Saturday, October 15, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 15, 2011


Army Eyes Bigger, Tougher Shadow Drone -- Aol Defense

Washington: The Army is looking hard at a new version of its Shadow aerial drone that can fly much longer and carry more.

The Shadow M2, being built by Textron Systems, features a fuselage that is five times bigger than the current version.

That bigger fuselage will allow the drone to carry twice as much surveillance equipment internally, compared to the Shadow in the field now, Vance King, the company's vice president for unmanned systems, told me yesterday.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

US worries over China's underground nuclear network -- Breitbart/AFP

New U.K. Defense Minister Has Tough Task -- Defense News

Soldier Of The Future In Afghanistan -- Strategy Page

Air Force Building the Future Force -- Defpro

Fresh statistics show massive US air superiority over EU -- EUobserver

Army modernizing, networking its future force -- U.S. Army

CIA gives military greater say in debate, analysis of Afghan war -- Washington Post

Petraeus denies imposing military view on CIA analysts
-- AFP

How the U.S. Navy Saved Its Submarine Fleet -- Offiziere.ch

USAF Looking for Savings in F-35
-- Ares/Aviation Week

Poll Results: Should the USMC Fly F-22s? -- Defense Tech

US Senators Call for Retention of ICBMs -- Global Security Newswire

Marianas Trench Could be Robot Testing Ground -- War Is Boring

Warbots Go Wireless -- Ares/Aviation Week

Information Warfare: The Flat Screen Factor
-- Strategy Page

HASC Chair Flip Flops on Raising Taxes -- Aol Defense

Special Ops Spend Big Bucks on Family Training -- Danger Room

AirSea Battle: A Politically Charged Doctrine? -- Information Dissemination

The birth of a defense contractor -- DoD Buzz

Should we go back to the universal draft for the military?
-- Mario Salazar, Washington Times

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