Saturday, October 6, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 6, 2012


Navy Bets On Arleigh Burkes To Sail Until 2072; 40 Years Afloat For Some -- Aol Defense

Tomorrow morning, at Manhattan's Pier 88, the Navy will commission its newest destroyer, DDG-112. The USS Michael Murphy's namesake was uncompromisingly heroic, a Navy SEAL who died earning the Medal of Honor in Afghanistan. The ship itself, however, embodies a series of cost-conscious compromises that will keep the Navy sailing a 1980s design -- albeit much upgraded --until at least 2072.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

EADS/BAE Merger Talks Reportedly Deadlocked -- Defense News

The New US Strategy, the FY2013 Defense Budget, Sequestration, and the Growing Strategy-Reality Gap -- Defpro

Canada's military folds three commands into one -- CTV

Venezuela’s military: Potential arbiter and wild card in Venezuela’s presidential election -- Washington Post/AP

There's A Scary, New Cyber Threat Coming From Iran -- Business Insider/Reuters

Russian, Central Asian Pilots in Air Defense Drills -- RIA Novosti

Russia Extends Tajik Base Lease to Curb Militant Threat -- New York Times/Reuters

Dassault Delivers AESA Radar-Equipped Euro Fighter -- Defense Tech

US Completes Ospreys Deployment in Okinawa
-- RIA Novosti

South Korea, U.S. agree on boosting missile capability: media -- Reuters

Panetta says new era for US in South America -- AP

Spain seals deal with US over NATO missile shield -- Stars and Stripes/AP

The Navy’s New Class of Warships: Big Bucks, Little Bang -- Time

The Navy's Newest Guided Missile Destroyer Is A Deadly Beauty -- Business Insider

Army Plots New Infrared ‘Obscurants’ to Thicken the Fog of War -- Danger Room

Military Test: Drones Could Refuel Themselves Mid-Air -- Tech News Daily

Jeff Bezos And The CIA Invest In D-Wave's Quantum Computer -- Forbes

U.S. Should Lead Cybersecurity Efforts, NSA Director Says -- US Department of Defense

This Story Of A CIA-Backed Somalia Anti-Piracy Squad Is Unbelievable -- Business Insider

Partisan debate deepens over layoff notices before sequestration -- Stars and Stripes

Veteran unemployment rate dips, but crisis deepens for ex-military women -- NBC

Upbeat jobs report brings good news for vets, too -- Stars and Stripes

Face of Defense: Army Acquisition Officer Works With Google -- US Department of Defense

Film Dramatizing Bin Laden Raid Airing Nov. 4 -- Military.com/AP

Defending Readiness: Keep Military Training Strong -- Bianca Falcone, Heritage Foundation

This is the worst post on naval affairs ever to appear on the internet. Some additional thoughts here. -- Information Dissemination

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