DefenceTalkBaghdad: Decades of irresponsible arms transfers to Iraq fueled the Islamic State group’s firepower and ability to carry out atrocities on a massive scale, Amnesty International said in a report published Tuesday. The London-based human rights watchdog called for tougher controls in order to put a stop to the alarming fallout from the proliferation of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/reckless-arms-transfers-to-iraq-fuelled-is-crimes-report-65998/

DefenceTalkTrigger actions (not to be confused with the operating mechanism which loads and unloads the firearm) are classes that categorise triggers according to how many functions they perform when actuated. They are different from firearm actions which describe the methods by which an ammunition cartridge is loaded into and ejected from a gun’s chamber (known […]https://www.defencetalk.com/types-of-triggers-an-overview-65765/

DefenceTalkThe Fire Support Group of Yankee Company, 45 Commando Royal Marines have let rip with the next-generation light anti-tank weapon. The Arbroath-based green berets missed out on the chance for live firing back in the spring because they were deployed with HMS Bulwark rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean. Six months later and their chance came […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-marines-test-new-anti-tank-weapons-65948/

DefenceTalkTwo Russian television channels have unintentionally aired footage containing confidential information on military weapon systems, Russian officials said. The pictures allegedly showed plans for a nuclear torpedo. The televised images show a military officer looking at a confidential document during a meeting of President Putin with army top brass in Sochi. “It’s true some secret […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-admits-tv-accidentally-showed-secret-weapons-plans-65830/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Air Force has being employing a wide spectrum of precision-guided munitions in Syria as part of the operation against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group banned in Russia, Konstantin Sivkov, Ph.D., writes in the Military Industrial Courier weekly. “The Kh-29 (NATO reporting name: AS-14 Kedge) and Kh-25 (AS-10 Karen) air-to-surface missiles – both […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-aircraft-using-wide-range-of-guided-weapons-in-syria-65724/

DefenceTalkBeirut (AFP) – US-led coalition forces parachuted in ammunition to rebels in Syria, stepping up their support for groups battling jihadists as regime troops fought their fiercest clashes in weeks, aided by Russian air strikes. Moscow entered Syria’s multi-faceted civil war last month, when it began air strikes against Islamic State jihadists and other “terrorists” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-drops-ammo-to-anti-is-rebels-as-syria-regime-advances-65617/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea unveiled a set of new and upgraded weapons systems including an intercontinental ballistic missile during its largest military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers’ Party on Saturday. Among the notable weapons was the apparently upgraded ICBM, called “KN-08,” which is presumed to be able to travel […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-unveils-new-upgraded-weapons-65607/

DefenceTalkRemotely-controlled weapons systems have drastically reduced the number of Soldiers needed for perimeter security at an expeditionary base camp here. “Every Soldier I have assigned to securing the perimeter is one I don’t have that can execute support missions,” said Lt. Col. Raphael Heflin, commander, 142nd Combat Service Support Battalion, or CSSB, 1st Armored Division. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/remote-controlled-weapons-augment-soldiers-on-perimeter-at-nie-16-1-65558/

DefenceTalkRussia has sent artillery units and seven tanks to a Syrian air base as part of Moscow’s continued military buildup in the war-ravaged nation, a US official said Monday. The increase of Russian hardware in Syria has caused concerns in the West about the implications of Moscow militarily helping its old ally, President Bashar al-Assad. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-tanks-artillery-syria-65401/

DefenceTalkWarsaw: Poland’s defence minister said Thursday the United States would deploy heavy weapons to the EU state next year, as regional tensions run high over Russia and the conflict in Ukraine. Washington had said in June it would store battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy weapons for as many as 5,000 American troops […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-deploy-heavy-weapons-to-poland-in-2016-65190/