Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 14, 2011



Navy Chief: Britain Cannot Keep Up Its Role In Libya Air War Due To Cuts -- The Telegraph

The British military intervention in Libya is unsustainable, the head of the Navy has said.

Adml Sir Mark Stanhope said the campaign would have been more effective without the Government's defence cuts.

The aircraft carrier and the Harrier jump-jets scrapped under last year's strategic defence review would have made the mission more effective, faster and cheaper, he said.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Sen. Graham: Military intervention in Syria should be ‘on the table’ -- The Hill

NATO refuses to rule out bombing Libya Roman ruins -- CNN

Foreign Journalists in Tripoli: Drinking Cappuccino as the Bombs Fall -- Clemens Höges in Tripoli, Spiegel Online

Vietnam signs military order amid tensions -- AFP

Crunch myth about China's military threat -- Xinhuanet (China)

China upgrading air force rapidly, says IAF chief -- Hindustan Times

Russian colonel who tortured Chechen girl to death is given a hero's funeral -- The Independent

Global Military To Spend Billions On Renewable Energy -- Energy Matters

N.Korea 'Successfully Test Fired Short-Range Missile'
-- Chosun Ilbo

Reports find military buildup at Sudan's north-south border -- Miami herald/McClatchy News

HMS Ark Royal auction sale deadline extended -- BBC

Fighter-jet engines 'stolen from Israeli base'
-- Yahoo News/AFP

Saudi Arabia Mulling BMD-Capable Destroyers -- Defense News

U.S. Navy Needs Diesel Submarines -- AEI

Missile Proliferation Is Naval Threat: Roughead -- Defense News

Testing Doesn't Cause Weapons Delays: Report -- Defense News

DOD Aims to Streamline Foreign Military Sales Program -- U.S. Department of Defense

Congressional report: US guns fuel Mexico violence -- BBC

Gates open to ending ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ before leaving -- Washington Post

Cyber Rules Not Likely Anytime Soon -- Ares/Aviation Week

The White House website crackdown -- DoD Buzz

Opening statements set in lawsuit of military contractor who says co-workers raped her in Iraq -- Washington Post

Blackwater Gets ‘Too Big To Fail,’ Hires AIG Castoff -- Danger Room

Marines awarded Navy Cross for valorous actions in Afghanistan. -- U.S. Marines.mil

Amputee earns his wings 2 years after accident -- Air Force Times

Vintage B-17 'Flying Fortress' bomber crashes in US -- The Telegraph

Military Academies' Graduation 2011 -- Ares/Aviation Week

Bob Gates’s sermon to Europe applies at home as well
-- Washington Post editorial

Can We Afford the Military Budget? -- Bruce Bartlett, New York Times

International Security Forecast 2011 - Center for Strategic and Int'l Studies

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