Spending Cuts Would Cause Chaos, Carter Says
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DefenceTalkDeep, across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1 would cause chaos for the Defense Department, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said in a televised interview yesterday. Carter told Judy Woodruff on “PBS Newshour” that the department will do what it can to minimize disruptions should the cuts kick in, but it can […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spending-cuts-would-cause-chaos-carter-says-46905/
Developing new naval capabilities to defend against surface targets
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DefenceTalkRaytheon acting through its Missile Systems business, and Chemring have agreed to develop a naval capability to defend against surface targets, for use on ships ranging in size from small patrol boats to large combatants. A briefing was being held Tuesday at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX 2013, to discuss the development. “This […]https://www.defencetalk.com/developing-new-naval-capabilities-to-defend-against-surface-targets-46924/
Air Force releases criteria for new combat medal
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DefenceTalkAir Force officials released nomination criteria for the new Distinguished Warfare Medal Feb. 15, following defense officials’ announcement of the new decoration days prior. The DWM will be awarded to honor individuals for single acts of extraordinary achievement, not involving acts of valor, that directly impact combat or other military operations approved by the secretary […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-force-releases-criteria-for-new-combat-medal-46919/
NATO Chief Calls for Defence Cuts Halt
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DefenceTalkThe NATO Secretary General has put out his clearest statement yet that he wants defence cuts to stop before they put populations at risk. Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s words at the Defence Ministers Meeting in Belgium come as David Cameron revealed some of Britain’s aid budget could be used for defence. The Secretary General said: “If […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-calls-for-defence-cuts-halt-46903/
Swedish Weapons Exports Fall
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DefenceTalkSweden exported 30 percent less weapons in 2012 compared with the record high amount of 2011, show new figures from the National Agency for Non-Proliferation and Export Controls. The countries that buy the most Swedish weapons are India, Saudi Arabia, France, Pakistan and Thailand. The total value of the 2012 exports was just under SEK […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swedish-weapons-exports-fall-46907/
US radar to boost missile defence in Japan
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DefenceTalkTokyo and Washington plan to install a US early-warning radar system at a coastal base near Kyoto to bolster defences against the North Korean missile threat, reports said Sunday. The X-band radar, capable of precisely tracking the trajectory of a ballistic missile, allows US forces to launch intercept missiles from the ground and sea once […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-radar-to-boost-missile-defence-in-japan-46922/
Turkish jets strike Kurd rebels in Iraq: military source
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DefenceTalkTurkey sent jets across its border with Iraq to strike separatists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a local military source said Thursday. The jets bombed 12 targets in the Kandil Mountains in the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq on Wednesday, the source told AFP without providing any casualty figures. Pro-Kurdish Firat News Agency […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkish-jets-strike-kurd-rebels-in-iraq-military-source-46901/
First Flight of nEUROn UAV Demonstrator Conducted
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DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman, in cooperation with Saab Aerosystems, has provided the attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) for the nEUROn Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator, which recently completed a successful first flight. Northrop Grumman’s German navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF, supplied the fibre-optic, gyrocompassing LCR-100 AHRS for the European UCAV demonstrator. The LCR-100 AHRS […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-flight-of-neuron-uav-demonstrator-conducted-46899/
Future Soldiers will have flexible electronics everywhere
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DefenceTalkMore than 10 years ago, U.S. Army researchers saw potential in flexible displays. With nothing in the marketplace, the Army decided to change that by partnering with industry and academia to create the Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University. The Army’s goal was to get this amazing technology into the hands of Soldiers. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/future-soldiers-will-have-flexible-electronics-everywhere-46896/
If sequestration triggers, furloughs begin in late April
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DefenceTalkIf sequestration is triggered next week, unpaid furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials said here today. Sequestration is a provision in budget law that will trigger major across-the-board spending cuts March 1 unless Congress agrees on an alternative. DOD Comptroller Robert F. Hale told reporters at a Pentagon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/if-sequestration-triggers-furloughs-begin-in-late-april-46894/