DefenceTalkThe US military is reviewing how troops use fitness trackers and other devices, the Pentagon said Monday after an exercise-logging company published a map revealing potentially sensitive information about US and allied forces in places including the Middle East. The map, made by Strava Labs, shows the movements of its app users around the world, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-probes-fitness-app-use-after-map-shows-sensitive-sites-71379/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, the MQ-8C Fire Scout achieved 11 hours with over an hour of fuel in reserve. The long […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-demonstrates-endurance-on-the-mq-8c-fire-scout-65168/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s Stryker vehicle, designed to quickly move Soldiers into a combat zone, is swift and mobile. Now its communications equipment will be, too. Strykers in the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team/2nd Infantry Division, also known as 2/2 SBCT, are being retrofitted with the Army’s new tactical communications network, increasing Soldiers’ ability to communicate over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-equips-stryker-unit-with-new-communications-technology-62479/

DefenceTalkTransforming the way units communicate and navigate, the Army’s next generation situational awareness and friendly force tracking system received an unprecedented workout. Marines and Soldiers fought side-by-side to test the capability known as Joint Battle Command-Platform, known as JBC-P, during the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation 14.2, which concluded on May 22. “Over the past 10-plus […]https://www.defencetalk.com/marines-soldiers-test-new-blue-force-tracking-system-at-nie-14-2-59810/

DefenceTalkWith help from the Army’s new in-flight internet and mission command capability, commanders of Global Response Force units will be able to plan missions in the air, while their Soldiers receive operational updates and watch full-motion video of upcoming drop zones before their parachutes ever open. “The ability to understand a situation gives you the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-increases-in-flight-situational-awareness-for-rapid-response-forces-59465/

DefenceTalkSeptember is Suicide Prevention Month and the Department of the Army joins our nation and the world in observing National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 8-14, 2013, in the U.S. and the World Health Organization’s World Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10, as part of efforts to promote awareness about suicide and empower individuals and communities to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sustaining-drumbeat-of-ready-and-resilient-force-through-awareness-action-49034/

DefenceTalkBAE Systems has introduced one of the smallest multispectral sensors available for unmanned systems — an innovation that will help improve soldier situational awareness by reducing the time required to identify targets. On today’s battlefield, soldiers need the ability to process, understand, and engage with their environment at any time, under any condition or circumstance. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-uav-sensor-for-better-situational-awareness-48777/

DefenceTalkUnmanned aerial vehicle pilots maintain an “eye-in-the-sky” view providing real-time surveillance high above the battlefield in order to keep Soldiers safe from unexpected “enemy” attacks, at the U.S. Army National Training Center, here. Before putting Soldiers in harm’s way, military unmanned aerial vehicles, known as UAVs, perform aerial reconnaissance, be it night or day. At […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uav-pilots-maintain-situational-awareness-above-battlefield-47919/

DefenceTalkSuccess on the battlefield requires warfighters to know as much as possible about themselves, their surrounding environment and the potential threats around them. Dismounted infantry squads in particular risk surprise and loss of tactical advantage over opponents when information is lacking. While squads use many different technologies to gather and share information, the current piecemeal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-seeks-technology-to-radically-improve-dismounted-squad-situational-awareness-47898/