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
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 21, 2009
First Look At 'Dirty' F-35B -- The DEW Line
This is what the F-35B looks like with a full load of external weapons, including the 25mm gun pod mounted on the belly. Lockheed Martin released this photo today of the BF-3 prototype, which is now in ground vibration testing. Meanwhile, the BF-1 prototype is expected to return to flight after a very long hiatus "at any minute" today, Lockheed says.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Boeing Unveils Mobile GBI (Mobile Ground-Based Interceptor) -- Defense Tech
Making a Bad Situation Worse (DOD's CBRNE Consequence Management Response Forces (CCMRFs) -- Armchair Generalist
Russia to Threaten North America with Brand-New Bombers? Think Again -- The Danger Room
The Nuclear "Sell" -- In From The Cold
New Strategic Concept: de-romanticize? -- CDR Salamander
Fixing the Fighter-Attack Shortfall -- Information Dissemination
Old Soldiers Never Get Old -- Strategy Page
Manual Preps Army For Afghanistan -- DoD Buzz
Boeing Proposes Deploying Mobile Missile Interceptor in Europe -- Global Security Newswire
New Sub Construction Problem Found at Northrop Grumman -- Defense News
China Defence Ministry launches a website -- World Military Forum
Biodefense Research Could Violate Weapons Conventions, Report Warns -- Global Security Newswire
Two Days of Hell, Nine Men of Valor -- Military.com
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 20, 2009
F-22 Raptor In Action
Hat Tip: Defense talk
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Patrol and sentry dogs -- Defense And Freedom
Swiss Army Could Be Cut By A Third -- Swiss INfo
Wired War: High-tech innovations offer US forces ways to kill fewer Afghan innocents -- Baltimore Sun
Russia holds large-scale Ladoga-2009 military drills -- RIA Novosti
Final Air Force Delta II launches -- U.S. Air Force
Enlisted Sensor Operators take flight in AF's newest career field -- U.S. Air Force
New Army Camera Promises Super-Wide Surveillance -- The Danger Room
QDR Gossip and Guesswork, or a Foregone Conclusion -- Information Dissemination
Raytheon eyes new anti-missile system for Israel -- Reuters
Russian General explains submarines on the US coast -- Palestine Telegraph
The Most Decorated Aircraft In History -- Strategy Page
S. Korea Deploying 1,000-Kilometer Cruise Missiles -- Korea Times
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
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 18, 2009
Sukhoi SU-35 – Superior Russian super jet fighter by Sukhoi demo.
Hat Tip: Defense Talk
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Russia aims to start making MiG-35 fighters for India in 2013 -- RIA Novosti
Defying Trend, DDG 1000 on Time, Budget -- Defense News
Got Ships? -- New Wars
Modern basic individual camouflage -- Defense And Freedom
Missile-Defense Geeks Descend on Alabama -- The Danger Room
Boeing news on Airborne Laser, B-1 -- Seattle Post Intelligencer
Predator Execs Eye Global Expansion -- Defense Tech
Disaster in the Desert, Redux (Syrian Missile Test Gone Wrong) -- In From The Cold
Air Force Pilots Seethe At The Injustice Of It All -- Strategy Page
Predator C At Sea -- Strategy Page
Canada in Arctic show of strength -- BBC
Getting the Army Mix Right -- DoD Buzz
Lawyers: Punish CIA Counsel for 'Deception' -- CQ Politics
Vets to Routinely be Offered HIV Tests -- Military.com
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 17, 2009
F-22 Raptor: First Full Demo Ever!
Hat Tip: Defence Talk
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
F-22 Raptor in Action -- Defence Talk (video)
USAF Plots Needs for a Fantastic Future -- Defense Tech
The Debate to Arm Merchant Ships -- Information Dissemination
Boeing settles for 25m in KC10 whistleblower lawsuit -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog
Close review of F-35 program may raise cost estimate -- Star Telegram
Russia sends another strategic nuclear submarine for scrapping -- RIA Novosti
UK Anti-Terror Technology: 007 or 1984? -- The Danger Room
"Cyberwar" intensifies ahead of Afghanistan election (Feature) -- M&C
Where Have All The Battle Droids Gone? -- Strategy Page
U.S. Marines Want Robot Squadmates -- War Is Boring
NG Offers Small, Light UGV -- DoD Buzz
Mass firings as Russia reforms bloated military -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S. Navy Reserve Capt. Greg Miller of Berea restoring U.S. tombs in Libyan cemetery -- Cleveland.com
Time for 'Don't Ask' Policy to Go? -- Military.com
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