Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 10, 2011



Red Shoes On Red Square: Russian Spy Anna Chapman Is The Star Attraction As Moscow Marks Victory Over Nazis -- The Daily Mail

Clad in a typically short dress and showing off her slender legs in scarlet stilettos, Russia's favourite femme fatale stalks the cobbles on Red Square.

Anna Chapman, the former spy-turned-TV presenter was one of the guests of honour at the annual military parade to mark the victory over the Nazis in World War Two.

In a sea of gold braid, green fatigues and gleaming medals, the 29-year-old, who had been a sleeper spy in the U.S. before being expelled, was relatively restrained in muted clothing - though the colour of her dress was a very appropriate khaki.

If she momentarily distracted some 20,000 troops from their ceremonial duties, Russia's massed servicemen soon snapped back to attention.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Technology in US helicopter not so secret: expert
-- AFP

US to station F16 jets in Poland -- The Telegraph

India begins wargames along Pakistan border -- News24

Half of Afghan Military Forces Won't Achieve 1st Grade Literacy Level by 2012
-- CNS News

Israel sticks to F-35 despite possible lag to 2018 -- Alertnet

In Search of the 2011 DoD Report on China's Military -- Information Dissemination

Can anything stop China’s super-fighter?
-- DoD Buzz

Tanks for sale from the Netherlands -- Radio Netherlands

S. Korea Fortifies Shelters On Islands Near North -- Defense News

U.S. in limbo over Iraq troop presence -- Washington Post

Some additional information available on F-22 stand down -- WRWR

The BEST elite military units world has witnessed
-- Rediff

First F-35A formally delivered -- Ares/Aviation Week

Northrop Grumman Unveils Latest Spy Plane -- Defense Tech

Non-nuclear use seen for B-52H bombers
-- Air Force Times

Further U.S. Nuclear Cuts Could Destabilize Global Strategic Order, Expert Warns -- Global Security Newswire

U.S. House Committee Chair Supports Obama Defense Budget -- Defense News

Defense Bill Would ‘Affirm’ War With al Qaeda -- Wall Street Journal

How big should the Army be?
-- Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid

The Army Gen. Dempsey Has Inherited -- Ares/Aviation Week

What a ‘super soldier’ could wear, carry -- Army Times

Retired general warns of ‘rush’ to end ‘don’t ask’ -- Washington Times

Navy says chaplains could soon perform same-sex unions -- Stars and Stripes

Military surplus retailers struggle with short supplies -- L.A. Times

Watchdog Group Asks Pentagon to Investigate Darpa Chief -- The Danger Room

Cyber-school students: Pentagon snubs our service -- AP

Virtual Worlds Form Defense Training Frontier -- US Department of Defense

Navy uses massive multiplayer online game to develop anti-pirate strategy -- Innovation/MSNBC

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