Monday, September 3, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 3, 2012


Neil Armstrong Family Memorial Service -- Flickr

U.S. Navy F/A-18 jets from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 and Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, from Naval Air Station Oceana (Va.) fly in a "Missing Man" formation over the Camargo Club following a memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Cincinnati. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

S. Korea, Japan temporarily halt military exchange programs: paper -- Yonhap News Agency

Iran, North Korea sign technology agreement -- Stars and Stripes

New Chinese Corvette Class Enters Service
-- Strategy Page

Russia is building military tablets based on Android, but without the data collection
-- The Verge

EUCOM center bolsters collaboration to stem drug trafficking -- Stars and Stripes

British soldier killed when US gunship mistook base for Taliban stronghold -- The Telegraph

Airbus Said to Revise A400M Schedule Following Engine Defects
-- Bloomberg Businessweek

Will Gripen-NG Project Bring More Defense Cuts for Sweden?
-- Defense News

French Defense Minister Le Drian Meets With EU, NATO Officials -- Defense News

Type 45 Destroyer Duncan Departs on Maiden Sea Trials -- Defpro

Egypt: Our Submarines Are None of Israel’s Business
-- Antiwar.com

U.S. Army Ops Chief: Troops Must Fight On in Afghanistan While Preparing To Leave
-- Defense News

The Army Picks a New Camouflage -- The Mellow Jihadi

Secrecy surrounding ‘zero-day exploits’ industry spurs calls for government oversight -- Washington Post

Navy Helo Squadron Commander Fired -- Military.com

Laid-off sailors say job firm hired by Navy a waste of time, money -- Stars and Stripes/Virginia Pilot

Military veterans' college benefits are running late -- Stars and Stripes/The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade/MCT

Majority of sexual assaults and rapes committed in military in 2011 were against men -- New York Daily News

Putting Major Naval Powers at Risk with Irregular Warfare -- Information Dissemination

Account Says Navy Author Wrote Book After a Slight -- New York Times

His Royal Highness Prince Harry is an absolute disgrace to the British military -- Examiner

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