Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 5, 2011

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., vigorously disagreed at a May 14 hearing on future necessary levels of F-22 Raptors. Senior Airman Christopher L. Ingersoll / Air Force

Did Politics Keep the F-22 Out Of Libya? -- DoD Buzz

Former Air Force ISR chief, Lt. Gen. David Deptula, just isn’t buying the explanation given by Air Force leaders last week that distance is what kept the F-22 Raptor out of Operation Odyssey Dawn.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. Navy Accomplishes Several Firsts During Operation Odyssey Dawn -- Defpro

US pulls out warplanes from Libya: Pentagon -- AFP

NATO counts on European firepower in Libya as US pulls back -- AFP

RAF sends more jets to warzone as troops risking their lives are told: We're cutting 17,000 jobs -- The Daily Mail

U.S. Freezes Arms Shipments to Lebanon: Report
-- Defense News/AFP

British Submarines to Receive Upgraded US Nuclear Warhead -- FAS

U.S. Can Intercept North Korean Ballistic Missiles, General Says -- Global Security Newswire

U.S. Indicts Two for Attempting to Export Military Microchips to China -- Bloomberg

China Masking Huge Military Buildup -- Human Events

Sizing Up China's Military Capabilities -- Aviation Week

China: Peaceful military development -- UPI

Israel to deploy four more 'Iron Dome' anti-rocket defences
-- AFP

Analysis: The man behind the Hamas military industry -- Jerusalem Post

‘Shocking’ Training Helps Save Lives When it Counts -- Defpro

Lockheed says F-35 fighter making progress -- Reuters

KC-130J Harvest Hawk: Marine Corps teaches old plane new tricks in Afghanistan -- Divids

McKeon Not Expecting Big Defense Cuts for 2012 -- Defense News

DARPA Anti-Submarine Warfare Game Goes Live -- Defence Talk

Darpa: We Have Conflicts of Interest All the Time -- The Danger Room

Human Training Still Key to Cyber Defense -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon: 'Don't ask, don't tell' could be gone by September -- Christian Science Monitor

Report Criticizes Stryker Brigade Leaders -- Military.com

Troops On Ships Won’t Get Extra Hardship Pay -- Military.com

Tim Geithner: U.S. military pay jeopardized -- Politico

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