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DefenceTalkArmy leaders have issued a full list of programs eliminated or reduced during the latest “night court” review, designed to help fund modernization priorities amid the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request. In all, more than $1.2 billion was freed from legacy programs throughout the Army, with more than $868.9 million from 39 reductions, and $324.1 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-leaders-save-1-2-billion-to-fund-modernization-push-74123/
DefenceTalkWEST POINT: When Lt. Col. Jason Barnhill traveled to Africa last summer, he took with him not only the normal gear of an Army officer, but also a 3D printer. Barnhill, who is the life science program director at the U.S. Military Academy, traveled to Africa to study how 3D printers could be used for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-cadets-research-bioprinting-to-improve-soldier-care-in-the-future-74092/
DefenceTalkThe Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has unveiled its latest edition of the Z-10 attack helicopter, featuring exhaust openings that face upward instead of outward, with experts claiming the chopper’s infrared signal will make it harder to target. The upgrade also indicates that the domestic-made attack helicopter is equipped with stronger engines, experts also said. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pla-unveils-latest-z-10-attack-helicopter-upgrade-74067/
DefenceTalkPABRADE, Lithuania: Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas, working side by side with multinational and allied forces, concluded their Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise training Feb 13, 2020. Dutch artillery, Croatian mortar, Lithuanian and Norwegian fire support and the Baltic Air Police were some of the major assets involved […]https://www.defencetalk.com/1-9-cav-soldiers-and-european-allies-join-forces-at-calfex-74055/
DefenceTalkABERDEEN PROVING GROUND: U.S. Army Soldiers patrolling critical checkpoints overseas will have an improved biometrics tool to help identify persons of interest in real time. Army Futures Command’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center has developed and delivered software that will enable Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-modernizes-its-biometric-processing-capabilities-74026/
DefenceTalkADELPHI, Md: When faced with battlefield threats, American Soldiers depend more than ever on body armor to protect them. To adapt to the evolving dangers of getting shot, the Army created a flagship program dedicated to protection technologies. At the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory, leaders designated 10 research programs as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-researchers-pursue-soldier-protection-technologies-73986/
DefenceTalkThe Army proposes to add over $2 billion to its modernization efforts next fiscal year that will help continue to develop hypersonic missiles, future aircraft and combat vehicles. The fiscal year 2021 budget request released Monday asks for $10.6 billion for the Army’s six modernization priorities, a jump from this fiscal year’s enacted budget of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-budget-request-eyes-2b-boost-for-modernization-74001/
DefenceTalkA Russian soldier has pulled out all the stops to propose to his girlfriend, with his fellow officers maneuvering 16 tanks to surround the couple in a heart shape. The high-octane romantic stunt was filmed in a video published by the defence ministry on Friday, Valentine’s Day. As snow fell, the T-72B3 tanks rolled into […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-soldier-rolls-out-tanks-for-romantic-maneuver-73969/
DefenceTalkU.S. Army convoys could be made safer for soldiers by implementing autonomous vehicle technology to reduce the number of service members needed to operate the vehicles, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation. “The Army is interested in autonomous technology because if they can reduce the number of soldiers needed to run a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/autonomous-vehicle-technology-may-improve-safety-for-us-army-convoys-73951/
DefenceTalkThe upgraded T-90M Proryv tank, developed by UralVagonZavod (UVZ), might be displayed to the public during the Army 2020 forum, UVZ CEO Alexander Potapov said. “I think we will see them [T-90M] soon. This year, we have 75th anniversary of the Victory [over Nazism during the Great Patriotic War], the 100th anniversary of tank building […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-t-90m-proryv-tank-might-be-displayed-at-army-2020-forum-73934/
