Monday, May 17, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 17, 2010


Vice Chair Cartwright Tells Services to Wake Up to Reality of Smaller Budgets -- Defense Tech

The point man in charge of requirements at the Pentagon, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Hoss Cartwright, just told the services to “wake up!” at a CSIS sponsored conference in Washington, DC. In the real world, not the fantasy bubble of never ending defense budget increases, there are such things as economic dislocation, fiscal deficits and resource constraints, he said.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. Air Force jobs to change with focus on irregular warfare -- Air Force Times

Aging jet fighters concern retiring NORAD chief -- AP

Air Force Working Through GPS Receiver Problems -- Space News

Lockheed Martin-Kaman-Kmax UAV helicopter air drop test (Video) -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Chad Accepts Stricter Nuclear Monitoring Terms -- Global Security Newswire

Russia, Brazil hold talks on delivery of air defense systems -- RIA Novosti

Syria Buying $1 billion in Russian Weapons -- Defense Industry Daily

Israel Buys A Big Commando Transport -- Strategy Page

English-Speaking Navies Reorganize -- War Is Boring

Canada Spared Fleet Cuts, For Now
-- New Wars

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