Thursday, October 25, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 25, 2012



U.S. Not Supplying Stinger Missiles To Syrian Rebels: Pentagon -- Reuters

(Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday he had no knowledge of the United States supplying Stinger missiles to Syrian rebel forces, after Moscow said the rebels had acquired the U.S.-made surface-to-air missiles.

Asked about reports that the rebels had such weapons, Panetta declined comment, saying: "I don't know what the reports are - and I certainly don't know of us providing any such missiles in that area."

Russia's top military officer, general staff chief Nikolai Makarov, said Russia's military had learned that rebel forces "have portable missile launchers of various states, including American-made Stingers.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Proof That Russian Missiles Are In Gaza -- Strategy Page

3,200 African Troops Needed to Fight Mali Rebels
-- Time/AP

China Passes Over Bo Allies in Military Shake-Up -- Wall Street Journal

China Touts 'Devastating Power' of J-15 Bomber -- Defpro

Chinese naval fleets conduct joint military drills in the South China Sea -- The Telegraph

Indian army chief, top generals wasted billions, shows defence ministry audit -- Online International News

Are Chinese firms a cyber threat? -- A. Greer Meisels & Mihoko Matsubara, Special to CNN

Dutch should go ahead with F-35 test project-report -- Reuters

Upgrade of F16 fleet squeezes budgets for other weapons: Taiwan defense minister -- Focus Taiwan

New Body to Replace Korea-U.S. Forces Command
-- Chosun Ilbo

U.S. and South Korean Defense Leaders: North Korea Remains Threat to Peace -- US Department of Defense

Australian to be Army Pacific’s first foreign officer -- Washington Times

Army: The Asia pivot is about us too
-- Kevin Baron, The E-Ring/Foreign Policy

Reported Okinawa rape leads to review of military leave rules -- Washington Times

Army Pursues 30-year Modernization Strategy
-- Military.com

State Dept. weighs size of Marine embassy force -- Marine Times

Smaller Naval Programs Garner Great Attention -- Defense News

Sikorsky Offers S-97 For Armed Aerial Scout Without Flying -- Aol Defense

U.S. Air Force to Fly Last X-51A Vehicle -- Space News

Scientists making fishy robots for naval research -- Stars and Stripes/AP

With ‘Safe Haven,’ Desktop Weaponeers Resume Work on 3D-Printed Guns -- Danger Room

Military looks at lasers for hack-proof radio -- NBC

New Director Details Elements of DARPA’s Future Success -- US Department of Defense

Lawmakers: Stop buying foreign-made uniforms -- Air Force Times

Shifting Mood May End Blank Check for U.S. Security Efforts -- New York Times

Army, DOD Must Adjust to Budget, Force Structure Changes -- US Department of Defense

Sequestration ‘manageable’ for Army’s heavy fleet
-- DoD Buzz

Romney, Obama Spar Over Military Spending; Sequester Question Emerges -- Defense News

GOP: Obama's sequester remark during debate could reshape fiscal cliff talks
-- The Hill

Romney's Defense Proposals -- More Troops, Bigger Navy -- 'Mostly Bluster' -- Rachel Kleinfeld, Aol Defense

U.S. Defense Sector Could Lose 2 Key House Allies -- Defense News

Lockheed Martin's Shares Keep Rising, Despite Threats Of Massive Layoffs -- Business Insider

Veterans say late pay from VA cripples their finances -- Stars and Stripes/AP

WikiLeaks publishes secret US military files on prisoner treatment -- ZDNet

The Army Is Turning A Generation Of Young Wives Into Full Time Caregivers -- Business Insider

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