Friday, July 30, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 30, 2010



U.S. Ducks As Cluster Bomb Ban Takes Effect -- The Danger Room

Every war must end, instructed the U.S. strategist Fred Ikle. But leftover unexploded ordnance can be a war’s legacy, particularly when small and unstable munitions lay around areas where civilians rebuild their lives after the fighting stops. That’s why a new international ban on cluster munitions will take effect on Saturday. The U.S., however, isn’t part of the accord.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Sea Links -- New Wars

European Defense Giants Target Services, Eye Exports
-- Wall Street Journal

U.S. SOUTHCOM Shifts As Drug Trade Evolves -- Defense News

Will Mattis Push COIN Plane? -- DoD Buzz

Boeing's Military Course Change
-- Ares/Aviation Week

U.S. Air Force Announces F-22 Fleet Consolidation -- Defpro

Court awards plaintiffs in Futenma noise suit -- Stars And Stripes

Predator XP For Civilians -- Strategy Page

Unmanned helicopter crashes in Mojave Desert test -- San Jose Mercury News

Officials: Lost signal caused Predator to veer off runway at Cannon Air Force base. -- CNJ Online (Hat Tip: Alert 5)

Independent QDR Panel Recommends Buying More of Everything, Increasing Defense Budget -- Defense Tech

WikiLeaks fallout: Tighter access to US secrets? -- AP

U.S. military cyberwar: What's off-limits? -- CNET

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