Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 19, 2011

Iraqi soldiers take part in a shooting training course supervised by the U.S. army at a military base in Nassiriya, 300 km (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad, February 19, 2011. Picture taken February 19, 2011. REUTERS/Atef Hassan

Iraqi Soldiers Say Need U.S. Beyond 2011 For Training -- Yahoo News/Reuters

BESMAYA, Iraq (Reuters) – Some Iraqi soldiers are worried about the U.S. troops' withdrawal from Iraq at the end of the year and say the country's security forces need more training to use the modern tanks and jets it has bought.

The U.S. military moved into an advisory and assistance role to Iraq's 660,000-strong police and military after ending combat operations last August. But the readiness of Iraqi troops to fend off a still-potent insurgency remains a concern among many.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia’s Military Modernization: The Geostrategic And Geopolitical Implications – Analysis -- Eurasia Review

One Soldier’s Experience With One Nation Under Contract -- New York Times

China Stealth Fighter 'Appears' to Have Made Second Flight -- New York Times/Reuters

Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile -- Ares/Aviation Week

Taiwan To Build New 'Stealth' Warship -- Defense News

Iran Equips Army with New Air Defense, Cruise Missiles -- Fars News Agency

This Is Why The Royal Navy Can’t Have Nice Things -- Defense Tech

RAF's largest ever aircraft arrives in the UK -- Ministry of Defense UK

UK colonel 'shoots suspected bandit at army camp in Kenya' -- The Daily Mail

The Strange Case of the (Nearby) But Missing F-22s Over Libya -- Time

US Military on the Move: Rugged Notebooks Lead the Way -- Defense Industry Daily

Boeing engineers: We should have won F-35 fighter contract -- Puget Sound Business Journal

Sorting Out the LCS -- Strategy Page

U.S. Navy plans $715M project at Bangor sub base -- The Olympian

Larger helmet could guard against brain injury to troops -- USA Today

Unmanned military aircraft get a boost with new contract -- UPI

Air Force’s Future Laser Will Fry Enemy Sensors -- The Danger Room

The Maturing of Global Cyber Affairs -- Defense Tech

Gates Will Present President With Cost-cutting Options -- U.S. Department of Defense

Pentagon Official Addresses WikiLeaks, Social Media -- U.S. Department of Defense

The Stupidity of Military Bureaucrats -- Armchair Generalist

Mission: Returning fallen troops’ belongings -- Army Times (Hat Tip: Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid)

Never forgotten: World War II pilot buried with military honours... 68 years after he went missing over the South Pacific -- The Daily Mail