Monday, April 9, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 9, 2012

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The CIA's 'Persia House' Has Been Sending Stealth Drones Deep Into Iran For Years -- Business Insider

The RQ-170 Sentinel drone lost over Iran late last year was not the United State's first foray into Iran with the stealth UAV, and the Sentinel was not simply plying the northern border of Afghanistan as officials have maintained.

The doomed flight, where the Iranians claim they brought down the drone electronically, and the U.S. says it went down due to a malfunction, was simply the most recent reconnaissance mission deep into Iran by the CIA in the three years since the missions began.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia worries about military readiness
-- WND

Canadians not misled on F-35 costs: MacKay -- CTV

Canada: Tories deny they misled House over F-35 -- Ottawa Citizen

Canada Caps F-35 Funding After Audit -- Defense News

The F-35 and implications for allies -- Bring the heat. Bring the Stupid.

Yemeni Leader Purges Army
-- Military.com/AP

Israel’s Rocket-Hunting Ace Got His Start Playing Warcraft -- Danger Room

US sale of combat planes to Iraq concerns IDF -- Jerusalem Post

"Anonymous" says plans more attacks against China sites -- Reuters

Chinese Navy Employs UAV Assets -- Signal Online

British Chinook helicopter damaged in emergency landing at US Navy base -- Daily Mail

Russia to Conduct Inspection Mission Over the United States -- RIA Novosti

Brazil-US dispute over jets for Afghanistan likely topic of presidential talks -- Kansas City/McClatchy News

US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf -- AP

CIA not sharing critical information about terrorist threats to MI5 and MI6 -- Washington Examiner

The LCS ‘snowball’ may now be unstoppable -- DoD

LCS program finds favor in Washington, D.C.
-- al.com

Navy Hopes Increased Funding Keeps Ships in Shape Longer
-- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

US looks to small warships for naval dominance -- Hindustan Times/New York Times

U.S. Army upgrading Unmanned Aerial Systems -- Army.mil

Sequestration Could Be Left To Lame-Duck U.S. Congress
-- Defense News

Aerial Camouflage – It’s Not Easy Being Green…with Big White Patches and Red Crosses
-- Michael Yon

Suicides Among Army Personnel Up 80% In Four Years -- L.A. Times

Former CIA officer indicted on charges of leaking classified information to journalists
-- Washington Post/AP

Afghanistan massacre suspect Staff Sgt. Robert Bales held at Kansas base -- The Lookout

More women vets are homeless, but housing scarce -- AP

Bataan's survivors are almost gone -- My San Antonio

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan
-- Chicago Tribune/Reuters

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