DefenceTalkAeroVironment, Inc. today announced it has received a contract from the United States Army totaling $3.4 million for RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to supply the Spanish Ministry of Defense via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Raven is the most widely used UAS in the world today. It is designed for rapid deployment […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-contract-rq-11b-raven-uavs-spanish-army-65099/

DefenceTalkThe leader of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, or USASMDC/ARSTRAT, explained how the command is ensuring space and missile defense for the war fighter, the Army and the nation during the 18th annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Aug. 12. Lt. Gen. David L. Mann, commanding general, USASMDC/ARSTRAT, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-general-addresses-missile-defense-future-during-symposium-65013/

DefenceTalkArmy researchers have teamed up with the Tufts University School of Engineering to create the Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, or Center for ABCs. The center is co-directed by Dr. Caroline Mahoney, team leader for the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, cognitive science team, and Dr. Holly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-tufts-team-up-to-advance-cognitive-science-64761/

DefenceTalkAn orchestra sounds better if everyone’s on the same sheet of music. Having everyone on the same sheet of music also applies to all participants in a military operation or homeland security emergency response. Trouble is, the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, first responders like the National Guard and State Police, as well […]https://www.defencetalk.com/innovative-system-links-us-army-networks-with-allies-agencies-64717/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Threat Reduction Agency is leading an effort to design a new warfighter uniform – with added protection against chemical warfare agents encountered in the field. Army scientists are using both standard and new methods to test fabrics, which will be used in the new suit. The new uniform is designed to decrease thermal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-scientists-test-fabric-for-new-warfighter-uniforms-64697/

DefenceTalkHelping to ensure select Army National Guard units maintain readiness before deploying was the focus of the multi-echelon integrated brigade training, or MIBT, event held here, June 13-26. This was the first MIBT, which addresses the training needs of National Guard brigade combat teams, also known as BCTs. After a deployment, usually lasting about a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-us-army-designed-exercise-replicates-combat-training-center-rotation-64673/

DefenceTalkMilitary Occupational Specialty, or MOS 12B, Combat Engineer is now open to all female enlisted Soldiers of all components, according to Army Directive 2015-27. The June 16 directive from Army Secretary John M. McHugh makes available 20,563 additional positions for women and opens the last of the 16 engineer MOSs, which were closed to women. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-opens-20563-engineering-positions-to-women-64614/

DefenceTalkU.S. Army and Israeli scientists are conducting testing and research on active flow control devices as a means to reduce drag on future Army aircraft. The Suction and Oscillatory Blowing Actuator, or SaOB, invented by Israeli scientist, Dr. Avraham Seifert of Tel Aviv University, uses the active control of airflow to reduce drag. Testing of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/joint-us-israeli-device-seeks-to-reduce-airflow-drag-64589/

DefenceTalkApproximately 250 soldiers, from the Romanian Land Forces, are participating in the multinational Exercise Combined Resolve IV to improve operations in a coalition structure alongside NATO allies and European partners. Since 2003, the Romanian Land Forces have deployed three times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and once in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In […]https://www.defencetalk.com/romania-proving-a-strong-ally-during-exercise-combined-resolve-iv-64362/

DefenceTalkWith vehicles that are equipped with a new high-bandwidth networking radio, Soldiers can move across the battlefield, rapidly exchanging mission-critical voice messages, images and video with their commanders. Using line-of-sight communications waveforms that are not dependent on satellites, mid-tier networking vehicular radios, or MNVRs, provide ground-level connectivity, which link Soldiers at the company level with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-armys-mid-tier-radio-advances-battlefield-network-64345/