Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 4, 2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Archive. RIA Novosti

Russia And NATO Pledge Warmer Ties At Moscow Talks -- Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia pledged Wednesday to boost cooperation with NATO in Afghanistan and consider a joint missile defence shield, offering signs of better ties with its Cold War foes during a visit by the alliance's chief.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin to iron out a new bilateral agreement to be signed at a summit of the 28-nation alliance in Lisbon on November 19-20.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO submits missile-defense cooperation plan to Russia -- RIA Novosti

Did France and Britain Snub Allies? -- Ares/Aviation Week

UK–France Summit 2010 Declaration on Defence and Security Co-operation -- Number10.gov.uk

German Conscription Nears Final Blow -- Defense News

Air Transport: A400M Soap Opera Continues -- Strategy Page

Should Defense Spending Be Cut to Help Bring Down Budget Deficits? (European poll) -- PR Newswire

Iran Alerts to U.S. Submarine in Persian Gulf -- Radio Cadena Agramonte

BAE and Dassault in talks on unmanned planes JV -- Reuters

MQ-9 Reaper is the Badass of Military Drones (video) -- Singularity Hub

U.S. Army contracts for chem protection system -- UPI

U.S. Army Guidance Aims for Streamlined Software -- Defense News

U.S. Army researchers develop futuristic helmet -- Defpro

New equipment helps troops locate insurgents -- Army.mil

Lockheed, Northrop May Gain on China Even as Defense Cuts Loom -- Bloomberg

What Midterm Elections Mean (Or Don't Mean) for Defense Spending -- Ares/Aviation Week

GOP Touts Tough Oversight; Skelton Gone -- DoD Buzz

House Dems See Defense Experts Tossed Aside -- Military.com

What Role Will Corporations Play in 21st Century Security? -- Defense Tech

One Spy to Rule Them All: Top Spook Launches Push for Real Power -- Danger Room

CIA lawyer: U.S. law does not forbid rendition -- Spy Talk/Washington Post

Incredible aviation pictures -- MJAviation