Friday, October 21, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 21, 2011



The Fight For Libya: A Tech Recap -- Defense Tech

Now that Gadhafi has been eliminated we thought we’d take a look back at NATO’s military campaign to support the Libyan rebels.

As of this writing, NATO has conducted a total of 26,089 sorties, including 9,618 strike sorties against Gadhafi’s forces since March 31. Just yesterday, NATO jets conducted 16 strike missions and flew a total of 19 overall sorties.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. Drone, French Jet Stopped Gadhafi Convoy -- Defense News

Nato operation in Libya 'finished', France says -- The Telegraph

Securing Libya’s weapons
-- Defpro

Germany Said to Cancel Billions in Military Plane Orders -- New York Times

U.S. approves sale of Stinger missiles to Egypt -- World Tribune

Looming Iran Assessment Worries Russia -- Global Security Newswire

High-tech plane to scan for threats -- The West Australian

Australian Subs: Big Boats, Big Budgets, Big Plans -- Strategy Page

Warplanes: China Closes In On Japan -- Strategy Page

Japan pushes for relocation of US airbase -- The Telegraph

U.S. Shuts North Iraq Division Ahead Of Pullout
-- Defense News

Alleged rapes by U.S. soldiers ratchet up anger in South Korea
-- L.A. Times

Some Suggested (and Unreported) Issues on the F-35 -- CDI

What motivates an all F-35B force? -- ELP

AWACS to Get Unmanned Partner? -- Ares/Aviation Week

Navy To Arm LCS With New Missile System -- Aol Defense

Tomorrow’s Missile Subs: Smaller, Cheaper, With Lots of Robot Pals -- Danger Room

Army Looking at New Battlefield Tablets -- Ares/Aviation Week

Pentagon weighing how to respond to cyberattacks -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Doctrine to Establish Rules of Engagement Against Cyber Attacks -- US Department of Defense

Pentagon Struggles with Avalanche of Surveillance Data -- Space News

Navy Network Faces The Budget Ax
-- Aol Defense

Cybercommand chief opposes U.N. net control -- Washington Times

FBI official says secure, alternate Internet is needed to protect critical systems -- Washington Post

Pentagon Looks to Smart Grids for Battlefield Energy -- US Department of Defense

Don't Rush to Gut Ground Forces
-- Nathan Freier, Aol Defense

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