Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 12, 2010

Drawing of Chinese Fast Attack Craft - Type-022 Houbei-Class.
Author Alexpl via Wikimedia Commons.


LCS Alternative Weekly -- New Wars

Bracing for the LCS Delay

If the ship’s own construction faults and over-ambitious requirements weren’t enough for the USN to get some type of non-billion dollar warship in service, the likelihood of a protest by the losing bidder may push the schedule fighter back. The Navy is preparing itself for the inevitable, according to Cid Standifer at Inside the Navy (subscr. only):

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

China-Pakistan Nuclear Agreement Scrutinized in U.S. -- Global Security Newswire

France Wants To Strip Down NATO Command -- Defense News

Israel to issue jet trainer request for information in June -- Flight Global

Wary of Advertiser, Magazine Pulls Critic off F-35 Beat -- War Is Boring

Going forward with the F-35? -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Taiwan: Report Highlights Fighter Gap with China -- Defense News

C-17 workers strike Boeing in Long Beach, Calif.
-- AP

Robo-Choppers and Low Altitude Drops -- Strategy Page

Army Surpasses One Million Unmanned Flight Hours -- Space Daily

OSD Eyes Near-Space UAVs -- DoD Buzz

SECNAV Announces Five New Principles for U.S. Navy Acquisitions -- Defense Professionals

Retirees May Be Gates' Toughest Military Foe -- Aol News (H/T: ELP Defens(c)e)

Lend Me Your Ears: US Military Turns to Contractor Linguists -- Defense Industry Daily

Preparing for the Next Haiti, with Maps, Texts and Tweets -- The Danger Room

The Race to Build a Secure Operating System -- Defense Tech

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