Northrop Grumman Aims To Take On Predator -- Aviation WeekFrank Pace, president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, acknowledges there is a potential niche for optionally piloted vehicles in the MALE market because the aircraft can be quickly transported and configured for operations. Northrop Grumman refers to this as being “self-deployable.” Other systems, such as Predator and Reaper, are broken down and reassembled once they arrive on station.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Russia marks Victory Day with vast parade -- AP
Russia displays military might at Victory Day parade -- RIA Novosti
Russians oppose participation of German army in the WWII Victory Parade -- Deutsche Welle
Medvedev promises better arms for Russian military -- Reuters
Mistral talks stumble over sensitive technology -- RIA Novosti
ESC trifecta will enable autonomous Iraqi air defense -- Hanscom Air Force Base
PAF detected US planes near Jalalabad border before OBL operation -- The International News
Osama bin Laden dead: hi-tech secret helicopter parts may end up in China -- The Telegraph
Israel 'to invest $1 bn' in Iron Dome missile system -- Breitbart/AFP
Israel Unmasked: Nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons -- Stragey Page
Taiwan to Deploy Supersonic Missile on Warships -- Defense News/AFP
F35 not what Canada needs -- Edmonton Journal
The Boxer Joins German Armed Forces -- Defpro
Sbirs Launches! -- Ares/Aviation Week
Phantom Ray first flight video -- Ares/Aviation Week
Thinking About Our Little Fast Ships of the Future -- Information Dissemination
Aircraft carriers gain clout in naval power. -- AP
Post and riposte in the great carrier debate -- DoD Buzz
The supercarrier is dead. Long live the supercarrier. -- Bring the heat. Bring the Stupid.
U.S. military engages soldiers with smartphone as training tool -- Denver Post/New York Times
Social media alter diplomacy, military tactics -- Knox News/McClatchy News
Cyber Terrorism May Accelerate! -- Defense Tech
Leon Panetta heads to DOD on high note -- Poltiico
4 challenges await Leon Panetta at Department of Defense -- REP. Marcy Kaptur, Politico (commentary)
A diet plan for the Pentagon -- Gordon Adams, Miami Herald/Washington Post
Lawmakers moving to block defense cuts -- Washington Post
Health care costs a hefty price tag for Pentagon -- Argus-Press
What The Army Needs: Someone To Brew Beer -- The Danger Room
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