Friday, January 24, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 24, 2014

Pentagon Expects To Release 2015 Budget On March 4 -- DoD Buzz

The Defense Department is expected to release its budget request for fiscal 2015 on March 4, according to an administration official.

That’s the date the Obama administration will issue its federal spending plan for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, according to Steve Posner, a spokesman for the White House’s Office of Management and Budget.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

White House budget guidance calls for increased Pentagon spending -- The Hill

Pentagon will send two warships into Black Sea in case of Olympic terror -- NBC

Russian Carrier Group Conducting Exercises in Mediterranean -- RIA Novosti

Head of Major Russian Shipyard Accused of Fraud -- RIA Novosti

Russia Begins Nuclear-Powered Missile Cruiser Overhaul -- RIA Novosti

Poland to look into new allegations about secret CIA jail -- Reuters

Saudi eyeing Pakistan’s JF-17 fighter jet, modeled from U.S. F-16 -- World Tribune

Finland to splurge 90 million on US Stinger missiles -- YLE

N. Korea simulates attack on S. Korea's Incheon airport: report -- Global Post/Kyodo News Agency

Britain may order 14 F-35 jets as early as next week-sources -- Reuters

Gurkhas Among 1,500 British Military Job Losses -- Defense News

UK completes military cuts, says it remains worthy U.S. partner -- Reuters

Warplanes: Iraq Trains To Use Larger UAVs -- Strategy Page

US Troops in Jordan Will Train Iraqi Soldiers -- Military.com

US Assisting Iraq in Fight Against Al Qaeda 2 Years After Troops Withdraw -- ABC news

Hold on attack helicopters for Iraq will be lifted soon, Senate aide says -- The Hill

Oversight lacking for Afghan training funds -- Washington Times

Ecuador's Correa Wants US Military To Leave -- Defense News

Hagel orders review of U.S. nuclear force -- CNN

Hagel vows to get to bottom of nuke missile ills -- Washington Times

Report: Navy’s New Submarine Hunter Doesn’t Work -- Defense Tech

US Army Chief Confirms: Ground Combat Vehicle Is Dead (For Now) -- Defense News

Pentagon to launch blimps to guard against cruise missiles -- CBS

Oops! Pentagon didn't actually order 80,000 new BlackBerries -- CNN

Government, Contractors Reach Deal In A-12 Dispute -- Aviation Week

Save the A-10: Give It to the Army -- Everett Pyatt, Real Clear Defense

Army opening 33,000 positions previously off-limits to women -- Washington Times

Sikhs Fight Back Against New Pentagon Dress Code -- New York Times

U.S. Sues KBR for Defrauding Its Army in Iraq -- Reuters

Pentagon Proposes $1 Billion Cut to Commissary’s Budget -- Washington Free Beacon

DOD TOPGUN Fights For Navy To Fight Like It Is 1986 -- Next Navy

Inside the Navy’s Next Air War -- Dave Majumdar and Sam LaGrone, USNI News

Murphy's Law: 21st Century War, How It Will Be Different And Why -- Strategy Page

Just How Much Does the U.S. Air Force Spy on China? -- David Axe & Joe Trevithick, War is Boring

The U.S. Air Force Even Spies on America’s Friends and Allies -- David Axe & Joe Trevithick, War is Boring

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