Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 4, 2011

PANETTA REMARKS - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta makes remarks at the farewell tribute for Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

Pentagon Says Projected Spending Cuts Could Undermine Security -- L.A. Times

Automatic cuts in military spending could do 'real damage,' Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says. Consider raising taxes instead, Pentagon officials say.

Reporting from Washington—Senior Pentagon officials sought Wednesday to head off additional reductions in defense spending in coming months, warning that thousands of Defense Department employees might have to be furloughed or laid off and that across-the-board cuts in military programs would jeopardize national security.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

SecDef: We must make sure the Doomsday Device doesn’t go off -- DoD Buzz

China accuses Japan of exaggerating it as a military threat -- Reuters

Cuts made in the U.K.'s Strategic Defense & Security Review will overstretch the military -- Ares/Aviation Week

Saudi to raise US arms deal to $ 90bn -- MSN Arabia

Analysis: Turkish government strengthens control on military -- Reuters

Israeli Air Force makes pressure for V-22 Osprey tilt rotors buying -- Avionews

RUMINT: Chinese Nuke Sub Accident -- Defense Tech

Russia, U.S. prepare new military cooperation deals -- RIA Novosti

U.S. Navy Needs To Address Ship Shortfalls -- Aviation Week

F-35s grounded after power package fails -- Navy Times

JSF plane project in more flak -- Sydney Morning Herald

Decision to Replace USAF Trainer Moves Ahead -- Defense News

Northrop Fixes Major Flaws In Navy Drone -- AoL Defense

USS Mississippi to be commissioned in Gulfport -- Sun Herald

'State of the Military' Fort Bliss set to become premier US base -- El Paso Times

Information Warfare: Secretly Arming For Cyber War -- Strategy Page

Every Bug, Every Gas, Right Now: Air Force Wants Instant WMD Detector -- Danger Room

Missile-shooting laser: Will Congress slash funding for the Navy-backed project? -- Daily Press

Air Force Suspends Christian-Themed Ethics Training Program Over Bible Passages -- FOX News

Dignitaries, brass to officially dissolve JFCOM today -- Hampton roads

DoD Toughens Rules For Combat Contractors -- AoL Defense

Panetta on Security when Money is Tight -- Ares/Aviation Week