Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 20, 2010

A quarter of the civilian posts at the Ministry of Defence will be cut over the next five years Photo: Alex Segre / Alamy

Lots Of Losers In U.K. Defense Review -- Defense News

LONDON - Few winners but lots of losers have emerged from a defense review that has inflicted the most sweeping cuts to Britain's defense capabilities since the end of the Cold War.

The Strategic Defense and Security Review, unveiled Oct. 19 by Prime Minister David Cameron, stripped the armed forces of various capabilities, reduced military and civilian personnel numbers, and ushered in a restructuring of the Army.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

UK government releases its Strategic Defence and Security Review [PDF] -- U.K. Government

U.K. to Postpone Trident Modernization -- Global Security Newswire

Intel Gap in U.K. Spending Review -- Ares/Aviation Week

Canadian minister lies to Parliaments defence committee about the F-35 -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

New attack sub docked at China's navy base in Hainan Island
-- Mainichi Daily News

Russia's Pacific Fleet ready to receive Borey class submarines -- RIA Novosti

More trouble for the Charles de Gaulle -- Ares/Aviation Week

Gulf states eye new combat jets -- UPI

AP sources: US to notify Congress Wednesday of multibillion-dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia -- Canadian Press

Saving the Galaxy: The C-5 AMP/RERP Program
-- Defense Industry Daily

Looting The Dead For A Better World -- Strategy Page

KC-X Last Tanker for Two Decades -- DoD Buzz

Cutting costs a priority for 2011, CNO says
-- Navy Times

US Navy CNO Releases 2011 Guidance -- Defence Talk

Is Army Overhyping Its ‘Breakthrough’ Brain-Injury Test? -- The Danger Room

The Military Perspective of Peak Oil Risks
-- Defpro

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