Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 4, 2011



Navy SEAL Team Likely Honored In Secret For Raid -- Yahoo News/AP

SAN DIEGO – The highly secretive Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden will likely be honored in the only way such a covert group can be: in private with nobody but themselves and their commanders in the know.

Quietly recognizing heroic actions for clandestine operations is not new in the military. Some service members wear war decorations but refuse to talk about how they earned them. Others stash away their medals, either because they've been ordered to hide them or they have chosen to for their own security.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Hero dog helped snare Osama -- The SUN

Stealth Helos Used In Osama Raid -- Ares/Aviation Week

A Secret Helo Used In Bin Laden Raid -- Defense Tech

Helicopter loss in bin Laden raid highlights risks -- Reuters

Spec Ops Chief Sketched Out bin Laden Raid… in 1995 -- The Danger Room

Onondaga Nation leaders blast 'Geronimo' codename for Bin Laden -- Syracuse.com

Spy Planes Play an Indispensable Role in Mission
-- Wall Street Journal

Successful Test Flight For Top-Line Russian Fighter Jet -- RTT News

Russia aims for $9.5 billion arms sales -- UPI

Russia military probes loss of control in passenger jet -- RIA Novosti

Russia to appoint new team of Mistral deal negotiators -- RIA Novosti

Russia aims for $9.5 billion arms sales -- Space War

Israeli Army: We use Gaza military operation to test new weapons -- Ahram Online

US, Israel, Baghdad deny report of IAF jets in Iraq
-- Jerusalem Post

Germans admit bribes for subs -- Ekathimerini.com

Turks Build A Better Black Hawk
-- Strategy Page

Could light manned aircraft challenge UAV dominance? -- DoD Buzz

Phantom Ray Completes First Flight At Edwards -- Ares/Aviation week

JSF Makes Progress Up The Learning Curve. Wait, What? -- Ares/Aviation Week

Army to demonstrate new 'green' ammo in Maryland
-- Yahoo News/AP

U.S. Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps List $1B in Unfunded Needs -- Defense News

House Subcommittee Does Not Let Weapons Programs Die -- Defense News

House will try again to revive alternate F-35 engine -- DoD Buzz

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange rails against Facebook, says it's a spy tool for US government -- New York Daily News

Military Personnel With Mental Woes Before Deployment at Higher PTSD Risk -- US News and World Report

New military pay threat deadline: Aug. 2 -- Air Force Times

'Victory day' for first U.S. victim of war in Afghanistan -- CNN

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,452 -- AP

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