Thursday, February 9, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 9, 2012



Video: Darpa’s Robotic Dog Wanders The Wilderness -- The Danger Room

The last time we saw AlphaDog, Darpa’s quadrupedic, autonomous robo-beast designed to haul military gear, the big lug was scampering around in the lab. Now, however, AlphaDog’s been let off his leash.

In the video above, released this week by Darpa and Boston Dynamics, the company behind the ‘bot, AlphaDog can be seen undergoing its first-ever outdoor assessment.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.N. Aims for Major Cut in Peacekeeping Bill
-- Defense News

CIA, MI6 conduct intel ops in Syria -- Press TV (Iran)

Canada has to identify the root cause of their DND air power problem
-- Eric Palmer Blog

Prince Harry in Afghanistan: news blackout shelved for second tour -- The Telegraph

Prince Harry Set For Afghan Return After Winning Top Gun Prize -- Express.co.uk

Eye Candy: China’s New Armored Vehicles
-- Defense Tech

Ukraine Defense Minister Sacked -- Defense News

Ukraine Rearms -- Strategy Page

CIA chief to visit Seoul for N. Korea talks: report
-- AFP

U.S. likely to scale down plans for bases in Japan and Guam -- Washington Post

Lawmakers Seek $100B in U.S. Nuke Spending Cuts -- Global Security Newswire

The Navy faces reality -- DoD Buzz

Bataan ends longest Navy deployment in 40 years
-- Pilot Online

Common Standards Evade Unmanned Ops, Admiral Says -- Aol Defense

'Killer Drone' Demo Marks HASC Chair McKeon's Speech -- Aol Defense

Air Force seeks 18,000 iPads for cargo flight crews -- NextGov

Soldiers Command Roomba Maker’s New Military Robot with Xbox Controller -- Time

The Military's Green Tech Strategy
-- Forbes

Hold the mystery meat: Military bases to get first nutrition standards upgrade in 20 years -- Washington Post/AP

DoD Inspector General Takes on Classification Oversight
-- Secrecy News

Ex-CIA officer may be exploring guilty plea in leak case -- Politico

CIA Withholds Bay of Pigs Documents, Claims Release Would "Confuse the Public" -- New Times Miami

Midlevel officers weigh risk, reward of criticizing Army leadership -- Stars and Stripes

Leadership: The Key To Failure
-- Strategy page

Some top military brass making more in pension than pay
-- USA Today

The Truth Behind Competing Claims About the DoD Budget -- Defense News

White House Deal with Japan Risks Military Capability in Asia -- Bruce Klingner, Heritage Foundation

Air Force Removes ‘God’ From Logo -- FOX News

Contraception controversy ensnares military chaplains -- CNN

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