Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 14, 2010

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 13, 2010 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system sits atop a NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified Boeing 747, as it takes off at 1:40 p.m. Central time for today's test flight at Lambert International Airport. The 50-minute flight was conducted in preparation for Phantom Ray's upcoming transport on the SCA to the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Boeing. (High resolution pic here).

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Great Video of the Stealthy Phantom Ray UAV Taxiing -- Defense Tech

Venezuelan missile purchases worried U.S. - WikiLeaks -- Reuters

France, Germany, Poland call for deeper EU military ties -- Defense News/AFP

Former U.S. Intel Chief Predicts Military Conflict in Korea -- Global Security Newswire

Japan eyes nationwide missile interceptors: report -- Reuters

Senior Chinese, U.S. military officials to exchange visits in 2011 -- Xinhuanet

China Clones, Sells Russian Fighter Jets -- Wall Street Journal

More Pics of Russia’s 5th Gen Fighter. -- Defense Tech

Russian military to receive 1,300 types of weaponry by 2020 -- RIA Novosti

Stuxnet Worm Still Out of Control at Iran's Nuclear Sites, Experts Say -- FOX News

Pakistani journalist sues CIA for drone strike that killed relatives -- The Guardian

Breakaway WikiLeaks staff form new service -- Globe And Mail

Russia halts aircraft carriers building -- UPI

RAF Dropping to 6 Fast-Jet Units -- Defense News

Meet Britain's New Flagship -- Ares/Aviation Week

Cracks plague Ticonderoga-class cruisers -- Navy Times

Enterprise Carrier Strike Group Completes JTFEX -- Navy.mil

Korean War Exercises May Highlight Vulnerability Of U.S. Aircraft Carriers -- Forbes

F-35B Delays, Plus Philosophy -- Ares/Aviation Week

F-35-Good enough for yesterday’s air campaigns. -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Military Bans Disks, Threatens Courts-Martial to Stop New Leaks -- The Danger Room

Video: Navy’s Mach 8 Railgun Obliterates Record -- The Danger Room

U.S. soldiers to get new sniper rifles -- UPI

US Soldiers Turn To Diet Pills, Liposuction To Meet Weight Standards -- FOX News

Defending Defense Spending In An Era Of Mounting Budget Deficits -- Defpro

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