Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 2, 2011


F-35 Production Costs, Line Changes Drop: Lockheed -- Aol Defense

Fort Worth: Lockheed Martin's mile-long aircraft factory here sent the the twelfth F-35 Joint Strike Fighter produced this year to Eglin Air Force Base last Wednesday. Though no cause for champagne, the delivery marks an important milestone in the company's efforts to ramp up production. The plane took less than half as many touch-labor hours to assemble as did the first two Air Force versions, both of which came off the production line on May 17 last year.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Israel Air Force conducts drills for long-range attacks
-- Haaretz

Israel successfully tests advanced missile capable of reaching Iran -- Washington Post

Report: Israel improving nuclear abilities
-- Ynet News

Russian shipbuilder, Defense Ministry agree nuclear sub prices -- RIA Novosti

China military accepts heavier, tattooed recruits -- AFP

Chinese Military Leadership Reshuffle Approaching -- Defense News

Army likely to recruit one lakh soldiers for China border
-- Times of India

Pentagon Awaits India’s Interest in Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter
-- Bloomberg Businessweek

Japan lifts ban on F-15 fighter flights ordered after fuel tank burst in midair -- Washington Post

South Korea Sentences U.S. Soldier to 10 Years -- New York Times

Curfew for all US troops in South Korea extended until Jan. 6 -- Stars and Stripes

Duqu virus threatens cyber meltdown -- Sydney Morning Herald

London hosts cyberspace security conference
-- BBC

Report details US defense industry cyber attack -- DoD buzz

World's nuclear arsenals growing, think-tank warns -- EU Observer

Use of mercenaries in armed conflict on the rise, U.N. report warns -- McClathcy News

Chinese navy hospital ship brings medical aid to Jamaica amid regional tour in US backyard -- Washington Post

White House To Unveil Rules for Aircraft Exports -- Defense News

Pentagon Tester: F-35 is Too Risky to Start Flight Training -- Defense Tech

Stealth Jet Could Be Unsafe for Flight Training -- Danger Room

Marine Corps rushes to develop armed UAVs -- Marine Times

Supercomputers offer tools for nuclear testing — and solving nuclear mysteries -- Washington Post

In Alaska, soldier, 22, held on suspicion of spying -- McClatchy News

New Report: Military Losing the Battle Against Suicide
-- ABC News

First Aircraft Carrier Basketball Arena Under Construction -- Navy.mil

Air Power’s Century of False Promises -- Daniel Swift, New York Times

At least 1,704 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 -- Washington Post/AP

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,483 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count -- Washington Post/AP

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