Monday, February 1, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 1, 2010

Assault Breacher Vehicle. Courtesy of Gunnery Sgt. Bradley Gill / Marine Corp

Marine Assault Vehicles Key To Afghan Strategy -- L.A. Times

As U.S. and Afghan troops prepare for an offensive in Helmand province, the Assault Breacher Vehicle - a cross between a tank and a bulldozer - is intended to conquer the terrain and roadside bombs.

Reporting from Camp Pendleton - Weighing 70 tons, traveling up to 45 mph and possessed of a smash-mouth name, the Assault Breacher Vehicle is the Marine Corps' latest answer to a perennial problem of offensive warfare: how to push through the barriers and booby traps of an enemy's outer defenses.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Missed: Ground-Based Interceptor Fails To Intercept Due To SBX Glitch -- Closing Velocity

Combat Aircraft: The “New” Close Air Support -- War Is Boring

Libya strikes billion-dollar Russian arms deal -- AFP

China to establish mily bases overseas -- Pakistan Observer

Germany says collapse of Indian Airbus deal 'nasty surprise' -- AFP

Paying More, Buying Less -- DoD Buzz

Pearl Harbor merging with Hickam Air Force Base -- Washington Post

Flag moves include 1st woman CSG commander -- Navy Times

General David Petraeus: full transcript of interview with The Times -- Times Online

US Air Force Academy chapel to add outdoor circle to worship areas -- US Air Force Academy

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