Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 27, 2009

Soldiers receive final instructions before boarding the aircraft in the helocast poncho raft swim in phase two of the 2009 Best Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, April 20, 2009. Best Sapper gives engineers throughout the Army the opportunity to compete in a grueling six phase competition to determine who are the best engineers in the Army. DoD photo by Benjamin Faske

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Australia: White paper orders huge military build-up -- The Australian

SAS to expand in army shake-up -- Times Online

ISR leader shares future of intelligence field -- Defense Talk

Coast Guard Stressing Global Anti-piracy Strategy -- HS Today

April a Record Month for Modern Piracy -- Information Dissemination

Timeline of North Korea's Nuclear, Missile Programs -- FOX News

Japanese Helicopter Carrier Commissioned -- New Wars

First Phase Of US Army Ground Soldier Ensemble Program Begins -- Space War

Cyber Security: America The Poorly Defended -- Strategy Page

Air Force Turns a Corner -- War Is Boring

U.K. F-35 Future Uncertain -- Worldwide War Pigs

A Laser Phalanx? -- Defense Industry Daily

Phalanx CIWS: The Last Defense, On Ship and Ashore -- Defense Industry Daily

Divorce, Pentagon Style -- DoD Buzz

Army Rolling Out New Anti-suicide Plan -- Military.com

Hybrid Airship for Afghanistan ISR? -- Aviation Week