Thursday, May 20, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 20, 2010

Teams have salvaged the wreckage of the Cheonan from the sea bed

How South Korean Ship Was Sunk -- BBC

It might seem odd that it has taken a six-week-long investigation to produce proof of something as dramatic as a torpedo strike on a warship.

When it was finally produced, the proof came in dramatic form.

A few bits of rusty scrap metal, unveiled in front of the assembled reporters at a press conference marking the publication of the investigation report.

It is certainly the case that ever since the South Korean warship, the Cheonan, was split in half by an explosion and began sinking in the darkness with the loss of 46 lives, North Korea has been the prime suspect.

But why has it been so difficult to prove?

Stealth is the name of the game in submarine warfare.

Read more ....

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO, Russia To Link Tactical Anti-Missile Systems -- Washington Post

Air-Sea Battle: The Other Future -- Aviation Week

Boost Stealth, Long Range Strike; CSBA Puts Eye On China -- DoD Buzz

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: 2009-2010
-- Defense Industry Daily

US House panel defies Pentagon on fighter engine -- Reuters

U.S. House Panel Wants Report on BMD Ships Needed -- Defense News

RoboTank In Development -- Strategy Page

Bundeswehr Orders Additional Future Soldier Systems for Afghanistan -- Defence Professionals

U.S. launches criminal probe on soldiers in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Nuclear Terror Drill Staged in Los Angeles -- Defense News

IPODS - Coming to a Cave Near You -- Ares/Aviation Week

Sea Lions, Dolphin Join Terror Exercises -- Military.com

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