Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 4, 2012



F-35 Purchase Lacks 'Due Diligence', Says Canada's Auditor General -- CBC

Government to set up new F-35 secretariat in response to report

The Department of National Defence didn't exercise due diligence in choosing the F-35 fighter jet to replace the CF-18, wasn't forthcoming with Parliament about its true estimated cost, and made key decisions without required approvals or proper documentation, the auditor general concludes in what critics are calling a "scathing" report.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Canada Auditor General Blasts F-35 Program -- Defense News

Great F-35 quotes from Canada -- Eric Palmer Blog

Report shifts Israel-Iran battle lines -- Space War

Ken Clarke: US intelligence agencies are holding back evidence from Britain over fears of open courts -- The Telegraph

Secrecy in the interests of British national security -- The Telegraph

Japan, Britain set to agree on joint development of arms: paper -- Reuters

Enter the Elephant: India Looks to Overhaul Its Military -- Time

BAE Systems signs Saudi-Eurofighter deal -- Reuters

Boeing Completes On-cost, On-schedule Delivery of F-15K Slam Eagles to Korea -- Space War

Bundeswehr soldiering on with overheating guns -- The Local

Pakistan route critical to reset, retrograde in Afghanistan -- Defence Talk

U.S., Afghans near agreement on night raids -- Army Times/AP

First 200 US Marines arrive in northern Australia where joint training hub is taking shape -- Washington Post/AP

Morale: Virtue And Misery In South Korea
-- Strategy Page

USAF’s HH-60 Rescue Choppers Will Only Be 50 Percent Mission Ready By 2015 -- Defense Tech

I'll Take DDG for 1000 Alex -- Information Dissemination

USAF and Lockheed Complete Final System Tests For Critical Missile Warning Satellite -- Defence Talk

U.S. Army Targets Vehicle Industrial Base -- Aviation Week

Panetta: Reduced Navy fleet size won’t sink US shipbuilding, defense industries
-- The Hill

The next step in directing drones: hand signals -- Military Times

Smaller, Quicker, Secret, Robotic: Inside America’s New Space Force -- Danger Room

Rocket with secret payload launches from Calif.
-- AP

Navy Lab Tests Firefighting Robots, Tiny UAVs At Sea And In Desert In DC
-- Aol Defense

Powerful Senators Demand Giant Spy Blimp -- The Danger Room

Tight Funding Will Limit Innovation in the C4I Market -- Defpro

US Army seeking partners for $7 billion in renewable energy projects -- Clean Energy

Joint Special Operations Command gets new commander
-- The Hill

The best of military photography
-- Washington Post

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,794 -- CBS

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