DefenceTalkThe Danish Ministry of Defence has decided to reopen the type selection process for new fighter aircraft, which was suspended in mid-2010. Saab’s fighter aircraft system Gripen is one of four alternatives. In accordance with the “Agreement on defense 2013-2017” the Danish Ministry of Defence has decided to restarted type selection process for new fighter […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gripen-one-of-four-alternatives-as-denmark-reopens-fighter-jet-procurement-47183/

DefenceTalkThe United States will add more ground-based ballistic missile interceptors to its arsenal to guard against increased threats from North Korea and Iran, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today. North Korean and Iranian missile capabilities have increased and the United States must stay ahead of that threat, Hagel said. Both have developed longer range ballistic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hagel-us-bolstering-missile-defense-47181/

DefenceTalkIran has launched a domestically built destroyer in the Caspian Sea. President Mahmud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the guided-missile destroyer “Jamaran-2” in the port city of Anzali, about 250 kilometers northwest of Tehran. He said the deployment aimed to bolster peace and friendship in the region but also that “the destroyer is there to meet those who […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-launches-destroyer-in-caspian-sea-47187/

DefenceTalkThe United States said it would bolster defenses against a possible North Korean missile strike a week after Pyongyang threatened a “pre-emptive” nuclear attack against its arch-foe. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday 14 more interceptors would be stationed in Alaska, increasing by almost half the 30 already deployed along the California and Alaska coastlines. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-boost-missile-defenses-against-north-korea-47171/

DefenceTalkWith two units now readying for Afghanistan with the Army’s new tactical communications network, the service will continue to drive technology forward through its next Network Integration Evaluation this spring. Soldier training, vehicle integration, system check-outs and other preparations are well underway in advance of Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE, 13.2, which begins in May […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-prepares-for-next-network-integration-evaluation-47169/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force and its prime contractor Boeing have completed a successful first flight of the new F-15SA advanced fighter aircraft for the Royal Saudi Air Force. The F-15SA’s maiden voyage took place Feb. 20 at the Boeing facilities in St. Louis. The flight went as planned, meeting all test objectives to support the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fly-by-wire-f-15sa-makes-first-flight-47163/

DefenceTalkJoint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) 2, the future USNS Choctaw County, conducted builder’s sea trials March 7-8, in Mobile, Ala. The ship, now under construction at Austal USA, is the second ship of the JHSV class. Builder’s trials are a significant step in the construction and delivery of a ship to the fleet and are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jhsv-2-successfully-completes-builders-trials-47161/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation’s (NOC) Common Imagery Processor (CIP) has demonstrated an important new capability by processing Global Hawk Block 40 data on the Distributed Common Ground System — Imagery (DCGS-I) test bed. A live flight event late last year marked the first time that Global Hawk Block 40 data was successfully received, processed and disseminated […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-imagery-processor-global-hawk-data-on-test-bed-47158/

DefenceTalkArmy planners are rethinking how their service will acquire 700 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters over the next 14 years in light of declining procurement budgets. InsideDefense reported on March 6 that the Army’s fiscal 2014 budget request will defer any new production of the service’s airborne tank-killer until 2018 at the earliest, relying entirely on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/budget-cuts-force-army-to-delay-production-of-new-apache-helicopters-47156/

DefenceTalkMike Kgobe, the CEO of Denel Aviation says the acceptance of the locally developed combat support helicopter marks the culmination of a 26 year partnership between the SAAF and Denel. “We took this proudly South African aircraft through all its stages – from design to manufacturing, upgrading and retrofitting – to the point where it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/final-rooivalk-handover-cements-relationship-between-denel-and-saaf-47154/