Monday, July 30, 2012

Military And Intelligence News briefs -- July 30, 2012

An F-22 over Alaska. Photo: Air Force

How To Defeat The Air Force’s Powerful Stealth Fighter -- Danger Room

The fast, stealthy F-22 Raptor is “unquestionably” the best air-to-air fighter in the arsenal of the world’s leading air force. That’s what outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz wrote in 2009.

Three years later, a contingent of German pilots flying their latest Typhoon fighter have figured out how to shoot down the Lockheed Martin-made F-22 in mock combat. The Germans’ tactics, revealed in the latest Combat Aircraft magazine, represent the latest reality check for the $400-million-a-copy F-22, following dozens of pilot blackouts, and possibly a crash, reportedly related to problems with the unique g-force-defying vests worn by Raptor pilots.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia seeks sea power with decrepit fleet -- Washington Times

Arms treaty must wait after UN agreement fails -- Stars and Stripes

Can Turkey Afford Its Extensive Defense Plans? -- Defense News

Private firm to look after Trident nuclear deterrent -- The Telegraph

HMS Triumph: Life on board a Royal Navy submarine -- BBC

Philip Hammond: 'I'd rather fire soldiers than send them to war with poor equipment' -- The Telegraph

Debate Renewed Over Taiwan’s Need for Tanks
-- Defense News

Soldiers fill empty Olympic VIP seats as storm grows -- CNN

US 'spent more than $200 million on unwanted Iraqi police training' -- The Telegraph

Security company G4S fell short at Olympics and US bases in S. Korea
-- Stars and Stripes

Think Tank Urges Placing More U.S. Marines in S.Korea -- Chosun Ilbo

Pentagon, Congress Must Break 'Logjam' Over Japan, Guam Bases: CSIS -- Aol Defense

Analysis: US Dilemma in South China Sea Response -- Military.com/AP

2005 BRAC cost more, saved less than estimated
-- Stars and Stripes/Daily Press

DoD Sees 4 Sequestration Scenarios -- Defense News

Military urged to help counter IEDs at home
-- Houston Chronicle

Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $1.5Bn Contract for Construction of LPD 27 -- Defpro

The M1 Abrams: The Army tank that could not be stopped
-- MSNBC

Military Police Battalions Updated -- Strategy Page

US Navy changes to fill critical sea posts -- UPI

Experts: Cloud Brings Vulnerabilities -- Defense News

Global military simulations and virtual training report reveals compact market -- Avionics Intelligence

The CIA Had A Stealthy Insectocopter Flying 40 Years Ago -- Gizmodo

Bacteria might help protect military with new vaccines
-- Stars and Stripes

Marines Catch ‘Deserter’ … 5 Years After His Honorable Discharge -- Danger Room

Navy christens last of three ships honoring 9/11 sites -- Stars and Stripes/AP

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