Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 19, 2009


QDR: It’s Over, Barring Surprises -- DoD Buzz

The QDR is pretty much finished and the major decisions made by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on April 6 are likely to comprise most of the review’s major decisions.

“It appears to be essentially over:” that’s the judgment of a Pentagon official with detailed knowledge of the review. “There appears to be no appetite for anything bolder than the 6 April decisions,” this source said.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Shocker: Navy’s Stealth Battleship ‘on Time, Budget’ -- The Danger Room

Unleash the TLAM Warships Pt 1, Pt 2 -- New Wars

Indian Nuclear Sub Running On Empty -- Strategy Page

Russian Air Force Could Acquire 60 Su-Family Jet Fighters By 2015 -- Defense Talk

Lockheed Martin F-35 Successful in First Probe-and-Drogue Aerial Refueling -- PR Newswire

Air Force Establishes ‘Reduced’ Cyber-War Command -- The Danger Room

DHS Says It Did Not Get Army Spy's Reports (Updated) -- Spy Talk

More Bombs Less Butter (Afghanistan) -- Defense Tech commentary

Panama Canal Celebrates 95 Years of Safe Shipping -- Marine Buzz

Armed Security Troops Added To Merchant Ship Crews
-- Strategy Page

U.S. fast-tracks new bunker-buster bomb -- UPI

Afghan warfare gets wired in quest to spare lives
-- AP

U.S. NCOs Put on New Face for Changing Army -- Military.com

40 Percent of Top DoD Appointments Unfilled -- U.S. Defense News

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