France hikes defence spending to hit NATO target
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DefenceTalkFrance on Wednesday announced plans to boost defence spending by more than 40 percent, bringing it into line with NATO targets after complaints from US President Donald Trump that Europe is not pulling its weight. European NATO members have come under pressure from Trump to relieve the burden on the US, which currently accounts for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-hikes-defence-spending-to-hit-nato-target-71437/
China Tests Ground Missile Defense System
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DefenceTalkChina launched its first ground-based midcourse missile defense interception test in four years on Monday, a move experts said would further improve China’s long-range missile defense capability during wartime. The test met expectations and was conducted in Chinese territory, the Defense Ministry said in an online statement on Tuesday. The test was defensive in nature […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-tests-ground-missile-defense-system-71435/
Coalition forces announce shift as campaign against ISIS progresses in Iraq, Syria
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DefenceTalkEnabled by accelerated successes following the liberation of Mosul, the coalition will shift its focus in Iraq from enabling combat operations to sustaining military gains against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials announced yesterday. “The coalition will tailor our forces in consultation with our Iraqi partners […]https://www.defencetalk.com/coalition-forces-announce-shift-as-campaign-against-isis-progresses-in-iraq-syria-71429/
Finland To Buy RGM-84 Harpoon Block II+ ER Grade B Surface-Launched Missiles
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DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Finland of RGM-84Q-4 Harpoon Block II+ ER Grade B Surface-Launched Missiles and RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II Grade B Surface-Launched Missiles for an estimated cost of $622 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-to-buy-rgm-84-harpoon-block-ii-er-grade-b-surface-launched-missiles-71423/
US Air Force C-130s, Airmen deploy to Portugal for Real Thaw 18
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DefenceTalkMONTE REAL AIR BASE, Portugal: Approximately 50 Airmen and two C-130H3 Hercules assigned to the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, arrived at Monte Real Air Base, Portugal to participate in Real Thaw 18, a Portuguese-led exercise. The annual two-week exercise includes armed forces from multiple nations participating in training missions aimed at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-c-130s-airmen-deploy-to-portugal-for-real-thaw-18-71432/
Pakistan Successfully Test-Fires ‘Beyond Visual Range’ Missile from JF-17 Thunder
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DefenceTalkKARACHI: It was a landmark occasion for Pakistan Air Force (PAF) as well as the whole nation, when the indigenously produced JF-17 Thunder shot down a slow speed target with BVR (Beyond Visual Range) and IR (Infrared) missile with a pin-point accuracy at Sonmiani firing range on Friday. Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-test-fires-beyond-visual-range-missile-from-jf-17-thunder-71420/
British Army Unveils Sky Sabre Air Defence System
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DefenceTalkThe ground-breaking Sky Sabre air defence missile system was unveiled at the home of 16 Regiment Royal Artillery, Baker Barracks on Thorney Island. Sky Sabre is due in service in 2020 and will prove to be a step change in the UK’s air defences, taking it from short to medium range capability. Simply put that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/british-army-unveils-sky-sabre-air-defence-system-71426/
Russia Deploying Ballistic Missiles to Baltic Enclave: Lithuania
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DefenceTalkLithuania on Monday accused Russia of deploying nuclear-capable ballistic missiles to its Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic, as relations between Moscow and the West sink to post-Cold War lows. Russia has previously sent Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad for drills, but Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said that this time they were being deployed for a “permanent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-deploying-ballistic-missiles-to-baltic-enclave-lithuania-71418/
Nuke Review Calls for Triad Modernization to Maintain Deterrence
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DefenceTalkThe United States must recapitalize the nuclear triad and accompanying command-and-control system to continue to maintain deterrence into the future, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis wrote in the preface to the Nuclear Posture Review released today. In one of his first acts as president, Donald J. Trump directed Mattis to conduct the review, last conducted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuke-review-calls-for-triad-modernization-to-maintain-deterrence-71416/
Pentagon Releases New Nuclear Strategy
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DefenceTalkThe Nuclear Posture Review released today is a strategy to keep America safe with a deterrent that is modern and credible, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said today in rolling out the strategy. The NPR reaffirms that the fundamental role of U.S. nuclear policy is deterrence and continues the clear commitment to non-proliferation and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-releases-new-nuclear-strategy-71411/