Saturday, June 2, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 2, 2012


Pic Of The Week: China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Head-On -- Defense Tech

Happy Friday, everyone. This is absolutely your pic of the week. You’re looking at the Heads Up Display on China’s J-20 stealth fighter. This is the first time we’ve seen the J-20’s holographic HUD up close. (The jet shown is the second J-20 test jet, number 2002. You can tell because 2002’s pitot tube sticks straight out of the front of the nose, while 2001’s sits further back on the radome.)

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Chinese military spending a 'threat': Japan -- Times of India/AFP

Australia's secret plan for war with China uncovered -- FOX News

China mum on new airbase, sea trials -- Focus Taiwan

Chinese official found spying for the CIA
-- The Telegraph

Panetta open to military relations with Burma -- CBS

The Pentagon’s Return to the Philippines -- Defense Tech

U.S. will put more warships in Asia: Panetta -- Reuters

The Majority Of The US Naval Fleet Is Headed To The Pacific To Be Closer To China -- Business Insider

Panetta outlines new military weaponry for Pacific -- Mercury News/New York Times

The ‘bad shape’ of the nuclear complex -- DoD Buzz

U.S. Companies -- Not China -- Pose The Real Counterfeit Parts Problem -- Aol Defense

Huntington Ingalls Agrees To Fixed-Price Deal For Next LHA Amphib -- Aol Defense

New U.S. Assault Ship Ordered -- Defense News

Miami submarine fire probe will take at least 3 weeks -- Navy Times

F-16 move puts AF Chief of Staff nomination at risk -- DoD Buzz

Navy rolls out several uniform changes for enlisted sailors -- Stars and Stripes

Senior U.S. Navy Official Resigns -- Defense News

Army accuses Bales of using steroids, alcohol at base in Kandahar -- McClatchy News

Homeland security admits to monitoring use of the following 377 terms -- Business Insider

David Petraeus’s first year at the CIA
-- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Battleship Iowa gets a new mission ... in Hollywood -- Stars and Stripes

Breastfeeding Mil Moms Say They’ve Been Silenced
-- Military.com

Why breastfeeding military moms freak people out -- Allison Terry, Christian Science Monitor

An SR-71 Blackbird Tail Fin Is For Sale On eBay For $1 Million -- Jalopnik

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