Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 22, 2012

British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, U.S. President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen observe a NATO color guard before a moment of silence honoring service members killed or wounded in Afghanistan at the NATO summit in Chicago, May 20, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

NATO Projects Aim to Fill European Defense Gaps -- Defense News

CHICAGO — NATO leaders are expected to unveil several new multinational projects at its summit here this weekend aimed at better integrating European defense planning and capabilities.

The goal is to counter the continued decline of European defense budgets and financial contributions to NATO, a situation made worse by the ongoing sovereign debt crisis.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Clinton Says NATO Membership Should Grow At Next Summit -- Radio Free Europe

NATO Declares Success on Expected Goals
-- Defense News

Up she rises: first woman to command a Royal Navy warship takes post today -- The Telegraph

British military to control London airspace for first time since WWII
-- The Sun

France's Hollande Says Missile Shield No Threat to Other Nations -- Bloomberg

Russian Warplanes: F-22ski (T-50) Just Got Later And More Expensive -- Strategy Page

China Criticizes U.S. Vote on Taiwan Fighter Sales -- Defense News

China readies new missile corvette
-- Taipei Times

S.Korea to Build 500-600 More Missiles
-- Chosun Ilbo

Blair-Bush Iraq conversation 'must be released' -- The Telegraph

Iraq buys U.S. drones to protect oil -- USA Today

The Taliban’s First Drone? Not Quite -- Defense Tech

At Least 20 US Special Forces Troops Are On The Ground In Yemen -- Business Insider

DoD role minimized in deciding drone targets -- Military Times

8 LCSs Could Be Based in Gulf, Says U.S. Navy Undersecretary -- Defense News

China fake parts 'used in US military equipment' -- BBC

Equality on the frontline: Women in U.S. military set to get body armour designed for their shape -- Daily Mail

Technologies Evolving To Cloak Battlefield Vehicles From Sensors
-- Aviation Week

Bomb threat forces evacuation at Utah spy site, FBI says
-- Reuters

Supreme Court to review government's foreign surveillance program -- CNN

Court blocks release of CIA interrogation methods -- CNN

U.S. Senate takes up defense budget bill -- The Hill

Commercial satellite export controls to be loosened under House bill opposed by Obama administration -- Washington Free Beacon

Leaked Memo: Afghan ‘Burn Pit’ Could Wreck Troops’ Hearts, Lungs -- Danger Room

Obama to address Air Force Academy commencement -- Boston.com/AP

After Wasting $136 Million On Dale Earnhardt Jr., The Military Might Pull Out Of NASCAR -- Business Insider

The NATO non-enlargement summit -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy

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