Thursday, November 17, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 17, 2011



Beyond Australia, U.S. Quietly Builds Military Capabilities In Pacific -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. military gave new details Wednesday of U.S. military capabilities in the Pacific, amid fresh warnings that China continues to upgrade its navy and weaponry.

The details follow the announcement earlier Wednesday by President Obama of new military cooperation with Australia, including the rotation of U.S. Marines to an Australian base near Darwin.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Military plan causes tension at ASEAN -- Sydney Morning Herald

China Debates Military Action Strategy – Analysis -- Eurasia Review

Explosion occurred during military research - Iran -- Reuters

IAEA chief defends report on Iran's nuclear program
-- RIA Novosti

N. Korea tests anti-ship missiles in Yellow Sea: source -- Yonhap News Agency

NAO Releases Major Projects Report on UK’s 15 Largest Defence Projects -- Defpro

Should Canada Purchase Six New Conventional Submarines? -- Ottawa Citizen

Middle Eastern Erieyes
-- Ares/Aviation Week

India to test fire Long Range Surface to Air Missile in 2012 -- Economic Times

Canada Dismisses 'Apocryphal' Talk of F-35 -- Defense News/AFP

Canadian Minister defends F-35 program despite possible U.S. cuts -- CTV

Russia’s Su-30MK maker boasts order portfolio for 300 fighters -- RIA Novosti

Russian military has 'no one left to draft' -- RIA Novosti

Kuwait, US discuss military cooperation -- China Daily

OMB Plan to Slice SSBN-X Fleet Won't Save Dough, DoD Says
-- Aol Defense

The Makin Island Deployment - Another Reminder the US Needs More Amphibs -- Information Dissemination

USMC-air delusion
-- Eric Pallmer Blog

US military better prepared for cyber warfare-general -- Reuters

Pentagon dismisses call for Medal of Honor review
-- North County Times

Army not using, sustaining language skills: GAO -- Army Times

Army Wants Virtual Training to Really Hurt -- Danger Room

Whistleblower's top-secret clearance is reinstated -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Senators slice personnel, weapons budgets -- Air Force Times

Will We Really See Future Weapons Gutted? -- Defense Tech

Panetta Says Budget Cuts May Kill Lockheed’s F-35 Jet -- Bloomberg

Press Secretary Reaffirms Department’s Sequestration Position
-- US Department of Defense

Cold War strategist Ikle dies; ex-Pentagon leader -- Washington Times

At least 1,716 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 -- Washington Post/AP

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,484 -- Washington Post/AP

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