Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 15, 2011

BUDGET FIGURES - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a Pentagon press briefing to comment on the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2012 budget submission to Congress, Feb. 14, 2011. DOD photo by R. D. Ward

Defense Department Would Receive $553 Billion, Plus $118 Billion To Fund Wars -- Washington Post

The president's proposed budget requests $553 billion for the Defense Department's base spending and $118 billion to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, for a total of $671 billion.

Although the base budget would rise $22 billion above the fiscal 2010 figure expected to be available this year, the war funding would drop by $41 billion from the $159 billion expected for this year. That would put the proposed overall figure for fiscal 2012 at almost $20 billion less than overall defense spending for this year.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Factbox: Funding for major weapons programs in U.S. budget -- Reuters

Cuts in European defense budgets raise concerns for U.S., NATO -- Washington Post

Russia to deploy modern missile defense systems on disputed Kuril Islands -- RIA Novosti

Russia: Foreign Power May Have Disabled Satellite -- Defense News

Mullen: US depends on military ties with Israel -- Stars And Stripes/AP

Iraq Diverts F-16 Budget for Food Rations -- Defense News

China’s Amphibious Power -- The Diplomat

Navy budget request adds Hornets, ships in 2012 -- Navy Times

Still no word on fate of combat brigades in Europe -- Stars And Stripes

Gates Seeks Help To End JSF Alternate Engine -- Aviation Week

U.S. to stop funding NATO missile defense program -- Reuters

Pentagon: U.S. will not field MEADS -- Army Times

Pentagon aims for tanker award next month -- Reuters

U.S. Air Force Seeks $3.74 Billion for New Bomber Program -- Bloomberg

Robots Forced To Carry Out Unspeakable Acts -- Strategy Page

‘Insatiable Demand’ Sparks $5B ISR Request -- DoD Buzz

U.S. to Replace Nuke Delivery Platforms -- Global Security Newswire

Vets Want 3rd Party to Handle Military Sex Abuse -- CBS News

CIA Lawyer: How I Issued Drone ‘Death Warrants’ -- The Danger Room

Congressional Hearing on Intelligence -- Defense Tech

Darpa Gets Big Bucks for ‘Cyber Tech’ (Whatever That Means) -- Danger Room