Friday, July 23, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 23, 2010

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper. Photo from Bloomberg Businessweek

General Atomics May Sell First Predators In Mideast -- BLoomberg Businessweek

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. said it won U.S. approval for an export version of the Predator drone, clearing the way for the first sales of the unmanned aircraft in the Middle East.

“There’s interest from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates,” Frank Pace, president of the aircraft systems group at the closely held company, said today in an interview at the Farnborough Air Show near London.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Avenger UAV Will Come in Two Variants -- Aviation Week

Air Refueling Goes Drones -- DoD Buzz

Japan 'Building Missiles to Counter China's Naval Power' -- Chosun Ilbo

Putting Israel's Iron Dome into perspective -- Jerusalem Post

China shot down one of its own satellites in Jan.2010: US report -- Sify News

Chinese Satellite Fleet Grows, And Grows -- Strategy Page

U.S. to resume military aid to Indonesia's controversial special forces -- Seattle Times

U.S. Saudi Sale May Have 84 F-15s, Total $30 Billion -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Eurofighter: JSF Would Complement Typhoon -- Defense News

At Farnborough, little military business
-- Space War

BAE, Rolls-Royce Face U.K. Defense Talks as Government Seeks Cost-Savings -- Bloomberg

Carrier Alternative Weekly -- New Wars

Report Blasts U.S. Military For Not Being Nuke-Proof -- The Danger Room

Smartphones could be latest battle accessory -- Reuters

The Technology That Can Communicate Electronically Through Solid Steel
-- BAE Systems

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