Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 3, 2011

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos testifies before the House Armed Services Committee along with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz in Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

Joint Chiefs Predict Grim Future If Super Committee Fails, Sequestration Happens -- Aol Defense

Capitol Hill: If the Super Committee fails to make the budget cuts required by law -- something almost everyone here now believes is likely -- that will be really, really bad for the U.S. military. And it will probably open the door for a burgeoning China to fill the void of what might well become a receding superpower.

That was the gist of a rare hearing today at which all four of the Joint Chiefs appeared before the House Armed Services today.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Israeli missile test, air drill heat up talk of attack on Iran -- Washington Times

Germany Sells Israel More Dolphin Subs -- Defense Industry Daily

Details Emerge About Undeclared Libyan Chemical Arms -- Global Security Newswire

Canada’s military seeks a strategy to fit 2011 budget realities -- Globe And Mail

Sex Harassment Rampant at Aussie Military School -- ABC News/AP

‘Stun Bombs’ Used to Guard Libyan WMD Sites? -- Defense Tech

Information Warfare: No Other Nation Has Anything Like It -- Strategy Page

Faster, meaner Apaches allow pilots to control drones during battle -- Stars and Stripes

New Bomber Won't Be Nuclear-Capable at First: USAF Chief -- Defense News

Service Leaders Defend MV-22, STOVL F-35B -- Defense News

Boeing delivers 1st Block III Apache -- DoD Buzz

Army Goes Small, Mobile -- Ares/Aviation Week

Air Force modernization takes B-2 to North Pole -- US Air Force

USAF to upgrade 350 F-16s--And is LRIP-4 "peak production"? -- Eric Palmer Blog

25 Years Of The F-22 -- Ares/Aviation Week

Navy to review carrier move over budget concerns -- Stars and Stripes

Combat Commanders Gain Control Of Counterintelligence Ops -- Aol Defense

Top Retired Military Leaders Call for 30 Percent Reduction in U.S. Oil Consumption Over 10 Years -- PR Newswire

US army silent on Alaska espionage case -- The Australian/AP

DHS Doesn’t Want Its New Spy Drones -- Danger Room

Take a Deep Breath, Pentagon. Your Budget Is Safe. -- Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room

How many spies remain? Why Anna’s spy ring isn’t funny -- Micahel Walsh, New York Post

DoD explains ‘1.5M jobs at risk’ warning - -DoD Buzz