Monday, October 19, 2009

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 19, 2009


S.K. Investigates Fraud Allegations Over U.S. Radar For Navy Ships -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

With the announcement that South Korea will add some “mini-Aegis” ships to their fleet in the coming years, there is this report coming out of South Korea that an investigation will be launched based on tip-offs which allege that a U.S. defense firm defrauded the Korean government by using “second-hand air search radars disguised as new ones”.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Search for missing pilot turns from rescue to recovery effort -- US Air Force

UK wastes billions on defence projects-govt report -- Reuters

Taiwan's military probes missile test failure: report -- AFP

Russian source denies Syria missile sale -- UPI

India surprised by Chinese fuss over Agni-V -- Times Of India

Missing Spares Become A UK Scandal
-- Strategy Page

Adm. Gary Roughead favors older ships -- Politico

China’s Leap in Unmanned Aircraft Development -- Defense Professionals

Boeing plans layoffs, consolidation of flight-test operations -- Seattle Times

Think Tank: EU Should Re-Examine Security Missions -- Defense News

New Bases Cost US Over $100M -- Military.com

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