DefenceTalkThe Army-led Future Vertical Lift program is being developed to replace the service’s aging helicopter fleet, and the aircraft of other services, at some point in the future. The need for Future Vertical Lift, known as FVL, was explained by Dan Bailey, program director, Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator/FVL, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development […]https://www.defencetalk.com/future-vertical-lift-capability-focuses-on-tech-demo-60009/

DefenceTalkThe Army is evolving its current Integrated Training Environment into a single synthetic training environment that combines constructive, gaming and virtual systems to provide challenging exercises efficiently at the point of need. Army officials discussed the Future Holistic Training Environment — Live/Synthetic at the Training and Education 2025 and Beyond Industry Forum, held Wednesday and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-training-technology-evolving-59974/

DefenceTalkThe US Army has launched an investigation into why Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl went missing and was later captured by Afghan insurgents in 2009, officials said Monday. The 28-year-old soldier is currently undergoing medical treatment and counseling at a military hospital in San Antonio, Texas after his May 31 release as part of a controversial swap […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-opens-probe-into-ex-pow-bergdahls-disappearance-59936/

DefenceTalkTransforming the way units communicate and navigate, the Army’s next generation situational awareness and friendly force tracking system received an unprecedented workout. Marines and Soldiers fought side-by-side to test the capability known as Joint Battle Command-Platform, known as JBC-P, during the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation 14.2, which concluded on May 22. “Over the past 10-plus […]https://www.defencetalk.com/marines-soldiers-test-new-blue-force-tracking-system-at-nie-14-2-59810/

DefenceTalkRussia’s newly established military robot design lab has finally gone into operation, Oleg Bochkarev, deputy head of Russia’s governmental Military-Industrial Commission told ITAR TASS news agency. Russia’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin was the first to have announced plans to set up a new laboratory at the Degtyarev arms factory in Kovrov last year planning […]https://www.defencetalk.com/combat-robots-to-become-russian-army-new-recruits-59769/

DefenceTalkGetting audited is something most taxpayers admit they dread. But those same citizens might be heartened to know that government agencies that receive their tax dollars are audited just the same, to ensure that money is properly spent. The Army and the rest of the Defense Department are on notice from Congress that they will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-preps-for-first-audit-ever-says-top-finance-leader-59724/

DefenceTalkSyria’s army broke a siege of Aleppo prison Thursday, cutting off a major rebel supply route, as Damascus allies China and Russia vetoed a bid to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court. The Western-proposed UN Security Council resolution, which would have covered war crimes committed by both sides in the civil war, comes less […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syria-army-breaks-year-old-aleppo-prison-siege-59690/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center is researching and developing smoke screen compositions to keep pace with the changing face of conflict. The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, known as ECBC, is currently completing a multi-year effort to refine several smoke screen compositions that will allow troops to mask themselves from enemy fire. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-develops-smoke-screens-for-future-battles-59678/

DefenceTalkArmy software engineers faced a challenge: Saving Soldiers’ lives. With the development of new simulation applications, Soldiers can now use advanced computers to train for worst-case scenarios. U.S. Special Operations Command representatives visited the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, known as AMRDEC, at Redstone Arsenal, in the fall of 2012, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-software-researchers-develop-mrap-simulator-59669/

DefenceTalkAir and sea power are critical strategic military assets, but land power is undeniable in its ability to compel and deter adversaries. The Army’s capability to project land power grew this week with the induction of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and its companion M992A3 carrier ammunition tracked vehicle into low-rate initial production. The M109A7 and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-inducts-self-propelled-howitzer-into-low-rate-initial-production-59633/