Obama Drops Two MRCs; Invests In ISR, Counter-Terror and Pacific -- Aol Defense
PENTAGON: The United States will police the globe, respond to disasters and shape the international environment much as it has --though our sharpest focus will be on China and the western Pacific -- but it will do all that with a significantly smaller land force than it currently has.
That was the essential message offered today by President Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey as they unveiled the administration's new military strategy. Obama had ordered the review which led to the new strategy when he announced the more than $450 billion cuts to the defense budget.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Iran threatens new war games in the oil lanes of the Gulf -- The Telegraph
Karzai demands transfer of U.S. military prison near Bagram to Afghan control -- Washington Post
BAE warns on Saudi Typhoon deal -- The Telegraph
UK concern over future of US F-35 fighter jets -- Reuters
F-16 to arrive in Pakistan in late January: US embassy -- The Nation
Turkey to Buy Two Lockheed F-35 Jets, 15 Textron Helicopters -- Bloomberg
Seoul places $600m order for 20 FA-50s -- Flight Global
Japanese troops heading to California to train with Marines -- Stars and Stripes
Finland lifts embargo on missiles, explosives -- Seattle PI/AP
Turkey's Ex-Military Chief Arrested -- Voice of America
Fernandez shakes up Argentine military -- UPI
Third restructure for F-35 program in 3 years -- Eric Palmer Blog
Score One For The Bomber Team -- Ares/Aviation Week
Pentagon May Have Mismanaged $2.6 Billion Helicopter Program -- Bloomberg
Global F/A-18 Hornet Fleets: Keeping ‘Em Flying -- Defense Industry Daily
Lockheed’s 6th Gen Fighter -- Defense Tech
US non-lethal weapon 'wish list' revealed on the net -- BBC
X-37B spaceplane 'spying on China' -- BBC
MILITARY: Experienced war veterans to decide Haditha defendant's fate -- North County Times
Conference focuses on military challenges -- UPI
New DoD Strategy Quietly Targets Africa, South America - -Aol Defense
Four Contradictions in Obama’s New Defense Plan -- Spencer Ackerman, The Danger Room
The myth of the two-war military strategy -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post
U.S. Lawmakers Respond to DoD Strategy -- Defense News
Under new defense strategy, what is biggest threat facing US now? -- Christian Science Monitor
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