Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 7, 2012

Third X-51A Hypersonic Test Targeted For Mid-August -- Aviation Week

TLANTA — U.S. Air Force officials say the third, and possibly final, attempt to reach or exceed sustained speeds beyond Mach 5 with the X-51A hypersonic demonstrator is set for Aug. 14.

Describing the X-51A as “the key to the next step in hypersonics,” Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Director Doug Bowers says that even the mixed success of the initial X-51A flights has proved invaluable to advancing the state-of-the-art.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia to build new naval bases in the Arctic -- RT

Turkish military coup trial nears verdict -- Reuters

Iran Has More Than 5,000 Mines It Can Use To Block The Strait Of Hormuz -- Business Insider

India’s First Nuclear Submarine Set for Trials -- Defense News

NATO announces new head of Norfolk command -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Missile Defense Agency Set to Get New Chief -- Global Security Newswire

Pentagon’s ‘Air-Sea Battle’ Plan Explained. Finally. -- Danger Room

Navy Testing Ocean Drones in Narragansett Bay -- Military.com

'Too Many Screens': Why Drones Are So Hard To Fly - And So Easy To Crash -- Aol Defense

U.S. Military's Big Plan For Renewable Energy Projects -- Forbes

Private industry, military find uses for video game software -- USA Today

Future U.S. military base closures inevitable, Panetta warns -- NBC

These Potential Defense Cuts Outlined Yesterday Are Ugly -- Business Insider

U.S. Spending Bills Suddenly Irrelevant -- Defense News

Inquiry suggests effort to kill Medal of Honor recommendation -- Star Telegram

Army general: don't hobble commanders in sex assault cases -- Reuters

Attrition: Why Women Are Weak -- Strategy Page

Obama signs law giving health care to Lejeune tainted water victims -- McClatchy News

Pentagon Official: Sequestration a Step Toward ‘Hollow’ Military Force -- Heritage Foundation

Defenseless against cyberattacks -- Washington Post editorial