Friday, October 16, 2009

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 17, 2009

"050203-N-6020P-181 Indian Ocean (Feb. 3, 2005) - The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) navigates alongside USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) after arriving on station near Banda Aceh, Sumamtra, Indonesia. Mercy has been forward deployed to assist in humanitarian aid efforts currently in progress. Mercy will serve as an enabling platform to assist humanitarian operations ashore in ways that host nations and international relief organization find useful. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia in support of Operation Unified Assistance the humanitarian relief effort to aid the victims of the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Gabriel R. Piper"

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

[Docs] Aerial Artillery Design Study – Two Externally-Mounted XM204 Howitzers on a CH-47C Helicopter -- Sobchak Security (Hat Tip war Is Boring)

Military Looks to Upgrade Its Super Spy Blimps -- The Danger Room

U.S. rethinks intelligence report on Iran nuclear program -- Haaretz

Pilot Sought After Two F-16s Collide -- Military.com

Despite Fears, Army May Just Buy a Subcompact -- Defense Tech

India keen to induct 5th-Gen stealth fighter by 2017 -- Times of India

The Post-Cold War Military Meltdown -- Strategy Page

Commander's letter tackles troops' morale in Afghanistan -- USA Today

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