Saturday, August 22, 2009

Military And Intelligence New Briefs -- August 22, 2009



Let Erik Prince Do The Talking -- Defense Tech

Well, Blackwater (Xe) is in the news again today. Seems as if they've been loading bombs onto CIA Predators in Afghanistan and Pakistan under contract and the anti-PMC crowd is in a tizzy.

Based on conversations I've had with security contractors from a couple different companies, the CIA gigs -- even the one where they outsourced their al Qaeda hit squads -- is SO nothing new that it must stun even the most ill-informed intel community watcher to see this make such a splash.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

QDR Chatter High--Naval And Air Forces to Become More Expeditionary -- Information Dissemination

India's Naval Ambitions -- Newsweek

Acquisition Work Force Steps Toward Reform -- Army.com

Boeing Proposes Politics-Dodging Missile Defense System -- The Danger Room

China's navy still has far to go -- Jakarta Post (Hat Tip: New Wars)

Four U.S. soldiers charged with cruelty -- CNN

US bases raise immunity questions in Colombia -- Defense Talk

Australia, F-35 2017 “at the earliest” -- ELP Defens(c)e

F-22ski Scores First Sales -- Strategy Page

INTERVIEW - Russia's new fighter to fly by yr-end - Sukhoi
-- Reuters

Nations Push Pakistan to End Blockage at Conference on Disarmament
-- Global Security Newswire

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