Saturday, October 9, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 9, 2010

F-35 (Photo from The Daily Mail)

The Importance Of Being Accountable -- Ares/Aviation Week

Censure for poor accounting standards is the latest blow dealt by the Pentagon to Lockheed Martin, its top defense contractor.

This week, the Defense Contract Management Agency yanked Lockheed’s certification for the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) at the company’s Fort Worth facility, the premier factory for F-35 and F-16 assembly as well as F-22 mid-fuselage manufacture.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

UAE threatens to kick Canada out of covert military base Camp Mirage -- Globe And Mail

France Could Help Maintain British Warheads -- Global Security Newswire

'We Want Two' Navy carrier plan pondered by U.K. Cabinet -- The Register

Brazil says Project F-X2 Will Resume in November
-- Defence Talk

Russia Strengthens Grip on Vital East-West Trade Corridor -- Defense News (Commentary)

2-5-minute delay sinks potential $50 bln deal -- Economic Times

General Dynamics lands $401M nuclear sub contract -- Bloomberg Businessweek

DHS versus Stuxnet -- Iran Is Not Alone In Its Cyber Pain -- Ares/Aviation Week

Information Warfare: Career Sailors In The Cyber Sea -- Strategy Page

Fake Vietnam Vet Charged -- Military.com

'Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win' to be Air Force motto -- U.S. Air Force

Sensors Aren’t Just In The Air -- Defense Tech

Air Force Chief: We Will Double the Size of the UAV Fleet -- National Defense

Today’s Army: Smarter, Richer, Southern -- Danger Room

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