DefenceTalkA free air-combat confrontation drill between an aviation detachment equipped with several fighters assigned by the aviation unit under the East China Sea Fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and a troop unit under the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) will be conducted, the first of its kind in the history of aviation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-navy-air-force-to-conduct-free-air-combat-confrontation-drill-60397/

DefenceTalkMore than 180 Airmen from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, and 12 F-15C Eagles flew to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, to participate in a bilateral training event, Thracian Eagle 2014, Aug. 18-Sep. 1. Pilots from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, maintainers and a mixture of other professions, including Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-deploys-f-15s-to-bulgaria-60393/

DefenceTalkOver 80 fighter jets from two opposing camps lit up the dark skies above the Northern Territory of Australia with trails of orange flames from their jet engines. Among them were F-15SG and F-16C/D fighter jets from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). These aircraft were taking part in Exercise Pitch Black – the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/singapore-f-15sgs-at-exercise-pitch-black-60395/

DefenceTalkAustralia and the United States will sign a 25-year deal allowing 2,500 US Marines and air force personnel to train Down Under, Defence Minister David Johnston said Monday, describing it as a “win-win situation”. The agreement will be inked Tuesday when US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meet with their […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-to-sign-25-year-us-marine-agreement-60343/

DefenceTalkUnmanned aircraft systems (UASs) have become increasingly prevalent in and important to U.S. military operations. Initially serving only as reconnaissance or intelligence platforms, they now carry out such other missions as attacking enemy forces. The swift expansion in their numbers and in the demand for their employment has, however, significantly increased demands on logistics and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/building-toward-an-unmanned-aircraft-system-training-strategy-60311/

DefenceTalkRussian Helicopters will this month host pilots from Mongolyn Alt Corporation (MAK) at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant’s Aviation Training Center, under an agreement on training of flight and engineering personnel. The Mongolian company operates two Mi-8/17 series helicopters – a Mi-171 and a Mi-8AMT – both produced at the Ulan-Ude plant and delivered to the customer […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-helicopters-to-train-mongolian-pilots-60231/

DefenceTalkEighteen months ago, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command began migrating education content to the dotcom cloud, a commercially operated bank of servers. This is a significant step for several reasons. The Army is currently a Common Access Card-enabled, Windows-based devices operating environment. That means Soldiers can’t access much of the training and education […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-moving-education-content-to-cloud-for-better-access-60050/

DefenceTalkBulgaria was hosting joint navy drills with fellow NATO members in the Black Sea on Friday, as the United States tries to reassure a region worried about Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. Navy ships from the United States as well as Greece, Romania and Turkey, and four destroyers from NATO’s maritime immediate reaction force and a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bulgaria-nato-allies-hold-black-sea-drills-60057/

DefenceTalkThe Russian military is to test its new mobile communications system, which is superior to its foreign alternatives, during the Vostok-2014 strategic exercise in Russia’s Eastern Military District, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday. “In the course of the Vostok-2014 strategic exercise, which will be conducted in September of this year in the Eastern Military District, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-test-new-mobile-communications-system-during-vostok-2014-exercise-59980/

DefenceTalkThe Army is evolving its current Integrated Training Environment into a single synthetic training environment that combines constructive, gaming and virtual systems to provide challenging exercises efficiently at the point of need. Army officials discussed the Future Holistic Training Environment — Live/Synthetic at the Training and Education 2025 and Beyond Industry Forum, held Wednesday and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-training-technology-evolving-59974/