Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 30, 2012



Tories And LibDems At War Over Contract To Build Trident Sub: £350m Deal Is Jumping The Gun, Warns Clegg -- Daily Mail

* Defence Secretary announced contracts to design boats at Scottish base
* Lib Dems set up review to find cheaper alternative, which could see a possible reduction in Trident fleet and move to short-range missiles

A row erupted over the future of Britain’s nuclear deterrent yesterday.

Tories and Lib Dems clashed over whether to build a new generation of Trident submarines.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced contracts worth £350million to design the boats now based at the Scottish naval complex of Faslane – an apparent bid to show voters in Scotland what they would be losing if they vote for independence.

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MILITAY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

BAE Systems Awarded £315 Million for Future Submarine Design Work -- Defpro

Nick Clegg warns Philip Hammond over Trident nuclear missile plan -- The Telegraph

Scotland will be the big loser without Trident -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

IDF officer warns of repeat Lebanon war
-- YNet News

Israel to Limit Cluster Bombs in Possible War With Hezbollah -- New York Times/Reuters

China dismisses Japan's war game claim -- UPI

Japan PM to boost coast security amid China row -- Space Daily/AFP

Iranian Military Drill Due Near Iraqi Border -- Radio Free Europe

Upgraded Indian Submarine Starts Seas Trials in Russia -- RIA Novosti

Turkey’s New Procurement Rules Give Greater Control to Civilians -- Defense News

Russian Military Inspectors Begin Surveillance Flight Over France -- RIA Novosti

US, Swedish Inspectors to Fly over Russia, Belarus -- RIA Novosti

France, U.S. Work Toward Saudi Navy Deals -- Defense News

Canadian police urge Parliament to pass domestic spying bill -- RT

Defence low-balls F-35 cost assumptions
-- Eric Palmer Blog

U.S. 'mulls buying Israeli robot gunboats'
-- UPI

Riverine success in Iraq shows need for naval quick-reaction force -- Stars and Stripes

Dempsey hits rumors about AfriCom chief’s departure -- Washington Times

Dempsey: Africa Command change not tied to Libya
-- FOX News/AP

Pentagon starts to open network to iPhones, Androids -- DoD Buzz

DoD, Intel Officials Bullish On Open Source Software; Government-wide Software Foundation In The Mix
-- Aol Defense

Army training centers incorporating cyberthreats into exercises at brigade level -- Stars and Stripes

NASA Preps Drone Hurricane Hunters, But Misses Sandy
-- Danger Room

U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Initial Contract for Next Set of Missile Warning Satellites -- Space Daily

As bars suffer through curfew, troops in Japan complain of being 'treated like a kid' -- Stars and Stripes

New national monument honors military service dogs -- Mercury News/AP

Defense cuts are biggest political issue on California Marine base -- McClatchy News

For Mitt Romney, a bigger military, but at what price? -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

Gates’ Portrait Unveiled -- Time

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