DefenceTalkA team of people and vehicles from Fort Sill boarded a plane, Feb. 26, and departed for Germany to test the vehicles’ potential with an active unit. U.S. Army Europe officials requested the two vehicles after seeing their capabilities during stateside experiments against unmanned aircraft systems. “We know our enemy is using these capabilities,” said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-flies-counter-uas-vehicles-to-europe-69390/

DefenceTalkThe Army is implementing an updated ammunition management system with significantly improved cyber-attack resistance, greater transparency for ammunition managers, and easier functionality for operators. The Standard Army Ammunition System used by the service’s active and reserve components to manage and control ammunition supply operations has received an update that significantly enhances its capability. System implementation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-implements-new-improved-ammunition-management-system-69236/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation, in partnership with the U.S. Army Prototype Integration Facility and prime contractor Redstone Defense Systems, has successfully completed the first flight of the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter. Northrop Grumman provided the Integrated Avionics Suite for the UH-60V, which upgrades the U.S. Army’s UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with a digital cockpit, under a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uh-60v-black-hawk-completes-first-flight-69138/

DefenceTalkThe Army has reduced the number of data centers across the force by about 38 percent and has, in one area, already exceeded a reduction goal set by the Office of Management and Budget. In December, then Army Secretary Eric Fanning issued a memorandum re-emphasizing Army goals for data center consolidation, as well as the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-on-track-to-meet-2025-data-center-reduction-goal-69117/

DefenceTalkANTWERP, Belgium: The 10th Mountain Division’s 10th Combat Aviation Brigade initiated offloading more than 700 pieces of support equipment today at the seaport of debarkation, here. Nearly 2,000 Soldiers from the brigade and their equipment are being deployed as the latest unit to bolster the U.S. presence in Europe. “We’re going to be all over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/10th-combat-aviation-brigade-equipment-begins-arriving-in-europe-69069/

DefenceTalkWith North Korea testing more missiles than ever before, Army leaders say the U.S. must be prepared to deter the rogue nation and ready to launch a counterattack should events escalate. “If you look at the Korean Peninsula, we see a rapidly developing capability being pursued by Kim Jong-un as the current leader of North […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-missile-tests-have-us-army-leaders-focused-on-deterrence-response-69066/

DefenceTalkA fleet of M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles and M1A2 Abrams tanks belonging to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, arrived in Tapa, Estonia, Feb. 6, 2017. Soldiers assigned to Company C, 1-68 AR, gathered at the railhead to unload equipment as it arrived from Poland following initial reception and forward […]https://www.defencetalk.com/1-68-armor-regiment-brings-armor-to-estonia-69063/

DefenceTalkPilots from the 74th Fighter Squadron prepared for future deployments while participating in Green Flag-West 17-03 from Jan. 13-27 at Nellis Air Force Base. GFW is an air-land integration exercise that gives Air Force pilots a chance to conduct realistic close air support in a joint training environment designed to mirror the current conditions present […]https://www.defencetalk.com/a-10-pilots-army-brigade-combat-teams-train-at-green-flag-68974/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is ready for any mission, U.S. European Command’s deputy commander, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy M. Ray, said at the unit’s consolidation and validation event here Jan. 30, 2017. “These ‘Iron Soldiers’ … send a clear signal of our commitment as they round out our […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-iron-soldiers-stand-ready-in-europe-68949/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s new concept of multi-domain battle gained momentum last week after senior leaders joined Marine Corps leadership to produce a white paper and set up a joint task force to start rolling with ideas that’ll change how Soldiers fight. “At the very beginning, we’re trying to make this a very much joint concept,” said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-paper-new-task-force-bring-multi-domain-concept-closer-to-reality-68918/