Monday, June 13, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 13, 2011



Gates Says NATO Could Face 'Irrelevance' In The Future -- Voice of America

American Defense Secretary Robert Gates has told NATO members that they need to do more -- and spend more -- to support the alliance.

ROBERT GATES: "The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense.”

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO at the crossroads after Gates speech
-- AP

Russia objects to US warship in Black Sea -- Yahoo News/AP

Is a European missile shield worth it? -- DoD Buzz

Iran successfully tests domestic air defense missiles -- RIA Novosti

Pakistan military 'should forgo American aid'
-- The Telegraph

Pakistan tells CIA chief no U.S. boots on the ground -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Military training jet crashes in Canada -- UPI

S. Korea to deploy Apache-class attack helicopters on western border island -- Yonhap News

China Has Second Thoughts About Indian Ocean Base
-- Strategy Page

South Korea Looks to Military Robots for Security -- Azorobotics

Renewable Energy to be a Major Investment Priority for Military Agencies during the Next 20 Years -- IBTimes

The battle to replace the Hellfire -- DoD Buzz

US foresees $46 billion in 2011 military sales -- AFP

Policy Options for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) -- Defense Talk

House Panel Seeks Report If Boeing Tanker Cost Rises $5 Million
-- SFGate

House panel recommends Navy procurement cuts -- Navy Times

US Littoral Combat Ship: Far Off Budget -- Defpro

Defense Secretary Nominee Backs Prompt Global Strike Effort -- Global Security Newswire

New military radio unveiled -- UPI

Boeing's History Is Its Future -- Ares/Aviation Week

Drugmaker pays millions in suit over military's use of Factor VII -- Stars and Stripes

Sergeant getting Medal of Honor is a hero's hero
-- AP

At Ramstein, America's military aeromedical mission heats up
-- CNET News

Eye doctors salvage sight in war zone -- USA Today

Second Group of Women Chosen for Sub Service -- Military.com

Pentagon’s New Factory: Your DNA -- Danger Room

Army nixes the beret for ACUs, offers alternative to Velcro -- Stars and Stripes

40 years after leak, Pentagon Papers coming out -- Yahoo News/AP

'Collective Military Irrelevance'. Bob Gates tells the all too bitter truth about NATO. -- Wall Street Journal (commentary)

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