Saturday, June 19, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 19, 2010

Cyber-Warriors Say Darpa Is Too Slow -- Ares/Aviation Week

Defense and aerospace industry officials say they love the work that Darpa does, but in the cyber-world, the organization is proving itself too slow to be relevant.

The military and intelligence agencies are frustrated by the prospect of a multi-year development time for a cyber range proposed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) where cyber-offense and defense can be practiced in a full-scale, electronically sterile environment. So they have already started building their own.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Protecting the SMART Grid From Cyber Attack -- Defense Tech

Experts to NATO Nations: Prepare Now For Cyberwar -- Defense News/AFP

Sea Links -- New Wars

Marines, Navy Scrap Over Future -- DoD Buzz

SSBN Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles
-- Space Daily

Lockheed Would Accept More Cost Risk on F-35 Fighter -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Can the USAF’s top procurement guy win big on the F-35 program? -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Germany shortens military service to 6 months amid debate about abolishing conscription -- Canadian Press

Lockheed Takes Second Shot at Missile Defense Contract -- Global Security Newswire

USAF Tanker Award Now Slated for 'Mid-November' -- Defense News

U.S. Border Drone Flights Suspended After Comms Breakdown -- The Danger Room

They Are Still Finding World War II Era Bombs At Guam -- Strategy Page

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