Saturday, October 27, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 27, 2012


Run Silent, Go Deep: Drone-Launching Subs To Be Navy's 'Wide Receivers' -- Aol Defense

WASHINGTON: This Saturday the Navy will christen its newest nuclear-powered submarine, the $2.6 billion USS Minnesota at the Newport News shipyard in Virginia. Countless movies have cemented the popular image of subs as stealthy underwater killers, stalking hapless surface vessels with periscope and torpedo. But today's Navy is experimenting with launching robotic mini-subs and even unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Virginia-class attack subs like the Minnesota.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Britain And The US Are Finalizing A Possible Military Operation Against Iran -- Business Insider/AP

The Iraqi Military Is Going On One Big Fat Shopping Spree
-- Business Insider/The Economist

Iraq's Weapons Deals with Russia Weaken American Role -- Al Monitor

Italy Plans To Use Aster Against Ballistic Missiles -- Defense News

Now military corruption scandal clouds China succession -- Reuters

Cyber Spies Spotted: Report: Chinese military cyber warfare units identified -- Washington Free Beacon

Tanks For The Memories: What Was Hot At Massive Army Meet-Up -- Aol Defense

Killer Kamikaze Drone Ready to Fly in Afghanistan
-- AUSA

U.S. Official: Army to be lighter, leaner, more agile -- Washington Times

U.S. Army Prepares For Full-Rate AH-64E Production -- Aviation Week

Pentagon failing to develop airships, aerostats -- UT San Diego

Pentagon Withholds $47 Million From Lockheed on F-35 -- Bloomberg

F-35: Dead business plan goes zombie -- Eric Palmer Blog

Boeing Exec Predicts First International V-22 Osprey Sale Next Year -- National Defense

Navy christens Minnesota Saturday -- Defense Tech

DCNS introduces a new weapon system for submarines: anti-aircraft self-defense -- Navy Recognition

DOD Pushes Military's Mobile Strategy Forward -- Information Week

Battle-ready missile defense radars must be protected from cuts -- The Hill

Soldiers test their skills walking on virtual battlefields -- Stars and Stripes/Kansas City

Big Army goes SF -- Foreign Policy

Can We Simulate Non-American Wars? -- Defense News

Pentagon Waits to Tell Vets They May Lose Prime Health Coverage -- PJ Media

DOD Funds Study of Omega 3 Benefit in Reducing Suicides -- US Department of Defense

Absentee ballots may have been destroyed in crash -- AP

In veteran-heavy states, military issues are magnified -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Submarines May Leave Groton To Weather Storm At Sea -- CBS

Military Bracing for 'Frankenstorm' -- Military.com/Daily Press, Newport News, Va.

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