Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 24, 2011

PANETTA RESPONSE - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta responds to a question from an audience member at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., Aug. 23, 2011. Panetta also addressed students at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center during his visit. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

NATO Partnership In Libya Serves As Model, Panetta Says -- Defpro

MONTEREY, Calif. | Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta yesterday called U.S. support for the NATO mission that’s helping opposition forces make progress against Moammar Gadhafi’s regime Libya an example of the international cooperation that will be critical in the future.

“It is a good indication of the kind of partnership and alliances that we need to have for the future if we are going to deal with the threats that we confront in today’s world,” Panetta told students during addresses at both the Naval Postgraduate School and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO covert guidance steered Libyan rebel gains -- Marine Times

Cost of U.S. Libya ops? About 3 days in Afghanistan
-- DoD Buzz

China 'set to launch rival to International Space Station' -- The Telegraph

Taiwan Report Ambiguous On Chinese Threat -- Defense News

Chinese accidentally show off cyberwar capability -- Tech Eye

Europeans Retreat on Defense Spending
-- Wall Street Journal

Historic British battalions could be lost in cuts, warns general -- The Telegraph

Rafael to double Iron Dome production -- Globes

Iran Unveils New Marine Missile, Torpedo
-- Defense News

Red Arrows: mystery 'flash seen on plane's underside just before crash'
-- The Telegraph

U.S. May Sell Military Technology to Vietnam, Senator Says -- Bloomberg

Taiwan F-16 sale may be taken up by US Congress -- Reuters

Pirate-Fighters, Inc.: How Mercenaries Became Ships’ Best Defense -- Danger Room

Kandahar crews load F/A-18 onto C-5 -- U.S. Air Force

The nettlesome anti-access threat -- DoD Buzz

U.S. military orders more micro-robots -- UPI

Android Phones Top Malware Target List -- Aol Defense

With CIA help, NYPD moves covertly in Muslim areas -- AP

Naval Air: Fire Scout Gets A Lot Bigger
-- Strategy Page

Army Pilots Show How To Land A Helicopter On Navy Ship -- Ares/Aviation Week

Pentagon, Capitol Hill Evacuated After 5.9 Quake -- Military.com

Report: Private firms still selling unsuitable insurance to troops -- CNN

'Doomsday Mechanism' Would Devastate Budget, Panetta Says -- US Department of Defense

Major Pentagon cuts worry state officials
-- UPI

Reshaping Defense for Big Savings -- Robert Maginnis, Human Events

Pentagon can cut costs without endangering troops
-- Kansas City/McClatchy editorial

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

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,634 -- AP

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