Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 12, 2012

U.S. Army paratroopers discover a weapons cache while sweeping a remote mountain village in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 3, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. The village is a suspected Taliban safe haven. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

War Study: Troops Had Bad Intel, Worse Spin -- The Danger Room

Ten years of war have given the U.S. military more than its share of frustrations. According to an internal Pentagon study, two of them were as fundamental as they were related: Troops had terrible intelligence about Iraq and Afghanistan, and they told their own stories just as badly.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. - Pakistan supply route negotiations are taking a break, but not stalled... -- McClatchy News

Pakistan supply route deal remains elusive -- DoD Buzz

Chinese military steps up conventional missile capability -- Economic Times

Canada dismisses U.S. concern over fake Chinese military parts -- CBC

The Tortuous Sino-Russian Arms Trade – Analysis -- Eurasia Review

Thousands of British troops lose jobs today in biggest redundancy cull for decades -- The Telegraph

Canada to spend $600 million on new armor -- UPI

India’s New-Old Carrier Goes to Sea -- Defense Tech

Iran Plans to Build Nuclear-Fueled Submarines -- Fars News Agency (Iran)

U.S. braces for action in Persian Gulf -- Space War/UPI

The USAF Gets Leaner And Meaner -- Strategy Page

Navy Drone, BAMS-D, Crashes; Northrop To Unveil Newer Model On Thursday -- Aol Defense

Pentagon to deploy pint-sized but lethal Switchblade drones -- Stars and Stripes

US military in S.Korea seeks more weaponry -- AFP

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Builder Battles Budget Cuts -- Capital.gr/Bloomberg

Is a solution in sight for the F-22 oxygen problem? -- Bring the heat. Bring the Stupid

The F-22 Raptor Curse Gets Worse -- Strategy Page

U.S. Army Maps Out Postwar Vehicle Needs -- Defense News

Look At All The Giant Military Contracts Signed In The Past Week -- Business Insider

Virtual Reality Helps Service Members Deal with PTSD -- Defense News

23 gravestones go missing from D.C. Civil War cemetery -- Washington Times

Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush Visit CVN 77 -- America's Navy

Is China the real Mahanian maritime power of the 21st century? -- Information Dissemination