Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 17, 2011



Pakistan To Return Remains Of Secret Stealth Helicopter -- ABC News

Pakistan will return the pieces of the secret U.S. helicopter that went down during the operation that killed Osama bin Laden early this month, Senator John Kerry told reporters today.

Kerry, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said the chopper's wreckage -- which aviation experts said was the first public evidence of a secret U.S. stealth Blackhawk program -- would be handed over to American officials Tuesday. Kerry (D-Mass.) met with senior Pakistani civilian and military officials today in Islamabad in hopes of improving relations between the two countries following America's unilateral incursion into Pakistan to kill the al Qaeda leader on May 1.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Timing of Military Covenant 'is a cover for MoD cuts', claims former head of Navy -- Daily Mail

Russia opens trial into 'US spy ring traitor'
-- AFP

Sea-based IEDs Make Debut Off Libyan Coast
-- Ares/Aviation Week

Libya Was Target of Sub, Ship and Air-Launched Cyber and Electronic Attacks -- Ares/Aviation week

Blackwater founder builds foreign force in UAE: report -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Turkey refuses to expel Russia, China from defense competition -- Hurriyet Daily News

Chinese Carrier Needs Submarine Escorts
-- Offiziere

HDW Pulls Out of Greek Submarine Construction Subcontract
-- Defence Professionals

India to invest US $46.96 billion on 101 naval ships: Expert -- NDTV

'Iran naval equipment superior in region' -- Press TV

Iran denies missile technology exchange with North Korea -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Iranian Silo-Based Missiles: Coming soon to a Bolivarian Republic near You -- Hot Air

US flexes muscle in the Black Sea -- Asia Times

As U.S. Military Exits Iraq, Contractors To Enter -- NPR

China’s top general in Washington (finally)
-- Stars and Stripes

Expect changes, cuts in Pacific military realignment strategy -- Stars and Stripes

Canada’s war over the F-35 -- DoD Buzz

F-35 Tests Proceed, Revealing F/A-18-Like Performance
-- Defense News

Chief of Naval Operations Upbeat on Unmanned Systems
-- National Defense

Next Up For Army Base Patrols: Ghostridden SUVs -- The Danger Room

Navy’s Shipbuilding Challenges Loom Large in the 2020s -- National Defense

Thinking About a Day Without Sea Power: Implications for U.S. Defense Policy
-- Heritage Foundation

Troops seek help for military sexual trauma -- USA Today

Protecting our military dogs
-- L.A. Times commentary

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