DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe 2020 State of the Space Industrial Base Workshop held in May brought together more than 120 space leaders from across the federal government, industry, and academia to assess the current health of the space industry and to provide recommendations for strengthening that industrial base. The State of the Space Industrial Base 2020 report was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/state-of-the-space-industrial-base-2020-report-76085/

DefenceTalkPotential adversaries might try to take advantage of the virus-triggered economic downturn by buying controlling stakes in NATO members’ strategic industries, the alliance’s chief, Jens Stoltenberg, warned on Wednesday. “The geo-political effects of the pandemic could be significant,” he told a videolink news conference following a virtual emergency meeting of NATO’s defence ministers focused on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-needs-to-protect-strategic-industries-stoltenberg-75179/

DefenceTalkSales of arms and military services by the world’s largest arms-producing and military services companies—the SIPRI Top 100—totalled $374.8 billion in 2016, according to new international arms industry data released today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The total for the SIPRI Top 100 in 2016 is 1.9 per cent higher compared with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-industry-first-rise-in-arms-sales-since-2010-says-sipri-70989/

DefenceTalkA new program is training Soldiers to drive commercial trucks when they transition out of the Army. A Pentagon ceremony recognized a partnership between the Industrial Training Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the Teamsters Military Assistance Program and ABF Freight — now helping train Soldiers for civilian jobs when they separate. Officials estimate more than […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-industry-partners-prep-soldiers-for-jobs-62189/

DefenceTalkPreviously only available to Military, Law Enforcement and Professional Training Organizations, UTM RBT announces the release of the Civilian Target Ammunition (CTA) Target Shooting Kit. The new product is said to have all the accuracy, reliability and realism of live ammunition, but with the benefits of safety, virtually no live fire restrictions, no range needed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/utm-reality-based-training-technology-revolutionize-shooting-industry-62178/

DefenceTalkTurkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced five defense projects on Wednesday, following a Defense Industry Executive Committee meeting in Ankara. Davutoglu said that Turkey would order four more fifth generation stealth F-35s, which will be the new front line fighters of the Turkish Air Force. “We will have four more next generation F-35 fighters, of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-prime-minister-announces-major-defense-projects-61805/

DefenceTalk3D printing will revolutionize war and foreign policy, say experts, not only by making possible incredible new designs but by turning the defence industry — and possibly the entire global economy — on its head. For many, 3D printing still looks like a gimmick, used for printing useless plastic figurines and not much else. But […]https://www.defencetalk.com/3d-printing-could-revolutionize-war-and-foreign-policy-61301/

DefenceTalkGerman tanks, submarines and weapons are in high demand. They’re exported to Israel despite the war in Gaza, and Kurdish fighters would also welcome a shipment. Yet the defense industry is worried about its future. When trade unions look to politicians for help, they’re generally hoping for backing in the fight against managers planning job […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uncertain-outlook-for-german-arms-industry-60399/

DefenceTalkIndia’s new Hindu nationalist government cleared Saturday proposals worth nearly $3.5 billion to modernize the nation’s aging Soviet-era military hardware and boost its domestic defense industry, a report said. The move underscored the desire of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to move quickly to update the country’s military as India looks to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-clears-defense-procurement-worth-3-5-bn-report-60214/

DefenceTalkA shadowy hacking group believed to be affiliated with the Chinese military has spent years infiltrating the American aerospace industry and US trading partners in the space industry, a US cybersecurity company said Monday. Officials from CrowdStrike accused the Shanghai-based unit 61486 of the People’s Liberation Army 12th bureau of attacking American and other western […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-linked-to-seven-years-of-hacking-us-aerospace-industry-59849/