Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 3, 2009

F-35A

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: 2009-2010 -- Defense Industry Daily

The $300+ billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter may well be the largest single global defense program in history. This major multinational program is intended to produce an “affordably stealthy” multi-role fighter that will have 3 variants: the F-35A conventional version for the US Air Force et. al.; the F-35B Short Take-Off, Vertical Landing for the US Marines, British Royal Navy, et. al.; and the F-35C conventional carrier-launched version for the US Navy.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Air Force Global Strike Command officials assume ICBM mission -- U.S. Air Force

Army to Display Flexible Technology -- Military.com

Air Defense: More Triumphs For Russia -- Strategy Page

LCS Alternative Weekly -- New Wars

General Dynamics to Christen the U.S. Navy's Most Advanced Submarine, Missouri, on Saturday -- PR Newswire

U.S. Tanker Bid ‘Must Have Competition:’ Murtha -- DoD Buzz

HHS to Review U.S. Biothreat Preparations -- Global Security Newswire

Government Surveillance Of Social Networks Challenged -- Information Week

Is the CIA Following You on Twitter? -- Mashable

Tattoo keeps man out of U.S. Air Force basic training -- Mercury news