Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 1, 2012



Obama's Drone Comment Was No Slip-Up, Official Says -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama's public acknowledgment of drone attacks in Pakistan was no accident, a senior administration official said Tuesday.

The comment the president made Monday was "neither a slip-up" nor a "secret message to the Pakistanis," said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

In a forum on YouTube and Google+, the president said a "pinpoint strike" is "less intrusive" of other countries' sovereignty than other military ways to target al Qaeda.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia’s military: modern warfare the Moscow way -- Financial Times

Russia to Field Air-Launched Missiles for T-50 by 2014 -- RIA Novosti

Turkey aims to increase ballistic missile ranges -- Hurriyet Daily News

France is world's number-four arms exporter -- Economic Times

French Rafale jet beats Eurofighter in $10bn India deal -- BBC

France's Dassault beats BAE Systems to clinch Indian government fighter jet contract -- The Telegraph

FACTBOX - India's fast-growing defence market -- Reuters

Swedish combat jets grounded by high pressure -- AJC/AP

Russian Missile Maker Lost $790 mln over Libya War -- RIA Novsoti

Obama Official Says More Trust Needed for Antimissile Deal With Russia -- Global Security Newswire

New Study May Yield Options For NATO-Russia Missile Defense Accord -- Global Security Newswire

IAI, Boeing Ready Arrow For Export — to S. Korea? -- Defense News

NATO To OK Global Hawks, Announce Interim Missile Defense Capability
-- Aol Defense

Greece needs to stop its military spending or there will be no country there to defend -- Daily Mail (Commentary)

Britain Sending Air Defense Ship to Falklands -- Defense Tech

Prince William deploys to Falkland Islands as tensions rise with Argentina -- The Telegraph

Iran Threats At Heart of Huge Amphibious Exercise
-- Aol Defense

Group urges credible U.S. military threat to Iran
-- Reuters

Intelligence chief: Growing risk of Iran attacking U.S. targets -- Washington times

Iran Now a ‘Top Threat’ to U.S. Networks, Spy Chief Claims -- Danger Room

Ponce Not Quite Floating Spec Ops Base
-- Defense Tech

Boom times for the Boneyard
-- DoD Buzz

Report: U.S. Tied for 4th Among 23 Countries in Cyber Defense -- Defense News

Military health system works to slow cost growth --- www.Army.mil

More Woes for Officials at Mortuary for Military
-- New York Times

Army’s New Weight-Loss Plan: Transplant Soldiers With Extra Fat -- Danger Room

US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 1,766 -- ABC News/AP

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