Friday, February 4, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 4, 2011

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. completes his discussion with the Egyptian Army officers at the National Training Center in Egypt on Jan. 21, 2010. Casey met with senior military Egyptian leaders, visited different military facilities and visited American soldiers during his trip to Egypt. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen, U.S. Army. (Released)

US-Egyptian Military Ties: How Much Leverage Does The Pentagon Have? -- Christian Science Monitor

The Egyptian military could play a pivotal role in resolving the crisis, but the Pentagon must weigh carefully how hard a line it wants to take with its Egyptian counterparts.

As violence on the streets of Cairo has intensified, Egyptians and Americans alike have been closely monitoring the actions of the Egyptian military, thought by many to hold the trump card in determining just how quickly Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak leaves office.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

China’s AVIC Apparently Seeks Foothold in US Defence Market -- Defence Professionals

There May Be More Stealth Designs Coming From China
-- Ares/Aviation Week

China's Military Growth Frightens U.S. Lawmakers? -- Daily Tech

Taiwan Coast Guard Adds Two New Ships -- CG Blog

M1A1s for Iraq -- Bring the Heat, Bring the Stupid

North Korea Preps Hovercraft Assault Force -- The Danger Room

Swedish Military Urges Use of Social Media -- Defense News

U.K. Defense Review Pushes Reform, Capability Cuts -- Defense News

US commerce secretary eyes military, nuclear deals in India news -- domain-b

Russian Scientists Worried Iran Uses Their Know-How for Missiles -- Bloomberg

Factbox: Egypt's powerful military -- DNA

Will U.S.-Egypt Military Ties Remain? -- NPR

No change to US military posture in Mideast-admiral -- Reuters

Infantry: The Play's The Thing
-- Strategy Page

Budget Resolution Hurts Obama’s Nonproliferation Goals, Study Asserts -- Global Security Newswire

Unmanned subs making waves in undersea warfare -- Stars And Stripes

General Atomics gets $148 million UAV contract -- Sign on San Diego

Rise of the “Blimps”: The US Army’s LEMV -- Defense Industry Daily

Retro Tech Shaving Hours Off Tedious Journeys in Afghanistan -- Defense Tech

Main Battle Rifle -- Neptunus Lex

Cyber War, Insurrections and Elections -- DoD Buzz

Why pressure is mounting to kill your next raise
-- Marine Times

Why military spending remains untouchable -- Andrew J. Bacevich, Salon (Commentary)

Top 10 Fiscally Responsible Defense Cuts: How to Save $357.8 Billion by 2015 -- Defence Professionals

The military's most tenacious enemy: suicide: More troops kill themselves than die in combat -- Sign On San Diego

20,000 military members, vets faced foreclosure in 2010
-- USA Today

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