Thursday, July 28, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 28, 2011

The former Soviet carrier, the Varyag.

China Admits Aircraft Carriers Plan -- Scotsman

China is building two aircraft carriers as part of a naval modernisation programme, government sources have confirmed.
The admission came as Beijing began to refit a former Soviet aircraft carrier for training purposes.

China is increasing its military spending just as the United States considers cutting its defence budget, though Washington still spends far more than China on security and is much more technologically advanced.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

China boosts naval power with carrier program: sources -- Reuters

China building aircraft carriers; neighbors worried -- MSNBC/Reuters

China’s Plan to Beat U.S.: Missiles, Missiles and More Missiles -- Danger Room

Pentagon rejects call to halt spy flights near China -- Washington Times

The Free Libyan Air Force
-- Defense Tech

Australia may reconsider F-35 order after cost blowout, delays
-- Reuters

NKorea Predicts New Nuclear Arms Race -- Time

Investigation continues into Canadian sub crash -- BCLocal

Record Number of U.S. Troops Killed by Iranian Weapons -- National Journal

Rebuffed by U.S. Navy, Lawmakers Order New LCS Study -- Defense News

USMC UAV Aviation Expands -- Strategy Page

Lawmaker Opposes Further U.S. Nuke Reductions -- Global Security Newswire

Minuteman III destroyed during test launch -- US Air Force

F-35C makes first steam catapult launch
-- DoD Buzz

Defense Contractors Feel Pressure of Military Cuts -- Wall Street Journal

Pentagon Seeks To Reduce Subcontractor Costs for F-35 -- Defense News

War savings loom large in debt debate -- Washington Times

Ceremony closes Walter Reed military hospital -- Kansas City/McClatchy News

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders planning 70th anniversary reunion and historical aviation event -- US Air Force

U.S. Air Force Files Declassified
-- Air Force Declassification

The Debt Ceiling Crisis and National Security
-- Donald M. Snow, Atlantic Council

Al Qaeda on the Ropes -- Christopher Preble, Cato & Liberty

A Military Teetering on the "Ragged Edge"
-- Mackenzie Eaglen, Time

How Afghanistan civilian deaths have changed the way the US military fights
-- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor

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