Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 25, 2011

The report estimated that China spent US$$60billion (£98billion) on its armed forces and other military-related projects in 2010 Photo: REUTERS

China Rises: US Warns Beijing Is Expanding Its Military Power -- The Telegraph

China is pouring money into aircraft carriers, missiles, cyber warfare and "space dominance", a US Pentagon report has claimed.

China will have a modern military capable of force-projection and sustained high-intensity combat as early as the end of this decade, an annual Pentagon report into the state of China's armed forces has claimed.

New aircraft carriers, a stealth fighter program, carrier-killing ballistic missiles, improved cyberwarfare techniques and a doctrine of "space dominance" would all contribute to China's ambitious plans to modernise its 2.3million-strong People's Liberation Army.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

China’s denials about cyberattacks undermined by video clip -- Washington Post

J-20: Not Effectively Operational Before 2018, U.S. Says -- Ares/Aviation Week

Photo of the day: Nuclear Submarine Base, North Sea Fleet, PLAN -- China Defense Blog

Next test of Russia's Bulava missile set for Aug. 27 - source -- RIA Novosti

Russia cements military presence in Caucasus -- RT

Iran still hopes to receive S-300 air defense systems -- RIA Novosti

British crews servicing combat helicopters in Suffolk to strike -- BBC

UAE said to trim planned US missile-defense purchase -- Huffington Post

What an Indian naval shipyard looks like -- The Interpreter

Australian govt launches review of ill-fated subs -- 9News

Video: F-16s Intercept Russian Bombers -- Defense Tech

Canadian-made spy drone is helping Libyan rebels -- Globe And Mail

More on the Army's Strange Ground Vehicle Program -- Ares/Aviation Week

Marines Already Push F-18s Past 10,000 Hours; When Will They Begin to Fail? -- Aol Defense

Crisis Time for US Seapower -- Information Dissemination

Have You Seen the Military‘s 'Throwable Robots?’ -- Business Insider

Senator urges DoD: Do better job defending F-35 -- DoD Buzz

Cornyn Warns Carter, Soon to Face Nomination Hearings, On F-35 -- Aol Defense

Ultra provides fuel cell to quadruple small UAS endurance -- Flight Global

Amid austerity, Army will ‘protect’ acquisitions workforce -- DoD Buzz

Tongue-Tied Troops Can Dial a Translator for War-Zone Chats -- Danger Room

Robots and the end of war as we know it -- Washington Post

More men asking about becoming military chaplains -- The Deacon's Bench

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

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