Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 3, 2009

The future of UK military aviation? - Artist's impression of Taranis concept UAV in flight. (Illustration: BAE Systems)

UK's Latest Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Developments -- Defpro

16:50 GMT, August 2, 2009 The UK Ministry of Defence's London headquarters, Thursday 30 July 2009, hosted an exhibition of the latest Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) giving military and civilian staff a chance to gather their own intelligence on the future of military aviation. Report by Shell Daruwala.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Video: Al Qaeda Under Pressure -- CBS News

US Air National Guard Struggles With Fighter Gap -- Defense Tech

"Almost" G-LOC Blamed in F-22 Crash -- Aviation Week

Air Force officials release F-22 accident report -- U.S. Air Force

F-22 Raptor: Procurement & Events (updated)-- Defense Industry Daily

Sheppard, AF officials retire workhorse of pilot training -- U.S. Air Force

9 billion euro contract for 112 Eurofighter Typhoons signed -- Eurofighter Typhoon

U.S. Navy launches plans for electric armada -- CNN

U.S. Submarines Could Retain Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missiles -- Global Security Newswire

Pentagon eyes accelerated "bunker buster" bomb -- Reuters

Killbots Are Your Friends -- Strategy Page

The U.S. Military’s Fight over Social Networking -- War Is Boring

British soldier protests Afghan war, facing court martial -- World military Forum

GIs: Afghan Forces Unreliable Allies -- Military.com

Secret Service Took Psychic's Advice on Bush Assassination Plot -- Spytalk