Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 10, 2010



Jet Contrails From Some Angles Look Like Missile Trails -- Contrail Science Overflow

[Edit - This post was originally from Jan 19th, 2010. I've updated it with information about the "Mystery Missile" contrail of Nov 8, 2010, at the bottom of this post. Clearly it's the same thing]

An interesting contrail cropped up off the coast of San Clemente, Orange County, California on December 31st 2009. The curious shape led some people to think it’s a missile launch, which it does kind of look like (all taken from San Clemente)

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Was it a plane? Still no official explanation for 'mysterious missile' off California coast -- Daily Mail

Mystery 'missile' launch in US: the theories -- The Telegraph

Missile Mystery and More: Strange Sky Sightings -- CBS News

Observing the Communication of a Contrail -- Information Dissemination

Babcock says U.K. Aircraft carrier changes will add up to £800m to taxpayer bill
-- The Telegraph

British military interrogators may be charged as war criminals -- The Guardian

UK MoD Publishes 2011-2015 Business Plan -- Defence Talk

"Dutch Army readiness rapidly going downhill" -- Radio Netherlands

Boeing Gets Busted For Poor Quality -- Strategy Page

Top Diplomat Says “New START” Faces Last Chance for Ratification -- Global Security Newswire

Navy’s Super-Laser Won’t Just Be a Weapon
-- The Danger Room

F-117s Back in the Air
-- Defense Tech

New USAF Strike Command Out of the Loop on LRS? -- Ares/Aviation Week

U.S. Air Force Command Brings Focus to Nuclear Enterprise -- Defpro

Pentagon Expects Report on ICBM Malfunction This Month -- Global Security Newswire

Tea Partier: DoD Cuts On Table
-- DoD Buzz

Once a safe bet, repeal of gay military ban now in doubt -- AFP

Lessons learned from Fort Hood shooting: U.S. military -- Reuters

Marines sold military assault weapons to L.A. gang members, authorities allege [Updated] -- L.A. Times

Combat aircraft top international arms sales: think tank -- AFP

Cyberops Generate Many New and Onerous Problems -- Ares/Aviation Week

Ambush survivor up for Medal of Honor -- Marine Times

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