DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Center has selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to develop an advanced propulsion Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) missile. The missile can be fired from existing Army launchers to defeat distant threats at ranges that significantly exceed those of the PrSM baseline. “Lockheed Martin is partnering with the U.S. Army […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-developing-long-range-maneuverable-fires-missile-for-us-army-79988/

DefenceTalkThe Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems hosted a two-day demonstration event at JBLM August 24 and 25, highlighting state-of-the-art communications and visual augmentation technology integrated into U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicles as well as Soldiers’ individual combat gear. The event was part of the ongoing development of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System — […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-tests-integrated-augmented-reality-tech-with-stryker-vehicles-79295/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270A2 launcher to the U.S. Army in a ceremony at the Precision Fires Center of Excellence in Camden, Arkansas. “This delivery represents a significant milestone for Lockheed Martin as the modernized system will support the Army and allied partners for decades to come,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-martin-delivers-first-modernized-m270a2-to-us-army-79072/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Army have further integrated the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor into the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System – resulting in a more tightly integrated, layered missile defense system. During a test, the THAAD system successfully launched a PAC-3 MSE to intercept […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-demonstrates-layered-missile-defense-for-us-army-78540/

DefenceTalkFormer president Dwight D. Eisenhower, general Colin Powell and abolitionist Harriet Tubman are among the names under consideration as the US Army moves to rename nine bases honoring military figures of the pro-slavery Civil War South. The Naming Commission set up by Congress to come up with new names said on its website that it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eisenhower-powell-tubman-among-possible-names-for-us-army-bases-78455/

DefenceTalkUS-led forces are carrying out war games near the disputed region of Western Sahara, in exercises jointly organized with Morocco and touted by US Africa Command as its largest. More than 7,000 personnel from nine countries and NATO are taking part in the exercises codenamed “African Lion”, which kicked off on June 8, according to […]

DefenceTalkThe Iraqi army said Sunday two drones were destroyed above a base housing US troops, one month after the same base was targeted by an armed drone. The US military’s C-RAM defence system was activated to shoot down the drones above the Ain al-Assad base, located in Iraq’s western desert, the Iraqi military said. Several […]

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army has selected BAE Systems to deliver two prototype vehicles for evaluation as a potential solution for the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program. Whether operating in swamps or the frozen arctic, BAE Systems’ Beowulf is based on proven, existing solutions and capable of moving personnel and cargo under the most remote and […]

DefenceTalkUS Army-funded researchers created nanosized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design and high-fidelity sensors. Cornell University researchers created micron-sized shape memory actuators that fold themselves into 3D configurations and allow atomically thin 2D materials with just a quick jolt of voltage. Once the material is bent, it holds its shape, even after the […]

DefenceTalkKIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE: In an effort to counter the increasing threat posed by enemy drones and other airborne threats, the U.S. Army is making an investment in directed energy prototype technology, with the Tactical High Power Operational Responder, or THOR, system, developed at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air […]