Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 7, 2010

PACIFIC FLEET
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan travels through the Pacific Ocean with other ships assigned to the Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercise, north of Hawaii, July 24, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan McCord

Budget Cuts Are A Good Pretext For Reforming Military Policy, Say Experts -- Deutsche Welle

Germany has joined many of its NATO allies in drastically cutting its military budget, and even the US is now cautiously mooting defense "efficiencies." Is this a response to huge national debts, or a new strategy?

"By the end of the year it ought to become clear that the Bundeswehr will become smaller, but better." This is how German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg framed his plans to cut the German army by around a third last month.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO 2020: Downsizing Instead of Reshaping -- Ari Rusila

Want does selecting the F-35 for Canada mean? Not much airspace control -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Fake chips from China threaten military -- Mercury News

China's anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBP), known as the "carrier killer," is close to operational -- Global Times

Israel’s National Security Concept
-- Defpro

Russia, Israel sign military cooperation deal -- Reuters

Wanted: Israeli Air Force One -- Ynet News

Israel Takes Another Pioneering Step in Unmanned Aviation -- Ares/Aviation Week

Killer submerged British spy’s body in ‘chemical substance’
-- Intel News

Ma Deuce Still Going Strong -- Defense Industry Daily

Information Warfare: Don't Block My Berry, Dude -- Strategy Page

Li Fengzhi, Chinese spy who defected to U.S., facing deportation -- Spy Talk, Washington Post

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