Monday, April 16, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 16, 2012

An Italian Harrier warplane refuels from a British VC-10 tanker aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea off Libya on July 10, 2011. David Brunnstrom/Reuters

NATO Sees Flaws In Air Campaign Against Qaddafi -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — Despite widespread praise in Western capitals for NATO’s leadership of the air campaign in Libya, a confidential NATO assessment paints a sobering portrait of the alliance’s ability to carry out such campaigns without significant support from the United States.

The report concluded that the allies struggled to share crucial target information, lacked specialized planners and analysts, and overly relied on the United States for reconnaissance and refueling aircraft.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

World's armies circle as Arctic warms to reveal untapped supplies of oil and gas -- MSNBC

MoD 'reconsidering aircraft carrier changes'
-- The Telegraph

U.K. Defence chiefs rethink carrier plan -- Press Association

Alex Salmond's Trident warning over Nato membership -- The Telegraph

Dutch to buy fewer F-35 jets than planned - minister -- Reuters

First U.K. F-35 Flies
-- Ares/Aviation Week

BAE Systems uses Paramarine marine design software for design of latest Royal Navy frigates -- Defpro

Royal Canadian NAVY in transition -- Times Colonist

For North Koreans, a surprise speech and a new missile -- L.A. Times

Japanese SDF missile shield teams returning to bases -- Japan Times

Pyongyang stands behind 'military-first'
-- UPI

Warships search for N. Korean rocket debris -- Korea Times

Iranian officials 'observed North Korean rocket launch' -- The Telegraph

Some 40 Russian Bombers Exercise Near Japan Frontier -- RIA Novosti

Four Pacific Fleet’s Warships Leave Russia for China -- RIA Novosti

US and Philippines begin South China Sea drills
-- BBC

Joint Warrior military exercise under way -- BBC

U.S. Navy’s LCS Yet to Fulfill Its Promise -- Defense News

U.S. Air Force Officials Release Draft EIS for F-35 Operational Basing -- Defpro

F-35 will quickly be outdated -- Sun News

Army Wants to Replace C-12 Fleet
-- Defense Tech

Galaxy rising: With C-5M a 'super' culture, capability change are taking place -- U.S. Air Force

Trying to Curb Big Planes’ Huge Fuel Costs -- Defense News

V-22 Morocco Crash Latest In Program Expert Says Should Have Been Stopped
-- Defence Talk

DATE Gives U.S. Army Training a Reboot -- Defense News

Why YouTube is an intelligence source
-- Business Standard

Secret Service scandal now involves US military, prompts investigations -- Christian Science Monitor

Lawyer: Bales won't participate in Army mental assessment -- USA Today/AP

New U.S. Interrogation Tool: Science -- Danger Room

Time to protect against dangers of cyberattack -- John O. Brennan, Washington Post

Future of the USAF--do less with less -- Eric Palmer Blog

Dempsey: Nation Faces Security Paradox -- US Department of Defense

The Future of Special Forces -- Defpro

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