Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 20, 2012



Video: UFO or X-47B Riding on a Flatbed? -- Defense Tech

Happy Monday everyone. Below you’ll find an interesting video to give you material to show your crazy uncle during the holidays.

Despite the title, this video doesn’t show a UAV going cross country on a flatbed truck. It shows what looks like one of Northrop Grumman’s X-47B drones being shipped to Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland from California, a Northrop spokesman just confirmed to DT. Remember, the two X-47Bs are being sent to Pax River where they’ll engineers will practice aircraft carrier take-offs and landings on a strip of runway painted to resemble a carrier’s flight deck.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

British PM David Cameron arrives in Afghanistan on troop visit -- The Telegraph

Pay deal 'breaks U.K. Military Covenant' -- The Telegraph

MOD invests in future combat air systems -- Ministry of Defense Britain

Indian Navy developing new stealth ships -- IBN Live

Norway extends F-16 life -- The Foreigner

Japan picks Lockheed F-35 fighter as allies stress tight ties -- Reuters

Japan delivers Lockheed some cheer -- Asia Times

Iran determined to further missile program: commander -- Xinhuanet

Only 10 Members Meet EU Procurement Directive -- Defense News

Russia Ramps Up New 'Satan' Nuke After U.S. Talks Breakdown -- Aol Defense

Let’s not get paranoid about China Navy in the Seychelles -- First Post

Northrop Grumman Sale of Global Hawk Spy Drones to South Korea May Stall -- Bloomberg

Controversial Marine Tiltrotor Fights Its First Gun Battle -- Danger Room

M-1 Evolution Beats Obsolescence -- Strategy Page

The Tank Is Dead, Long Live The Tank -- Strategy Page

U.S. Considers Combating Somali Militants’ Twitter Use -- New York Times

Advances in battlefield medicine
-- Sign on San Diego

Dempsey: Future to focus on training 'for all potential forms of warfare' -- Stars and Stripes

What's Likely in New Pentagon Strategy: 2 Theaters, Fewer Bases, A2D2 -- Aol Defense

Army Pressed on Why it Kept Trusting Manning -- FOX News

Facebook's new guide for military families -- MSNBC

'No religious items': Walter Reed Military hospital backtracks after 'accidentally' banning The Bible -- Daily Mail

Navy blue goes green -- Washington Times editorial

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