DefenceTalkA fire-team is small infantry team of four that operates at the tactical level. It is generally considered as the second smallest organisation in armed forces that employ the bounding overwatch tactic, in which the smallest organisation capable of independent operation being crews of machine guns, anti-tank launchers, mortars, or specialist teams such as a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fire-teams-the-tactical-tip-of-the-spear-66616/

DefenceTalkGermany’s military is overstretched and underfunded as its troops are engaged in anti-militant missions from Syria and Afghanistan to Mali while also aiding refugees at home, the defense commissioner said Tuesday. Plagued by a series of defense equipment failures, the military is “at a crossroads” and has reached “the limit of its capacity for interventions,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-military-overstretched-commissioner-66578/

DefenceTalkIslamabad: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, on Tuesday said Pakistan will not send ground troops to Saudi Arabia or any other country after having joined the 34-state Islamic military alliance led by Saudi Arabia. In a briefing to the National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee at the Parliament House, Aziz said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-will-not-send-ground-troops-as-part-of-saudi-military-alliance-66332/

DefenceTalkCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called Tuesday for closer military cooperation with Sri Lanka on an official visit to the island. Pakistan was a key supplier of arms and aircraft for Sri Lanka’s military in their battle against separatist Tamil Tiger rebels during the civil war that ended in May 2009. In […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-seeks-closer-military-ties-with-sri-lanka-66275/

DefenceTalkAt U.S. military installations throughout the world, military police monitor force protection sensors, which consist of conventional and thermal imaging cameras, ground surveillance radar and seismic and acoustic sensors. Installations also have chemical biological sensors, but they are operated as an independent system manned by chemical biological specialists in another location. Project JUPITR’s early warning […]https://www.defencetalk.com/project-jupitr-early-warning-system-can-save-lives-66002/

DefenceTalkWASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced today that beginning in January 2016, all military occupations and positions will be open to women, without exception. For the first time in U.S. military history, as long as they qualify and meet specific standards, the secretary said women will be able to contribute to the Defense Department mission […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-opens-all-military-occupations-positions-to-women-65972/

DefenceTalkChinese President Xi Jinping has urged breakthroughs in reform of the country’s armed forces by 2020, vowing to reorganize the current military administration structure and military command system. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks at a meeting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-president-urges-breakthroughs-in-military-reform-65912/

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/

DefenceTalkMilitary Intelligence (abbreviated as MI, INT, or otherwise referred to as intel), simply put, is the information necessary for the decisive planning and execution of military operations. This article aims to present a general overview of intelligence in a government organisation or armed force, where the practice of obtaining, analyzing, and applying such information typically […]https://www.defencetalk.com/intelligence-prerequisite-to-tactical-operational-and-strategic-success-65352/

DefenceTalkSoldiers will march, gleaming hardware will roll, and warplanes will fly above Tiananmen Square at China’s WWII anniversary parade, but major Western leaders are shunning the show as Beijing assumes an increasingly assertive role on the global stage. Chinese authorities are pulling out all the stops for Thursday’s commemoration, mobilising hundreds of thousands of Beijing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-wwii-military-parade-a-show-of-strength-65266/