these actions and other important elements of combat come through a buzzing hard drive rather than from a physical foe. The South Korean Air Force Simulation Center is set up with several components that make […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korean-air-forces-sharpen-cyberspace-defense-63479/

DefenceTalkEuropean Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday called for the creation of an EU army in the wake of rising tensions with Russia. Juncker said the force could help counter new threats beyond the bloc’s borders and defend European “values”, in an interview with Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper. “You would not create a European […]https://www.defencetalk.com/commission-chief-juncker-calls-for-eu-army-63413/