DefenceTalkSoldiers from the Israeli Army’s Kfir Infantry Brigade trained with sophisticated robots and elite special forces to learn how to fight enemy terrorists in tunnels beneath the Earth’s surface. Soldiers in the IDF are constantly training to protect Israel from the air, at sea, on land and, just as importantly, beneath the Earth’s surface. To […]https://www.defencetalk.com/idf-fighters-go-underground-for-subterranean-warfare-training-48577/

DefenceTalkTaiwan started a computerized military drill on Monday, set against an imagined scenario in which China invades the island in 2017. The five-day exercise is part of the island’s biggest annual military maneuver which is this year codenamed ‘Han Kuang 29’ (Han Glory 29), officials at the defence ministry said Monday. The drill simulates a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-military-drill-stages-china-attack-scenario-48475/

DefenceTalkThe Royal Air Force has completed the biggest training mission ever undertaken by its Typhoon Force. Exercise Android Preference concluded at RAF Coningsby last week and forms part of the qualified weapons instructor (QWI) course, which is regarded as the pinnacle of qualifications for RAF aircrew. RAF Coningsby Station Commander, Group Captain Johnny Stringer, explained: […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-eurofighter-typhoon-force-completes-largest-ever-training-mission-48326/

DefenceTalkThe first A400M Full Flight Simulator (FFS) designed and built by Thales for Airbus Military received European Aviation Safety Agency’s qualification for training on the 7 June at Airbus Military International Training Centre in Seville. This qualification is a key enabling milestone that allows Airbus Military to start to train A400M flight crews for their […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-thales-a400m-full-flight-simulator-ready-for-training-48185/

DefenceTalkExercise Eager Lion kicked off in Jordan this week as U.S. service members began training with military forces from 19 nations. The multi-national exercise, which runs June 9-20, began with a press conference in which Maj. Gen. Robert Catalanotti, director of exercises and training for U.S. Central Command, explained how impressed he was with the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exercise-eager-lion-begins-in-jordan-48095/

DefenceTalkThe largest fleet of F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighters grew to 25 aircraft as the F-35 Integrated Training Center here welcomed two new Air Force F-35A variants of the multi-role fighter to the Emerald Coast, June 5. The expansion gives the 58th Fighter Squadron the ability to fly an expanded schedule and more readily […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fleet-grows-training-increases-for-f-35-48089/

DefenceTalkTraining flights of the Su-35S take place these days at the Zhukovsky airfield at the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute in preparation for participation in the le Bourget-2013 International Air Show. The Honored test pilot of the Russian Federation, the Hero of Russia Sergey Bogdan works on two sets of aerobatics – for normal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/su-35s-gets-ready-for-the-paris-air-show-in-france-48055/

DefenceTalkFourteen Afghan air force members of the Kabul Air Wing Quick Reaction Force Company graduated from Ground Combat Skills Course in a ceremony May 29 at Kabul International Airport here. The graduation marked the completion of 50 hours of advanced upgrade training for the newest members of the QRF Company. The graduation and continued advancements […]https://www.defencetalk.com/elite-afghan-soldiers-complete-training-48000/

DefenceTalkDozens of Afghan National Army soldiers, Afghan Uniformed Police, and a smattering of U.S. Army Soldiers serving as mission advisors, sat by their heavy packs on the gravel, talking and laughing in quiet anticipation, waiting for a sound. After several hours of checks and double-checks, roll calls and final updates from the command center, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-assault-the-afghan-way-47946/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s fiscal year 2014 Equipment Modernization Plan, now working its way through Congress, prioritizes equipping warfighters in Afghanistan while simultaneously preparing for an uncertain future. Programs in the modernization strategy are grouped within ten “portfolios,” but some of those programs the Army has called out as being priorities for the service. Several programs that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/armys-2014-modernization-plan-prioritizes-soldiers-in-fight-47935/