Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 28, 2011

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan travels through the Pacific Ocean with other ships assigned to the Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercise, north of Hawaii, July 24, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan McCord

Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2012 Shipbuilding Plan -- Defense Talk

Since 2006, CBO has performed an independent analysis of the Navy’s annual long-term shipbuilding plan at the request of the House Armed Services Committee. The latest in that series, a CBO report released today summarizes the ship inventory goals and purchases described in the Navy’s 2012 plan and assesses their implications for the Navy’s funding needs and ship inventories through 2041.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Armed Forces Day: After all the thrills and spills, a sombre tribute to the fallen -- Scotman

Sweeping Reforms Proposed at U.K. MoD -- Defense News

MoD cyber-command will combine with intelligence -- ZDNet

China launches its first self-developed online military game
-- People's Daily

Israel's army chief under fire about God -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Iran unveils "ready" underground missile silos -- CBS News

Bulgaria to Host Elements of NATO Missile Defense if Turkey Refuses -- MDAA

Russia launches Cosmos-series military satellite
-- RIA Novosti

India, Pakistan Aim to Reduce Nuke Worries
-- Global Security Newswire

Singapore digitalizes military by distributing iPads to personnel -- Macgasm

New Bird of Prey Hunts Somali Terrorists: Raven Drones -- The Danger Room

Leaked Syrian document shows how Assad banned internet access and satellite phones -- The Telegraph

Japan, U.S. To Expand Missile Defense, Cyber Cooperation
-- MDAA

Intelligence: Tweets That Blow Things Up -- Strategy Page

Gates: NATO Allies Must Pool Funds or Face Decline -- Defense News/AFP

US aircraft carrier crosses Suez Canal -- Al Masryalyoum

NM blaze threatening nuclear lab, sparking fires -- AP

U.S. Tests Cruise Missiles With Mock Warheads
-- Global Security Newswire

Optics added for entry-level rifle training -- Marine Times

Military intelligence Marines speak on recent accomplishments -- Dvids

Supreme Court declines to take up Abu Ghraib detainee lawsuit -- Christian Science Monitor

The military children left behind: Decrepit schools, broken promises -- iWatch

Army to soldiers: Take concussions seriously -- Army Times

Gates Takes Steps to Change Pentagon Culture -- U.S. Department of Defense

Lessons from the Gates war room -- Washington Post

Which Petraeus will arrive at the CIA: The officer or the gentleman? -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

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