Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 26, 2011



WYSIWYG -- Argghhh!

Times seventy-two.

Which will give you the number of brand-new *fully*-qualified rotary-wing aviators the Flight Training School produced since January '09. Add twelve more who completed the instrument flight phase, twelve more who received the full block of academic instruction, forty-four "legacy" pilots I taught real-world IMC Survival Skills to, twelve former Mi-8/Mi-17/Mi-24 pilots we transitioned into the Huey II, and one trained-to-US-standards Instructor Pilot, and I call that a pretty decent start at creating a new fling-wing fighting force from scratch.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Isaf Says Taliban lead Afghan War Using Cell Phones -- Tolo News

China Experts Dispute Stealth-Theft Claims -- Wall Street Journal

New Allegations Rock German Navy
-- Defense News/AFP

Scandals Tarnish German Military -- New York Times

France Signs Contested Russia Warship Deal -- Defense News/AFP

Leadership: Massive Fail In The Russian Army -- Strategy Page

(China's military) Younger officials occupy top PLA posts -- Global Times

Brazil to reevaluate $6 bln warships plan-report -- Reuters

Lawmaker: Germany further reduces A400M order
-- AP

GCV Versus Soldier Equipment -- Defpro

Navy considering big changes for LCS -- Navy Times

Boeing’s evolved Super Hornet, the F-35 as an “F-35 killer”, and it sux to be USMC General Amos -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

The Beast Is Back -- Ares/Aviation Week

Air Force Nuke Center Achieves Full Capability -- Global Security Newswire

Delta 4-Heavy's hush-hush payload found and identified -- Spaceflight Now

Air Force tanker decision likely delayed by Senate hearing -- The Hill

Our ‘All-Seeing Eye’ Sees Just Fine, Air Force Insists -- The Danger Room

Army Fraud Unit recovers $1.6 billion -- Army.mil

Blackwater Suit Tossed 7 Years After Deaths -- Military.com

Obama's military guests at State of the Union
-- Stars And Stripes

Thinking About the Future of the Marine Corps -- Information Dissemination

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