Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 24, 2010


US Air Force Concerned About F-35 Delivery Delay -- Reuters

* Software, production issues could slow deliveries.

* Air Force could upgrade F-16s to cover any fighter gap.

WASHINGTON Nov 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force's top general said on Tuesday he was concerned software development and production issues could delay the service's plan to start using new F-35 fighter jets in April 2016.

General Norton Schwartz said the Air Force variant of the Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) fighter jet was doing better in testing and development than the Navy and Marine Corps' versions, but it was not clear whether software issues would delay the start of their use in combat.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Schwartz Concerned About F-35A Delays -- Defense Tech

Venlet Likes JSF Second Engine -- DoD Buzz

Internal Conflict Drives Latin American Arms Market -- Defpro

Counter Terrorism: How Al Qaeda Was Destroyed From Within -- Strategy Page

Russian 'arms king' and Moscow's secrets -- Space War

IAEA Reports on Iran, Syria (PDF) -- Arms Control Wonk

Pentagon Calls Talk of Deploying Nukes to South Korea "Premature"
-- Global Security Newswire

Closing JFCOM May Cut Fewer Jobs Than Feared
-- Defense News

US military sidelines officials over tanker error
-- AFP

UCAS-D to Taxi Early Next Month -- Aviation Week

U.S. military space plane nearing end of design life
-- Spaceflight Now

Army launches video-sharing site for the military -- CNET News

Secret Insignias From the ‘Black Ops’ World -- The Danger Room

Homeland Security Recommends Ending Color-Coded Terror Alert System -- NPR

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