Saturday, November 20, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 20, 2010



Lockheed In $3.49 billion U.S. F-35 Fighter Deal -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) won a $3.49 billion Defense Department contract to build 31 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the fourth batch of what is on track to be the priciest U.S. arms purchase.

Under the deal announced by the Pentagon on Friday, Lockheed will produce 10 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing models for the U.S. Air Force, 16 F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variants for the U.S. Marine Corps, four F-35C aircraft-carrier variants for the U.S. Navy and one F-35B for the British Navy, the Pentagon said.

Lockheed, the Pentagon's No. 1 supplier by sales, reached agreement in September with the Defense Department on producing the fourth batch for a fixed price, two years earlier than had been planned.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

China Closes The UAV Gap -- Strategy Page

25 different Chinese models of the unmanned aircraft at air show -- Next Big Future

Exiled Iranian ex-Air Force pilot claims Iran's military rife with rebellion -- Canadian Press

Experts Doubt Iran's Missile Defense Claims -- Global Security Newswire

Russian military jet crashes, crew eject safely -- Washington Post

Canadian, US navy ships collide at sea -- AFP

US-Saudi Arms Deal Defended by Gates, Clinton -- Secrecy News

USAF Sent Info on Opposing Bids to KC-X Rivals -- Defense Tech

Alaska ground search under way for missing F-22 pilot -- Reuters

BAE Systems IMX-101 Explosive Named A TIME Magazine Invention Of The Year -- Space War

Did the Navy’s Maritime Laser Fail an Early Test? -- The Danger Room

U.S. Budget Committees To Lead Deficit Attack -- Defense News

U.S. administration Withholds Fort Hood Intelligence Report -- Human Events

DOD Center Tracks Health, Illness in U.S. Forces
-- U.S. Department of defense

Harvard president says ROTC welcome once gay ban ends -- Reuters

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