Thursday, May 13, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 13, 2010


China’s PLA Navy Gets an LCAC -- Defense Tech

Well look at that, the Chinese navy has got itself a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC). More photos of new additions to China’s growing fleet at Information Dissemination. If China is serious about building an amphibious warfare capability, I’d be curious to know what their answer is to the anti-access challenge. My guess is they don’t have one. Precision guided weapons work both ways, of course, and our battle networks are pretty good at long-range targeting.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Photos from Shanghai
-- Information Dissemination

Committee shifts NLOS R&D funding to Navy -- Navy Times

LCS Price Gives Navy Pause -- DoD Buzz

Carrier Alternative Weekly -- New Wars

Design & Preparations Continue for the USA’s New CVN-21 Super-Carrier -- Defense Industry Daily

House Whacks U.S. Army Modernization Effort -- Defense News

F-35 program reaches its 200th test flight -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

How to Deal with the Threat of N.Korea's Special Forces? -- Chosun Ilbo

Russian rebuffs U.S. warning on Iran missile sale -- Reuters

Iran Hits Enrichment Obstacles, U.S. Official Says
-- Global Security Newswire

HASC Keeps Airborne Laser Alive -- DoD Buzz

Chemical Concussions and Secret LSD: Pentagon Details Cold War Mind-Control Tests -- The Danger Room

DADT statement from Milbloggers -- Blackfive

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