Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Military And Intellience News Briefs -- April 21, 2010


US Has Limited Options In Stopping Iranian Nukes -- AP

WASHINGTON — If diplomacy fails and Iran gets a nuclear bomb, the U.S. would still have ways to discourage Tehran from using these terrifying weapons.

But there are limits on what even the world's sole superpower can do to contain a nuclear-armed Iran and blunt its influence in the volatile Middle East.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Iranian S-300 SAMs, Or a Bunch of Oil Drums Welded Together? -- Defense Tech

NATO and Russia edge warily toward a joint missile defense shield -- Deutsche Welle

Premier Putin satisfied with Russian fifth-generation fighter tests -- Naval Open Source Intelligence

As Volcanic Cloud Drifts, Air Force Medical Flights Continue -- The Danger Room

Russia: Mistral Deal To Be Signed By End Of 2010 -- Defense News/AFP

First Lockheed Martin/USAF HC-130J Combat Rescue Tanker Rolls out -- PR Newswire

AF-2, F-35 first flight -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

EADS Confident Its KC-45 Can Compete for USAF Tanker Bid -- Defense News

Gates Pushes Arms Export Fixes -- DoD Buzz

CV-22 crash in Afghanistan not caused by mechanical failure -- Flight Global

M-ATVs to replace Humvees in Afghanistan, vice says -- Army.mil

Cloud computing raising data security concerns for US military, federal agencies, a Lockheed Martin survey [pdf] finds. -- Lockheed Martin (Hat Tip: Defense Industry Daily)

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