DefenceTalkMore than 580 cadets squeezed into Arnold Auditorium March 27, to hear from four senior Army leaders on the subject of developing a more energy-informed culture. Lt. Gen. Raymond V. Mason, the Department of the Army deputy chief of staff for logistics, told cadets the Army’s push to develop energy-efficient technologies and train its Soldiers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-energy-summit-at-west-point-focuses-on-operational-energy-and-power-47317/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department has revised from 22 to 14 the number of days hundreds of thousands of civilian employees could be furloughed this year because of the budget sequester, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced March 28. In addition, a senior Defense Department official speaking on background, told reporters the start of the furloughs will be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hagel-announces-fewer-furlough-days-for-civilians-47315/

DefenceTalkTaiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday unveiled two new ships that will join the patrol in waters off disputed islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a regional territorial row. “We will gradually build up our capabilities in the sea to enforce the law, to conduct rescue missions and protect fishermen,” Ma […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-adds-new-ships-to-patrol-disputed-islands-47325/

DefenceTalkSoaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive US response that analysts warn could take a familiar game into dangerous territory. By publicly highlighting its recent deployment of nuclear-capable B-52 and stealth bombers over South Korea, Washington has, at times, almost appeared to be purposefully goading […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-strategy-takes-korean-crisis-into-new-territory-47323/

DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Friday ordered missile units to prepare to strike US mainland and military bases, vowing to “settle accounts” after US stealth bombers flew over South Korea. The order came after US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, with tensions soaring on the Korean peninsula, said Washington would not be cowed by Pyongyang’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-puts-rockets-on-standby-for-us-strike-47309/

DefenceTalkThe Iraq and Afghanistan wars will cost the United States between $4-6 trillion in the long term, constraining the government’s budget for decades to come, a study said. Harvard University scholar Linda Bilmes concluded that the United States will face increasing costs to care for an estimated 2.5 million veterans, and to pay down debt […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraq-afghan-wars-to-cost-us-up-to-6-trillion-study-47307/

DefenceTalkA South Korean source says there’s been a sharp increase in personnel and vehicle movement at the North’s mid- and long-range missile sites as tension on the divided peninsula rises. The revelation, which the Yonhap news agency attributes to an unidentified South Korean military official, came after North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered preparations for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/movement-at-nkoreas-missile-sites-source-47305/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army and Intel Corporation entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to collaborate and optimize research in virtual training environments. Intel researchers have been developing technologies to scale user interaction, and they intend to focus on technologies to scale realism and immersion. As platform technology providers, they partner with application developers to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-teams-up-with-intel-to-make-training-virtually-a-reality-47302/

DefenceTalkWhen we think of drones we think of flying killing machines in Pakistan. But as the US tries to write rules for the technology, people are realizing that very different kinds of drones could change the way we live. Probably the best illustration of the vivid fears and awesome powers associated with drones was delivered […]https://www.defencetalk.com/game-of-drones-47299/

DefenceTalkUsing Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, Airmen here improved the reliability and life expectancy of the C-5M Super Galaxy. AFSO21 is the Air Force’s dedicated effort to maximize value and minimize waste in all of our processes. “We identified the whole process with our Dewars (tank) and fire suppression system of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/improvements-extend-c-5-life-47297/