Monday, August 16, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 16, 2010

U. S. fifth-generation F-35 fighter. © AFP/ HO

Israel's Barak Approves U.S. F-35 Fighters Purchase -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved in principle on Sunday the purchase of 20 U.S.-built radar-evading stealth fighters in a deal worth $2.75 billion, defense ministry officials said.

The F-35 warplanes are expected to be delivered between 2015 to 2017, an Israeli defense official said.

Israeli leaders have spoken of arch-foe Iran potentially developing a nuclear weapon by mid-decade, suggesting that the F-35s would not be used for any preventive action, but rather to bolster the country's deterrence.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Israel decides on the F-35–due to the gullible U.S. taxpayer -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Alternate JSF Engine Thrust Beats Target -- Aviation Week

China paper warns military thinking outmoded -- Reuters

Is Iran Supplying the Taliban With Missile Tech? -- The Danger Room

Panel Looks at Closing U.S. Air Force Overseas Installations -- Defense News

Duty Aboard the Littoral Combat Ship: ‘Grueling but Manageable’ -- National Defense

Marines Want Defense Against UAVs -- Aviation Week

Preserving the Marines’ ‘Maritime Soul’ -- New Wars

One-fifth of U.S. airmen failed to meet standards in new fitness test -- Stars And Stripes

Ending C-17 Production: Watershed Event for U.S. Aerospace Industry
-- Def Pro

Top brass on edge as U.S. defense secretary prepares to make cuts -- Boston.com

Counter-Terrorism: Epic Fail In The Straits Of Hormuz -- Strategy Page

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