Thursday, March 17, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 17, 2011

Weaponry Found On-Board the "Victoria". Photo from Flickr

Arms From Iran: A Rash Of Intercepted Shipments -- Time Magazine

The fall of Hosni Mubarak not only left Iran with one less enemy, it also loosened Egypt's control of the Sinai Peninsula — the preferred route for smuggling arms into the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian enclave is ruled by Hamas, the militant Islamist group that Iran funds and arms. Iran is evidently eager to exploit opportunities in the Sinai.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Japan nuclear crisis: US Navy monitoring health threat to forces.

U.S. Forces Kept 50 Miles From Plant -- Wall Street Journal

Major US Bases in Japan OK Family Evacuations -- Military.com

G-8 Diplomats Endorse Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference -- Global Security Newswire
Australia to buy amphibious military transport ship, aircraft -- Defence Web

NATO Task Force Seeks Joint Strategies as Budgets Fall -- Defense News

CIA faces reduced role in Pakistan after murder row -- Reuters

Russia's $650B Arms Drive Misguided: Developer -- Defense News

Russia to lease nuclear submarine to India before October -- RIA Novosti

Fifth-gen fighter PAK FA goes supersonic -- RT

AF Space Buying Strategy Dismissed -- DoD Buzz

U.S. Military Blocks Websites to Focus on Japan Efforts -- Techland

US cyber war defences 'very thin', Pentagon warns -- BBC

Air Force Gears Up for Hypersonic Missile Test -- Aol News

Air Force Looking at Ways to Weaponize Hypersonic Tech -- Defense Tech

Design Flaw May Have Caused F-35 Generator Failure -- Defense Tech

Marines to Buy F-35C Carrier Variant -- Bring the heat. Bring the Stupid

U.S. Military Deploys Gunfire Detection System -- IBTimes

Air Force Sees Up to Four Competitors for New Helicopter Program
-- Bloomberg

The Air Force Is Smart To Make Helicopter Procurement Competitive -- Defpro

U.S. Army building new 'F' model Kiowa Warrior -- Defpro

Leadership: Soldiers Told To Be More Like Marines -- Strategy Page

Most Americans back women in combat roles, poll says -- Washington Post

Air Force to review religious climate at Academy -- USA Today

Nasa to shoot lasers at space junk around Earth to prevent collisions with satellites -- Daily Mail

Generals, Contractors, Geeks Get Pentagon Budget Ax -- The Danger Room

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