DefenceTalkSetting up a range day for training on the MK-19 grenade launcher is no easy task. Researchers at the Army Research Laboratory-Orlando have an idea about how to change that, however, through the use of augmented reality. To train on the MK-19 with real grenades “range cadre have to be available,” said Dean Reed, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/augmented-reality-soon-possible-for-mk-19-training-70297/

DefenceTalkAs one of the first Soldiers to shoot a powerful 30 mm cannon from a new Stryker combat vehicle, Staff Sgt. Randall Engler was excited about what the weapon could do for his infantry squad. “It’s empowering,” said Engler, of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, which has asked the Army to give its Stryker fleet more […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-soldiers-in-europe-test-stryker-cannon-javelin-system-70294/

DefenceTalkAll engineer Soldiers train at Fort Leonard Wood, even the four-legged ones. Fort Leonard Wood is home to the Combat Engineer Mine Detection Dog Handlers Course, where combat engineers are trained side-by-side with mine detection dogs, said Sgt. 1st Class John Martin, course noncommissioned officer in charge. The 708-hour course, which earns the engineer the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-engineers-dogs-learning-new-tricks-in-mine-detection-70303/

DefenceTalkIn the next 18 months or so, the Army expects to field two new systems to dismounted Soldiers that will allow for more rapid acquisition of targets, even those hidden by darkness, smoke or fog. First out of the gate will be the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III, expected to be fielded sometime between April […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-aims-to-field-new-weapon-sight-that-wirelessly-pairs-with-night-vision-goggles-70222/

DefenceTalkMIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania: Soldiers from Task Force Fighting Eagles rolled out the first green armored vehicles to appear outside of Germany from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, matching eastern Europe’s lush springtime operating environment. The crews of 1st Battalion (“Fighting Eagles”), 8th Infantry Regiment, transformed their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rolling-in-the-green-34-abcts-forest-colors-spring-up-in-black-sea-region-70005/

DefenceTalkIn 2016, North Korea conducted about 22 missile launches and two nuclear tests as part of an effort to gain nuclear missile capability. They also served as provocation against its neighbor to the south, the Republic of Korea. “The concerning part about this is not necessarily that they are doing provocations,” said Brig. Gen. David […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-aviation-efforts-in-korea-focused-on-countering-special-operations-forces-wmd-69931/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin will manufacture additional AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar systems for the U.S. Army under a $1.6 billion order-dependent contract. The Q-53 radar system supports troops in combat by detecting, classifying, tracking and identifying the location of enemy indirect fire in either 360- or 90-degree modes. Lockheed Martin completed the 100th Q-53 radar system for the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-orders-more-q-53-counterfire-radars-from-lockheed-martin-69826/

DefenceTalkOshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) company, announced today that it has been awarded multiple delivery orders from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to recapitalize its Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV). Oshkosh will bring the Army’s fleet of Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) and Palletized Load Systems (PLS) […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-army-awards-contract-for-recapitalization-of-heavy-vehicle-fleet-69781/

DefenceTalkThe Army awarded a contract Tuesday for a helmet that weighs an average of 22 percent less than the one currently in use and officials say it has just as much protection. The Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II contract was awarded to Revision Military in Vermont to produce up to $98 million in helmets over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-soldiers-to-receive-lighter-combat-helmet-69601/

DefenceTalkFuture ground troops may one day have a “third arm” device attached to their protective vests that will hold their weapon, lessening the weight on their arms and freeing up their hands for other tasks. Weighing less than 4 pounds, the body-worn weapon mount is currently undergoing testing at the Army Research Laboratory, where researchers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/third-arm-may-lessen-soldiers-burden-increase-lethality-69596/