Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 17, 2011

TELEVISED CONVERSATION - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meet for a televised conversation on defense issues at National Defense University in Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 2011. Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, moderated the event. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

Panetta: Bigger Defense Cuts Would 'Weaken' US -- AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Large new cuts in defense spending would "terribly weaken" U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday as he and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used a rare joint interview to argue that the nation cannot afford to keep playing partisan chicken with its finances.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Panetta: Cuts could 'hollow out' defense -- UPI

Panetta suggests current service members may be spared from proposed pension cuts -- CBS news

North Korea threatens all-out war over massive U.S. military exercise -- Global Post

China’s Nuclear Sub Needs -- The Diplomat

Photos: China's aircraft carrier Varyag out at sea -- Alert 5

Russian arms exporter loses $4 bln over Libya conflict
-- RIA Novosti

Russia’s Air Force commander sets out new plans
-- RIA Novosti

Russia to introduce new short-range air defense system by 2013 -- RIA novosti

Russian UAVs on Parade
-- Ares/Aviation Week

Russia stops producing famous S-300 anti-missile systems -- RT

Raytheon Teams with Rafael to Market Israel's Iron Dome Weapon System
-- Raytheon

Canada restores historic identities of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force -- National Defense (Canada)

Defence contracts that keep British shipbuilding sector afloat -- The Guardian

F-22 is still grounded
-- Ares/Aviation Week

Officials conduct study of aircraft oxygen generation systems -- U.S. Air Force

Saab Takes Shot At Navy Drone Deal -- Aol Defense News

Raytheon-Boeing Scores JAGM Missile Test Success -- Aol Defense News

Navy Replacing EP-3 Aries With Drones -- Defense Tech

Military refines techniques to counter hostile drones
-- Defense Systems

Cyberwar: Pentagon Takes On Cyber Enemies, Other Agencies
-- Defense Industry Daily

DoD: ‘Terabytes’ of data lost to cyber snooping -- DoD Buzz

Electromagnetic Pulse Threat Persists, Lawmaker Says -- Global Security Newswire

Pentagon IG Investigating DARPA Contracts -- Defense News

Military unit behind hypersonic test flight probed -- CNN

Military Working Dog Medevaced with Shot Paw -- Military.com

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,626 -- Sacramento Bee/AP

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,474 -- Washington Post/AP

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