Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 8, 2010



U.S. Navy Version of Lockheed Martin F-35 Makes First Flight -- Lockheed Martin

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 7th, 2010 -- The most advanced aircraft in the history of the United States Navy made its inaugural flight yesterday, assuring a future of long-range, first-day-of-the-war stealth striking capability from the Navy's big-deck carriers. The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35C Lightning II carrier variant took off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 11:46 a.m. and logged a 57 min flight.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

600 diggers (Australian soldiers) caught with drugs in five years -- ABC News (Australia)

South Korea Considers Fielding Patriot Missiles -- Global Security newswire

Germany Retires 6 Of Its 10 Submarines -- Defense News

Russian military: China's J-15 fighter jets not up to par -- Moscow News

No End Seen to Deadlock at Conference on Disarmament -- Global Security Newswire

NATO Leader: Missile Defense 'Technically Feasible' -- Defense News

New two-stage booster for missile interceptor tested -- Santa Maria Times

Military’s Mystery Ray Gun to Zap Bombs, ‘Change the Face of This War’ -- The Danger Room

NATO Ponders Returning Fire -- Defense Tech

Global Hawk takes northern route, improves efficiency -- U.S. Air Force

Spain opts for drones to combat pirates -- UPI

MQ-9 Reaper: The First Operational UCAV? -- Defense Industry Daily

The Lady Is A CAG -- Strategy Page

Ex-CIA official in Algeria pleads guilty to sex, arms charges -- AFP

CIA goes 14 months without internal watchdog -- AP

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