DefenceTalkThe Marine Corps plans to buy or lease existing active protection systems (APS) for its M1 Abrams tanks that are vulnerable to proliferating anti-tank guided missiles. Specifically, the Marine Corps will test the Trophy APS system developed by Israeli defense firm RAFAEL and sold in the United States by DRS Technologies, Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usmc-plans-to-buy-trophy-active-protection-systems-for-m1-tanks-67255/

DefenceTalkWith sanctions on Iran coming to a close thanks to the agreement between Tehran and the “P5+1” countries, international businesses are lining up to enter the Iranian market. President Hassan Rouhani’s recent visit to Europe – where he reached a number of high-profile agreements, including an order for 118 Airbus jetliners[i] – has been the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-considering-domestic-manufacture-of-t-90s-tank-66701/

DefenceTalkGRAFENWOEHR, Germany: As the Regionally Allocated Force for U.S. Army Europe, the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division has been conducting multinational training exercises throughout nine countries, spread out over 3,800 kilometers from the Baltics to Spain. One of the biggest challenges throughout the rotation was moving the brigade’s heavy armored equipment throughout […]https://www.defencetalk.com/how-to-move-an-armor-brigade-across-europe-66126/

DefenceTalkEquipment for the European Activity Set, or EAS, is scheduled to be turned in to the first forward-positioned sites beginning this week, Defense Department officials said. About 1,400 pieces of equipment that had been used in Operation Atlantic Resolve by Europe’s Regionally Aligned Force – 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division – will be turned in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-begins-positioning-equipment-in-eastern-europe-65983/

DefenceTalkU.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday the U.S. will pre-position about 250 tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled howitzers in eastern and central Europe in a move meant to reassure NATO allies unnerved by threats seen from Russia and terrorist groups. Carter, during a trip to Tallinn, said the Baltic states – Estonia, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-position-tanks-arms-in-7-european-nations-64661/

DefenceTalkThe US will deploy heavy weapons in central and eastern Europe for the first time, Washington said Tuesday, in the midst of the worst stand-off between Russia and the West since the Cold War, triggered by the crisis in Ukraine. “We will temporarily stage one armoured brigade combat team’s vehicles and associated equipment in countries […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-deploy-heavy-weapons-on-natos-eastern-flank-64647/

DefenceTalkThe first of two M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks is headed to Bulgaria to continue and expand the multi-dimensional multinational Operation Atlantic Resolve training in Eastern Europe led by U.S. Army Europe. The heavily armored tank, weighing nearly 70 tons, was driven into the back of the waiting C17 Globemaster III Air Force aircraft, fitting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/abrams-tanks-head-to-bulgaria-64622/

DefenceTalkIn an effort to increase sales of its tanks in the face of declining global demand, China North Industries Group Corp, the country’s biggest developer and maker of land armaments, is turning to a popular smartphone social networking app. WeChat is often used by Chinese arms producers to release comparisons between their weapons and other […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-tank-maker-seeks-to-increase-exports-on-land-armaments-64398/

DefenceTalkGermany and France are considering cooperation on developing a successor to the tank “Leopard 2.” The current model has been in service since 1979, and aging Bundeswehr equipment is currently in stark focus. The German Defense Ministry announced its plans for the “Leo 3” (as it’s likely to be nicknamed in Germany) in a report […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-france-to-jointly-develop-leopard-3-tank-64276/

DefenceTalkWithin 15 months after contract award Rheinmetall has produced state-of-the-art driving simulator and gunnery simulator systems for training Indonesian Leopard 2 personnel. The order is worth several million euros. The Leopard Gunnery Skills Trainer (LGST) and Driver Training Simulator (DTS) are specifically designed for training Leopard 2A4 tank crews, and will primarily be used for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/leopard-2-simulators-for-the-indonesian-army-pass-acceptance-tests-63953/