DefenceTalkIt’s as easy as a click of a mouse or a tap on a smartphone, and in a few seconds sensitive Army information might be shared that could get Soldiers killed. With the ease of social media, in any part of the globe, at any time, a Soldier, Army civilian or family member can post […]https://www.defencetalk.com/soldiers-must-consider-opsec-when-using-social-media-47816/

DefenceTalkUSNS Choctaw County, the Navy’s second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 2), satisfactorily completed Acceptance Trials, May 3 in Mobile, Ala. The JHSV is a versatile, non-combatant transport ship built by Austal USA and designed for fast intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment. The ship was presented to the Navy’s independent Board of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navys-jhsv-2-completes-acceptance-trials-47814/

DefenceTalkU.S. Special Operations Command is working to take the improved capabilities and processes it has established over the past decade of conflict and build on them for the future, a senior Socom commander told special operators and industry representatives here. Army Lt. Gen Joseph L. Votel, commander of Joint Special Operations Command, noted vast adaptations […]https://www.defencetalk.com/socom-strives-to-preserve-build-on-capabilities-for-future-47812/

DefenceTalkBy Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge, Director, Undersea Warfare, OPNAV N97 There has been a good deal of conversation recently debating the size of the Navy’s ballistic missile submarine force and need for a nuclear deterrent. Some of the information used in this reporting references SSBN patrol data available to the public that is limited in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/navy-responds-to-debate-over-the-size-of-the-ssbn-force-47810/

DefenceTalkRussia will actively seek new deals on the Latin American arms market, which it expects to reach a value of $50 billion in the next ten years, the head of a Russian Technologies (Rostec) high-tech state corporation delegation said on Saturday. “According to our expert estimates, the volume of the Latin American arms market will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-seeks-new-arms-deals-on-growing-latin-american-market-47823/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday. China launched a rocket into space on Monday, but no objects were placed into orbit, the Pentagon said on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-sees-china-missile-launch-as-test-of-muscle-47808/

DefenceTalkThe Missile Defense Agency and Navy sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie conducted a successful flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system yesterday, Pentagon officials reported. In the test, the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense 4.0 weapon system and a Standard Missile 3 Block IB missile intercepted a separating ballistic missile target over the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/missile-defense-system-completes-successful-intercept-test-47806/

DefenceTalkDefence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman today announced the purchase of 200 new trucks for the New Zealand Defence Force. In a $135 million project, the government is purchasing Rheinmetall-MAN military vehicles to replace the old NZDF Unimog and heavier Mercedes trucks. “The new NZDF medium and heavy trucks will carry more people and equipment, and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-trucks-for-nz-defence-force-47799/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army’s Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. The payloads were delivered as part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy NAVSEA-Crane in 2012. NERO is utilized on the Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS (Umanned Aircraft System) as an airborne electronic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-delivers-electronic-jamming-capability-for-gray-eagle-uas-47795/

DefenceTalkBesides Brazil, Saab identified future demand for naval fighters in countries like India, Italy and the UK, which, in the coming years will be commissioning new aircraft carriers in their navies. According to Saab, there is a real and viable market for this type of aircraft. Aiming this market, the company is already developing a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-touts-naval-sea-gripen-variant-47793/