Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 25, 2010

Global Hawk has put the Pentagon's nose out of joint. © Gayle Putrich/Flightglobal

Global Hawk War Of Words Continues -- Flight Global

While the overall RQ-4 Global Hawk programme moves along, the Pentagon has repeatedly voiced its displeasure over the unmanned air vehicle's cost and the pace of production in recent months. Northrop Grumman countered first on the defensive, and later, at the Farnborough air show in July, went on the offensive with accusations of its own for the US Department of Defense

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEW BRIEFS

Former German defense minister, chief of staff slam Bundeswehr budget cuts -- Deutsche Welle

Israeli finance minister contests purchase of F-35 stealth jets -- Haaretz

China’s Bulava? -- DefPro

Deadly Chinese Missile Threats Pt 1
-- New Wars

Deadly Chinese Missile Threats Pt 2
-- New Wars

Malware Potentially Implicated in 2008 Fatal Plane Crash in Spain -- Defense Tech

Toward Smaller Nuclear Forces -- Arms Control Wonk

Lot 8 production Raptor–extreme performance -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Submariners Give Rare Glimpse Into ‘Silent Service’ -- U.S. Department of Defense

Report faults air controllers for CA midair crash in 2009 -- AP

I Want My MTV - The US Marines’ New Body Armor
-- Defense Industry Daily

Airborne Laser Trial Pushed Back
-- Global Security Newswire

DARPA Unveils New Robotics Program -- Defense Talk

Robotic Warplanes Stuck In Development Hell -- Strategy Page

U.S. Senate Panel To Hold Hearing on JFCOM Closure -- Defense News

Vast number of U.S. military bands may not be music to Gates's ears -- Washington Post

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