Monday, April 2, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 2, 2012

The destroyer Hopper participates in a successful ballistic-missile intercept test in 2009. The Navy plans a 36-ship ballistic-missile defense fleet by 2017, including four new BMD destroyers. Navy

Missile Defense Budget Falls $810M For 2013 -- Military Times

The $7.75 billion fiscal 2013 budget request for the Missile Defense Agency maintains procurement levels for most missile and development systems but features several reductions, including seven fewer Aegis ballistic-missile defense warship conversions and the inactivation of the Sea-Based X-Band floating radar based in Alaska.

The request is about $810 million less than the amount Congress appropriated for MDA last year.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS

Smart fabric for new soldier uniform -- BBC

Russian Military to Use Civilian Planes
-- RIA

Iraq hangs over CIA as it works to assess Iran
-- Bend Bulletin

UK needs to stop jumping from one jet to the other
-- The National

Typhoon support deal 'secures 600 jobs' -- Defense Management

Brazil close to decision on jet fighter deal -- Expatica

British soldiers risking death because kit ordered two years ago never arrived -- The Telegraph

Private Sector Battles for Indian Market -- Defense News

India to deploy two nuclear submarines: report
-- The Nation

U.S. Can Maintain Nuclear Arsenal Without Testing: Expert Report -- Global Security Newswire

BMD and Theater Stability in Northeast Asia -- Information Dissemination

US seeks to allay disquiet over Cocos -- The Age

Protective underwear helps guard troops against IEDs -- USA Today

No 'root causes' found for F-22 failures, Air Force says -- The Hill

Competition upended in JLTV program -- Military Times

U.S. Navy to Grapple with Dip in Deployed Subs for More Than a Decade -- Global Security Newswire

U.S. Seeks Improved Fragmentation Hand Grenade
-- Bring the heat. Bring the Stupid

U.S. veteran challenges military immunity -- UPI

Top Prosecutor At Guantanamo Military Commissions To Retire -- NPR

Panetta Blasts Defense Cuts
-- Military.com

Congress to DoD: No BRAC for Now, Cut More in Europe -- Military.com

GOP, Dems at impasse over defense cuts, despite calls for action
-- The Hill

Rep. Ryan says he 'totally misspoke' in criticism of military testimony -- FOX News

Ryan vs. Dempsey
-- Weekly Standard (commentary)

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