DefenceTalkSoldiers of the U.S. Army’s Military Police Corps newest military occupational specialty are making history on Fort Leonard Wood. The inaugural company of 31 Kilos, Military Working Dog Handlers, is about to finish phase one of Advanced Individual Training, referred to as AIT. The Soldiers are learning the duties and all-around responsibilities of military police […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-breed-of-us-army-dog-handlers-61080/

DefenceTalkThe East Coast is one step closer to being better defended against cruise missiles and drones. Raytheon Company (RTN) completed a series of laboratory tests that demonstrated the JLENS radar can be integrated into North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). JLENS is a system of two aerostats, or tethered blimps, that float 10,000 feet in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-armys-missile-fighting-radar-blimp-achieves-critical-milestone-60761/

DefenceTalkTwice in just the past 15 years the U.S. government has made the decision to shrink the size of the Army. Under the Bush Administration the argument was that the real threat was from rising near-peer powers and regional adversaries empowered by advanced weapons technologies. Combatting these threats required investment in transformational capabilities that would […]https://www.defencetalk.com/downsizing-us-army-when-well-need-an-army-you-can-bet-well-need-it-bad-60763/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army Reserve has fielded the first two M1271 Medium Flail Mine Clearing Vehicles, or MCV, with the 364th Engineer Platoon, located at Fort Smith, Arkansas. The MCV is a manned vehicle designed to clear paths through minefields and provides area clearance using a motorized flail system to detonate mines in a safe manner. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/m1271-medium-flail-clearing-vehicles-enter-us-army-service-60693/

DefenceTalkIn a climate of deep fiscal cuts, the Army’s Aviation Restructure Initiative has some good news for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems. With the Army still in the infancy of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, known as UAS, integration into the force, the initiative allows the Army to keep its inventory of Shadow/tactical UAS workhorses aloft, and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/aviation-restructure-initiative-allows-uas-workhorses-to-remain-aloft-60696/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army Forces Command Counter-IED Integration Cell recently developed and implemented training packages to complement the upcoming Joint Operational Access Exercise held here, Sept. 14-20. Counter-IED, referred to as C-IED, training is a command priority, and is included in U.S. Army Forces Command, known as FORSCOM, regulation 350-1. The training fulfills all pre-deployment requirements; […]https://www.defencetalk.com/82nd-airborne-divisions-fall-joax-includes-counter-ied-scenarios-60646/

DefenceTalkThe Army is researching physiological sensors that may help Soldiers achieve superior performance on battlefields of the future, said the commanding general of Fort Detrick, Maryland. Lt. Gen. Joseph Caravalho Jr., commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick, led a panel discussion at the Association of the United States […]https://www.defencetalk.com/body-sensors-to-help-soldiers-in-future-conflicts-60577/

DefenceTalkThe Army is activating a Cyber Protection Brigade today, and discussing a new cyber branch that could be established as early as next month. Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney D. Harris, Army Cyber Command, said the branch announcement could come as early as the second week of October, during the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-standing-up-cyber-brigade-possible-cyber-branch-60545/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army’s III Corps announced today, the rotational deployment of Fort Hood’s 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, to Camp Hovey and Camp Stanley, in South Korea, in October. The 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, brings approximately 800 Soldiers to replace 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, which is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-1st-cavalry-unit-selected-for-south-korea-deployment-60490/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company’s Excalibur Ib precision guided projectile has entered full rate production (FRP). U.S. Army approval of FRP completes Excalibur Ib’s low rate initial production phase. Additionally, the U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon $52 million for continued Excalibur Ib production. “The full rate production decision is the culmination of superb teamwork between the U.S. Army […]https://www.defencetalk.com/excalibur-ib-enters-full-rate-production-60303/