Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 14, 2010

T-50 fifth-generation fighter. RIA Novosti. Alexei Druzhinin

Russian Air Force To Buy Over 60 Fifth-Generation Fighters -- RIA Novosti

The Russian Air Force will receive more than 60 fifth-generation fighters from 2015-16, the force commander said on Tuesday.

"The Air Force will start taking delivery [of fifth-generation fighters] in 2015-16. The preliminary number is over 60," Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said.

He also said the first batch of new fighters would be provided with older, "non-fifth" generation engines.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Europe critical of F-35 labeled as a fifth generation fighter -- Aviation Week

Flight Tests Show F-35 Program Gaining Momentum -- Defense Tech

F-16 Pilot Loves 2nd Engine (recommends it for the F-35) -- DoD Buzz

Now Russia Holding Exercises off Japan’s Coast -- War Is Boring

US, South Korea Military Exercises Spark Concern in China -- Voice of America

Russia Plans Further Purchases of Missile Defense Systems -- Global Security Newswire

A400M Delays Creating Contract Controversies -- Defense Industry Daily

Missiles Will Dominate Future Sea War
-- New Wars

U.S. Army Nearly Triples Its Radios Over Decade -- Defense News

Smart Phones Go To War -- Strategy Page

DARPA has initiated project ArcLight -- Ares/Aviation Week

A Revolutionary Breakthrough In Terahertz Remote Sensing (Used in detecting explosives) -- Space War

Daily Pentagon Jackpot: Oil Spill Edition -- The Danger Room

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