Friday, July 20, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 20, 2012

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The Future Of The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Hinges On The Next Few Months -- Business Insider

Via one of the Pentagon’s official Twitter feeds, this week marks a “milestone” in the development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with its first international delivery.

Officially announced via a joint briefing by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his British counterpart Philip Hammond, the short takeoff F-35C variant is ready to be delivered to the first country to join in the development partnership with the U.S.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

RAF's new Lightning II F-35 Joint Strike Fighter filmed in action
-- The Telegraph

U.K. To Order First Production F-35 for Training -- Defense News

Global Defense Sales Slip 3.3%; Aerospace Rises -- Defense News

U.S. Missile Shield May Make China Build Better Missiles -- Danger Room

North Korea says U.S. hostility forcing it to "reexamine" nuclear program -- Reuters

Report: NK building EMP weapon -- Defense Tech

Hezbollah Illustrates Iranian Attack on U.S. Aircraft Carrier
-- Right Side News

Canada orders 7 patrol ships, but are they the best for Arctic waters? -- Alalska Dispatch

Legislation Would Limit U.S. Business With Russian Arms Dealer -- Defense News

Army makes new plans for UAS assets in Afghanistan
-- Defense Systems

US Navy Helicopter With 5 Crew Crashes in Oman -- Military.com

Drone strike casualty tally questioned -- Defense Tech

Army awards $353 million to Lockheed for rocket system known as '70-kilometer sniper rifle' -- al.com

Navy carriers prepare for X-47B unmanned aircraft arrival next year -- Navair News

Army Publishes New "Manual" on Preventing Harm to Civilians -- Forbes

Behavioral researchers help Army combat suicides -- Army.mil

Aircraft Carrier Funding Approved -- Marine Link

House votes to appropriate $606 billion for defense
-- Yahoo News/Reuters

Cut Defense Spending? Good Idea — But Sequestration's Not The Way -- Aol Defense

Nuclear and Missile Systems the U.S. Can't Afford, Don't Need -- Defpro

The Terrifying Background of the Man Who Ran a CIA Assassination Unit
-- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic

US military allowed to wear uniforms at gay pride march -- BBC

GPS Hijacking Catches Feds, Drone Makers Off Guard -- Danger Room

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