DefenceTalkThe Army doesn’t know for sure what the global environment will look like around 2030, but it’s likely going to have to conduct operations then when called upon to do so. To prepare for that time, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command conducted a Unified Quest Deep Futures Wargame at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., Sept. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/futures-wargame-prepares-army-for-2030-49164/

DefenceTalkThe leader of Air Combat Command unveiled his assessment of the blueprint required for the combat air forces in the 2020s in remarks during the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 17. On the second day of the three-day, 55-session conference highlighting various topics relevant to the Air Force, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/combat-air-forces-leader-describes-role-requirement-of-future-force-49109/

DefenceTalkReconnaissance gadgets and robotic warfare devices are getting smaller by the year, with James Bond like technology being offered to a wide range of buyers, from police forces to special military units. The market place for such technology has become Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition held at ExCel London. The international exhibition has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/future-war-arms-industry-shows-off-next-gen-drones-in-london-49061/

DefenceTalkDefence Secretary Philip Hammond yesterday published the white paper ‘Reserves in the Future Force 2020: Valuable and Valued’, which sets out the plans to sustain and grow our Reserve Forces to 35,000 across all 3 services by 2018 by revitalizing them, reversing the decline of the recent past, growing their trained strength, and investing an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/reserves-in-the-future-force-2020-48279/

DefenceTalkMilitary analysts now have a tool that brings together unprecedented modeling and simulation features to help them better choose, or build weapons to overpower future threats. Such features allow military researchers to analyze, for example, how a grenade, artillery round or any other weapon performs — or falls short — against moving targets in complex […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-tests-lethality-against-moving-targets-with-new-software-model-48220/

DefenceTalkArmy researchers are responding to a request from the U.S. Special Operations Command for technologies to help develop a revolutionary Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit. The Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, is an advanced infantry uniform that promises to provide superhuman strength with greater ballistic protection. Using wide-area networking and on-board computers, operators […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-explores-futuristic-uniform-for-socom-47943/

DefenceTalkU.S. Special Operations Command is working to take the improved capabilities and processes it has established over the past decade of conflict and build on them for the future, a senior Socom commander told special operators and industry representatives here. Army Lt. Gen Joseph L. Votel, commander of Joint Special Operations Command, noted vast adaptations […]https://www.defencetalk.com/socom-strives-to-preserve-build-on-capabilities-for-future-47812/

DefenceTalkWith the U.S. Government facing significant challenges to the overall budget, tough cuts can be expected to the defense budget – one of the largest areas of discretionary spending. Frost & Sullivan’s latest research looks at the envisioned future defense capabilities and identifies various market opportunities that will appear if those capabilities are fully funded. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/where-can-a-us-contractor-find-future-growth-47362/

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/