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Surface warfare officers cautiously optimistic about changes since Fitz and McCain disasters
“Acknowledging a positive trend requires you to acknowledge you’re coming from somewhere negative."
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Naval
New bill would establish AUKUS submarine training program
A new training program would enroll young Australian naval officers in U.S. nuclear propulsion and submarine officer schoolhouses, and then send them to sea on a U.S. boat, ahead of Australia developing and fielding its own nuclear-powered sub.
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US Air Force’s ‘flying car’ coming to an exercise near you
The Air Force is gearing up for Agility Prime's first procurements in 2023, and is getting ready to start fielding the innovative eVTOL aircraft.
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Marine Reserve takeover of Southern Command opens force experimentation
With a dual-hatted commander, reservists now have more deployment opportunities.
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Seoul: North Korea fires suspected artillery pieces into sea
The suspected artillery launches were the latest in a spate of weapons tests by North Korea this year.
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Swedish, US troops drill on remilitarized Baltic Sea island
U.S. Marines have conducted air drops and amphibious landings on Gotland as part of a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea.
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Turkish firms unveil two drones during multinational EFES exercise
More than 40 Turkish defense companies attended the exercise to exhibit their products, which included Lentatek’s anti-radiation loitering drone Kargi and Turkish Aerospace Industries’ target drone.
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Turkey selects Leonardo’s AW119T to train helo pilots
Turkish Land Forces Command will use the 15 helicopters purchased under the contract.
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House panel wants independent look at how Pentagon funds testing
“We place a lot of demands on that community, and those demands are not always aligned with the resources that they have,” one committee staff member said. “This is geared towards shining a light on some of the shortfalls.”
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US, SKorea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches
The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier.
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Pentagon weighs plans to expand exercises with Finland, Sweden amid NATO bid
The U.S. military is mulling how to increase its participation in planned military exercises with Sweden and Finland as NATO member nations consider their applications.
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Japan’s converted aircraft carrier to undertake Indo-Pacific deployment
The JS Izumo will accompany the destroyers JS Takanami and JS Kirisame as well as an unnamed submarine for the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2022 voyage, which is set to take place June 13-Oct. 28.
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Israel simulates long-range airstrikes over Mediterranean
The drill took place as part of a larger, monthlong military exercise, which included earlier combat simulations in Cyprus.
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New Zealand to train Ukrainians on L119 howitzer
Known as the M119 in the U.S., the gun has a range of more than 10 miles, and New Zealand’s military has used the weapon since the 1980s.
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Israel launches Edge of Tomorrow program to improve lethality, bring in new tech
Edge of Tomorrow is meant to ultimately deliver thousands of systems, as well as technology later developed based on those systems, for operational use.
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Ukrainian troops training with US electronic jamming kit
The comments Wednesday come roughly two weeks after the Department of Defense announced it would send electronic warfare gear to Eastern Europe as part of a $150 million security assistance package.
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South Korea selects Bell’s 505 helicopter for military training
Deliveries of the aircraft, also known as the Jet Ranger X, are slated to be completed by 2025.
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Commentary
Beware the allure of training technology
Sometimes the best and most cost-effective training tool may just be a book.
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Littoral combat ship Montgomery conducts first land-attack missile exercise
The ship, cruising in the Pacific Ocean, launched three AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles May 12 during a proof of concept exercise.
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Prize money is on the line as US Air Force launches high-tech training competition
The winners of the second annual iChallenge competition will be announced in San Antonio, Texas, on May 24.
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Training the Force of the Future
The Army is building a ‘dashboard’ to measure human performance
Soldiers are set to run a 72-hour field exercise while being tracked and monitored with MASTR-E tools.
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US Army’s virtual world becoming high-demand war planning tool
The Army's One World Terrain isn't just a virtual trainer, but is growing into a vital operational planning tool that can be used in the thick of it.
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Modern Day Marine
New commando force leads Britain’s military in Arctic operations
The Future Commando Force is conducting more operations in the Arctic, shifting its focus from simply training there.
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Modern Day Marine
New simulation tech heading to 5 Marine bases by 2025
A first iteration of the Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment is almost ready to debut.
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Modern Day Marine
Ukraine war has the Marine Corps revamping IED training
It's criminal to not train Marines on counter-IEDs before they deploy, this 2-star general said.
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Major updates coming for Army driver training
The updates could roll out in the next year, according to the Army's top safety officer.
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