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