Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 29, 2011

AC-130

U.S. Deploys Low-Flying Attack Planes In Libya -- Washington Post

The U.S. military dramatically stepped up its assault on Libyan government ground forces over the weekend, launching its first missions with AC-130 flying gunships and A-10 attack aircraft designed to strike enemy ground troops and supply convoys.

The use of the aircraft, during days of heavy fighting in which the momentum seemed to swing in favor of the rebels, demonstrated how allied military forces have been drawn deeper into the chaotic fight in Libya. A mission that initially seemed to revolve around establishing a no-fly zone has become focused on halting advances by government ground forces in and around key coastal cities.

Read more ....

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Cost of Libya Intervention $600 Million for First Week, Pentagon Says -- ABC News

Shortage of RAF pilots for Libya as defence budget cuts bite -- The Telegraph

Libya Has Advanced Russian SAMs -- Aviation Week

Electronic Weapons: Growler Does It All Over Libya
-- Strategy Page

Conspicuously Absent (The F-22) -- Neptunus Lex

Russia arms exports at record level till 2014 - report -- Reuters

Russians Moving ‘Carrier Killer’ Cruiser to Pac Fleet AO -- Defense Tech

Russian Army to get new multiple rocket launchers
-- RIA Novosti

Philippines seeks patrol ships, aircraft, radar to bolster watch in and near the Spratlys -- Canadian Press

Hardliner to Head Israel's National Security Council -- Defense News

Cyberwar Between US And China In 2020 -- Space Daily

Intelligence and the Decline of U.S. Manufacturing
-- Secrecy News

More Criticism for Pentagon's anti-IED Shop
-- Ares/Aviation Week

Pentagon spends billions to fight roadside bombs, with little success -- McClatchy News

In effort to stop roadside bombs, Pentagon hires 1,666 contractors -- McClatchy News

Pentagon to Include Contingency Contracting Procedures Into War Plans -- DoD Buzz

Carter: Acquisitions Improvements Need Permanence -- U.S. Department of Defense

Families who choose to return to Japan do so at their own risk, military officials say -- Stars And Stripes

Stress Relief Dolls Are A Big Hit With The Military -- WLTX

Magazine launch for gay military members announced -- CNN

Jury selection begins in Iraq fragging case -- Army Times

Army cites accountability as more photos of Afghan corpses emerge -- Stars And Stripes

Military Cross winner Kylie Watson 'shocked by award' -- BBC

No comments: