DefenceTalkThe Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit is being designed to give protection and capabilities to U.S. special operators, but the process of designing it may be as revolutionary as the suit itself, said U.S. Special Operations Command officials. TALOS started 18 months ago, after incidents downrange caused SOCOM to take a hard look at how […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iron-man-suits-process-important-to-dod-official-says-62639/

DefenceTalkMost Soldiers will receive a one-percent increase in basic pay in January along with a 2.9-percent increase in their basic allowance for subsistence. The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing, basic allowance for subsistence, and the cost of living allowance rates for the contiguous United States were announce today by DOD, and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/soldiers-to-get-one-percent-pay-raise-in-new-year-61196/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. military said Tuesday it has awarded contracts to three companies to design an experimental spaceplane conceived as a reusable, unmanned booster with costs, operation and reliability similar to modern aircraft. The companies selected to develop the XS-1 spaceplane are Boeing, working with Blue Origin; Masten Space Systems, working with XCOR Aerospace; and Northrop […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-awards-contracts-to-design-reusable-spaceplane-60176/

DefenceTalkA South Australian company has won a development contract to supply the United States military with advanced mine clearance technology. Minelab Electronics, a company renowned for its metal detectors, has partnered with a American company NIITEK that makes ground penetrating radar to produce a mine sweeping device that can detect both metal and shapes in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/minelab-to-supply-us-military-with-mounted-mine-detection-system-60159/

DefenceTalkOne after another yesterday in a hearing before a House panel, the nation’s service chiefs described how severe budget cuts required by law in fiscal year 2014 would slash their forces, capabilities and readiness and raise security risks to the American people. The House Armed Services Committee heard testimony on planning for sequestration in fiscal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-service-chiefs-detail-2014-sequestration-effects-49136/

DefenceTalkMental health problems in the military are on the rise and pose a growing challenge to active duty forces, the Congressional Research Service said in a major new report on the subject. “Between 2001 and 2011, the rate of mental health diagnoses among active duty service-members increased approximately 65%. A total of 936,283 service-members, or […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mental-health-problems-surge-in-the-military-crs-48873/