Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 12, 2011

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at an event hosted by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

Panetta Warns Of Budgets Cuts Weakening Military -- Washington Times

Defense spending cuts slated to take place if a congressional “super-committee” fails to reach a deficit-reduction deal would exact “catastrophic damage” on the military, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday.

The Pentagon already faces budget cuts of more than $450 billion over the next decade that were agreed to in President Obama’s July debt deal with congressional leaders.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Panetta: Keep U.S. Edge With 'Carefully Targeted' Cuts -- Defense News

Panetta begins to prepare Pentagon for budget cuts -- Reuters

Austerity bites Britain’s military budget -- Global Post

Shin Bet chief: Schalit swap 'is the best deal possible' -- Jerusalem Post

Iraq says it's asked for 5,000 U.S. trainers, awaits reply -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News

Italy to use military to guard merchant ships against pirates -- Reuters

Shrinking Military Aircraft Fleets -- Ares/Aviation Week

Iran says radar can detect small unmanned drones -- Stars and Stripes/AP

U.S., China military conflict unlikely -- UPI

US Army wants firms to show off armed helicopters -- Reuters

Sikorsky’s Next Gen Helos -- Defense Tech

Army Slices Norwegian-built Weapons Deal By $1.6 Billion: Exclusive -- Aol Defense

M113 Replacement Taking New Importance for the Army -- Ares/Aviation Week

No Cell Towers, Big Problem: Army Aims for Battlefield Network -- Danger Room

Army honors top inventions of 2010 -- Army.mil

Bereavement study to focus on 3,000 survivors -- Air Force Times

Will Same Sex Marriages Pose a Dilemma for Military Chaplains? -- ABC News

Army sec: I’d give us ‘B+’ on acquisition reform -- DoD Buzz

Army Acquisition Must Change To Survive -- Carlo Munoz, Aol Defense

Welcome Our New Autonomous Robot Overlords! -- Ares/Aviation Week