DefenceTalkNorth Korea has moved two more missile launchers to its east coast, where preparations are apparently under way for a missile test as tensions simmer on the peninsula, a report said Sunday. Expectations had been high that Pyongyang would carry out a test to coincide with celebrations marking the birth of North Korea’s late founding […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-moves-two-more-missile-launchers-report-47548/

DefenceTalkRockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics system has been selected for the Royal Air Force of Oman’s C-130 upgrade program. The equipment will be installed on three aircraft with work scheduled to begin in 2013. “Royal Air Force of Oman pilots will experience greater situational awareness and communications capabilities with the highly advanced avionics onboard these aircraft,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rockwell-collins-selected-for-oman-c-130-upgrade-47542/

DefenceTalkTo a pilot, a radar is only as useful as the information it provides, and Northrop Grumman’s Big SAR (synthetic aperture radar) mapping for the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) delivers the largest, sharpest radar images ever available in an F-16. The company’s SABR has successfully demonstrated several advanced radar capabilities for the F-16, including […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrops-sabr-gives-f-16-pilots-the-big-picture-47526/

DefenceTalkWith the growing threat of improvised explosive devices over the past decade, Army researchers have been hard at work testing and evaluating ways to keep Soldiers safe from bomb blasts. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command analyzes under-body blasts, known as UBB. Researchers at the Army Research Laboratory Survivability and Lethality Analysis Directorate, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-researchers-improve-vehicle-design-with-blast-tests-47521/

DefenceTalkWe have delivered a new variant of our CV90 Armadillo, finished in traditional Danish Army camouflage, to the Danish Army Oksbol base for competitive evaluation to meet Denmark’s armored personnel carrier requirement Class-leading protection and optimum mission flexibility Trials – involving five different vehicles – begin mid-April and will continue until September with contract scheduled […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bae-delivers-cv90-for-danish-evaluation-47517/

DefenceTalkThe FREMM frigate built for the Royal Moroccan Navy put to sea for the first time on 17 April. This key milestone marks the launch of sea trials, which will be conducted over the next few weeks off the Brittany coast. The ship will be delivered to the Royal Moroccan Navy at the end of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dcns-begins-sea-trials-with-fremm-frigate-for-moroccan-navy-47514/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for 500 AGM-114-N4/P4 HELLFIRE missiles. The estimated cost is $95 million. This program will directly contribute to the U.S. foreign and national security policies by enhancing the close air support capability of the United Kingdom in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/united-kingdom-to-buy-hellfire-missiles-47512/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for 1 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $371 million. The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale of 1 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, 4 turbofan […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kuwait-to-buy-c-17-globemaster-iii-47510/

DefenceTalkAs Defense Department leaders defend before Congress the president’s $526.6 billion base defense budget request for fiscal year 2014, DOD officials are preparing a review that reassesses assumptions driving the Pentagon’s investment and force structure decisions, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hagel said the review, conducted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hagel-review-to-assess-investment-force-structure-assumptions-47508/

DefenceTalkThe first modernized intercontinental ballistic missile, Yars-M, will enter service with Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) later this year, RVSN Commander Col. Gen. Sergei Karavayev said on Thursday. A defense industry source previously told RIA Novosti the Armed Forces will take delivery of a fifth-generation Yars-M missile before the end of the current year. Karavayev […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-get-new-icbm-later-this-year-47506/