Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 22, 2011

Pentagon Gets Cyberwar Guidelines -- Time/AP

(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama has signed executive orders that lay out how far military commanders around the globe can go in using cyberattacks and other computer-based operations against enemies and as part of routine espionage in other countries.

The orders detail when the military must seek presidential approval for a specific cyber assault on an enemy and weave cyber capabilities into U.S. war fighting strategy, defense officials and cyber security experts told The Associated Press.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Report: China plans aircraft carrier test in July -- Seattle PI/AP

Saudi Arabia signs $1.7bn defense deal
-- Arab news

Russia blasts U.S. Navy maneuvers near Georgia -- RIA Novosti

U.S. Military Finds Lessons in Japan's Crisis -- Wall Street Journal

China will make efforts to enhance military ties with India -- Economic Times

Chinese ‘Carrier Killer’ Based on US Technology -- Epoch Times

Libya: Nato deny Gaddafi troops shot down unmanned drone -- The Telegraph

Spain aims at military-civilian satellites
-- UPI

N.Korea could test-launch missile at new launch site this year
-- Straits Times

IAI, Airbus Military to develop airborne warning systems -- Jerusalem Post

U.S. Prods Europe On NATO Spending -- NPR

Northrop Grumman continues Fire-X testing -- Flight Global

Civilian (Looking) Spy Planes -- Defense Tech

Cost of Wars a Rising Issue as Obama Weighs Troop Levels -- New York Times

Americans See Army, Marines as Most Important to Defense -- Gallop

DOD Needs Strategic, Risk-Based Approach for Maritime Domain Awareness -- Defpro

Lockheed to complete LRIP-4 F-35 contract at profit
-- Reuters

As F-35 struggles, Boeing waits, poised -- DoD Buzz

Boeing’s iron Eagle -- DoD Buzz

Air Force to Test Minuteman 3 ICBM -- Global Security Newswire

Infantry: Send In The (2nd Generation) Droids -- Strategy Page

Information Warfare: It's Worse Than You Can Understand -- Strategy Page

For Soldiers, Death Sees No Gender Lines -- New York Times

Center Works to Optimize Warfighters’ Performance
-- U.S. Department of Defense

Sailors rise in rank faster than airmen -- Air Force Times

House earmarks morph into ‘programmatic requests’ -- Washington Post

Obama to visit troops at NY's Fort Drum Thursday -- Stars and Stripes

Bataan Death March survivor dead at 96
-- WTKR

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,463 -- Washington Post/AP

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,522 -- Yahoo News/AP

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