US Soldiers sharpen tactical, anti-terrorism skills in Jordan
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DefenceTalkAMMAN, Jordan: A radio crackles to life on what seems like another routine security patrol in a remote village. 1st Lt. Brent Lemler, of Bravo Company “Bushmasters,” 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, keys his hand-held radio and responds. While listening to the communication, he motions for his squad leaders. After a moment, 1st Lt. Lemler […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-soldiers-sharpen-tactical-anti-terrorism-skills-in-jordan-71462/
CID warns Army community about social media impersonation of Soldier accounts
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DefenceTalkU.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command’s (CID) Computer Crime Investigative Unit (CCIU) is once again warning Soldiers and the Army community to be on the lookout for “social media scams” where cybercriminals impersonate service members by using actual and fictitious information, not just for “trust-based relationship scams,” also known as Romance Scams, but for other impersonation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cid-warns-army-community-about-social-media-impersonation-of-soldier-accounts-71459/
US Army’s new electronic warfare capabilities hit the ground in Europe
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DefenceTalkGRAFENWOEHR, Germany: Soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and 2nd Armored Brigade, 1st Infantry Division are the first to receive new electronic warfare, known as EW, prototype systems that enable the U.S. Army to contest and challenge near-peer adversaries in this critical domain. Delivery and training for the integrated package of mounted, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-armys-new-electronic-warfare-capabilities-hit-the-ground-in-europe-71455/
US budget outline calls for huge Pentagon increase, cuts to State
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DefenceTalkThe Pentagon on Monday unveiled a mammoth budget proposal for fiscal 2019 that would see a more than 10 percent boost in spending and add thousands of more troops across the US military services. The $686 billion spending plan — up from $612 billion in 2018 — is framed in the context of the Pentagon’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-budget-outline-calls-huge-pentagon-increase-cuts-state-71451/
Russian Military Test Fires New Upgraded Air Defense Missile
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DefenceTalkThe Russian military test fired an upgraded air defense missile at the firing range Sary-Shagan in Kazakhstan, Russian newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda reported on Monday. “We have successfully test fired a new upgraded air defense missile,” the newspaper quoted Andrei Prikhodko, the deputy commander of Aerospace Forces’ air and missile defense task force, as saying. “The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-military-test-fires-new-upgraded-air-defense-missile-71453/
Russian Armed Forces to Receive 14 SU-30SM Fighters and 10 YAK-130 Aircraft
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DefenceTalkDeputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov checked the implementation of missions of the Ministry of Defence at the Irkutsk aviation plant. “This year, the program of production includes 24 aircraft: 10 YAK-130, 12 aircraft for Aerospace Forces and for the Navy Forces – 2 SU-30SM”, said Yuri Borisov in an interview with reporters during a visit […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-armed-forces-to-receive-14-su-30sm-fighters-and-10-yak-130-aircraft-71449/
Chinese Army Pushes for Stronger Defense Tech Intellectual Property Protection
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DefenceTalkThe People’s Liberation Army (PLA) pushed for more robust protection of the intellectual properties behind Chinese military and technological innovations in an article published in the PLA-run China National Defense News. The article singled out supercomputers, drones, dredger ships and rocket launch simulation technologies as areas of Chinese technical breakthroughs that needed to be protected […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-army-pushes-for-stronger-defense-tech-intellectual-property-protection-71447/
France to Boost Military Spending
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DefenceTalkFrench President Emmanuel Macron’s government is ramping up military spending, arming drones and hiring more “cyberfighters” for Europe’s biggest army. The move comes amid demands from NATO and US President Donald Trump for European countries to pitch in more for their own defence. The French defence minister presented a bill foreseeing €295 billion (£257 billion) […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-boost-military-spending-71445/
Lockheed’s JASSM-ER Declared Operational on F-15E Strike Eagle
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DefenceTalkLockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) – Extended Range (ER) achieved full operational capability on the F-15E Strike Eagle, flown by the U.S. and allied nations’ air forces. With completion of integration and the fielding of JASSM-ER’s Suite 8 Operational Flight Program, the F-15E Strike Eagle becomes the first Universal Armament Interface (UAI)-compliant platform […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheeds-jassm-er-declared-operational-on-f-15e-strike-eagle-71441/
Russia sold $15 billion worth of weapons in 2017
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DefenceTalkMOSCOW: Russia sold around $15 billion worth of weapons in 2017, maintaining a similar level of sales to the previous year, the country’s agency responsible for military exports Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday. “In 2017 Rosoboronexport signed contracts worth approximately $15 billion with customers in 53 countries,” the agency’s CEO Alexander Mikheev said in a statement. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-sold-15-billion-worth-of-weapons-in-2017-71439/