Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 10, 2012

Airmen from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., prepare a B-1B Lancer for a mission. US Air Force

As Focus Turns To Asia, B-1’s Role May Grow -- Air Force Times

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — President Obama’s new military strategy is taking shape here on the sun-seared grasslands of West Texas where B-1 bomber pilots train.

The strategy pivots from missions over the deserts and mountains of Afghanistan to targets on the sea and, though the military doesn’t come out directly and say it, in China. “We’re going back to the future,” says Col. David Been, commander of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess. “As the balance shifts from almost exclusively Afghanistan right now, we’re shifting to the Asia-Pacific region.”

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Syrian military holds exercises in show of force -- AP

Proposed Changes To Military Service Roils Israel -- NPR

Mossad assassins riding motorcycles using “sticky bombs”killed Iranian scientist
-- Examiner

Probe finds 'shocking' abuse in Australian military -- FOX News

PLA Navy to Launch War Games in East China Sea -- Defense News

Russian Defense R&D down 50% Since 2005 – Report -- RIA Novosti

Spain Seeks to Delay Eurofighter Deliveries
-- Nasdaq

Farnborough: U.K., France Cancel Plans for UAV Announcement -- Defense News

U.S. arms makers: uncertainty paralyzing investment, jobs -- Reuters

Lockheed's Next Prez Targets Boosting Export Sales To 20 Percent
-- Aol Defense

Boeing Eyes International Tanker Sales In 2018
-- Aviation Week

Osprey’s Next Jobs: Tanker or AWACS? -- Defense Tech

Marines Peg 'Bad Flying' As Cause of April V-22 Crash in Morocco -- Aol Defense

Instead of Upgrading Helicopters, Army Wants to Upgrade Pilots -- Danger Room

Navy Won’t Bite Just Yet on F/A-18 Refinements -- Defense Tech

Sikorsky wins 5-year U.S. military helicopter deal -- Reuters

DARPA aiming for Mach-20 hypersonic rocketplane 'by 2016'
-- The Register

U.S. seeks military advantage with hypersonic flight -- Dayton Business Journal

US Navy Presses Forward with Biofuels
-- Voice of America

The Military's Secret Weapon: Smartphones
-- Mobiledia

Police and US Military Using Airsoft Guns for Training Missions
-- Red Orbit

U.S. Government Contractors Allegedly Responsible For Thousands Of Human Rights Violations Abroad -- Business Insider

On the Cost of A Larger Navy -- Information Dissemination

The insider threat from gang members in the U.S. military -- Examiner

New airport security procedures available for wounded warriors -- Stars and Stripes

‘Fundamentally transforming’ the military: Obama’s legacy will be weakened fighting force. -- Frank J. Gaffney Jr., The Washington Times

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