Saturday, January 12, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 12, 2013



French Troops Target Terrorists In Mali As Newest Shadow War Begins -- Danger Room

The newest shadow war pitting western troops against Islamic radicals has begun. Except this one doesn’t feature any American forces, robots or warplanes. At least, not right this second.

France has sent an as-yet-undisclosed number of troops to Mali, the beleaguered northwest African country whose northern section has been overrun by Islamist guerillas. “This operation will last as long as necessary,” French President Francois Hollande announced Friday.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

N. Korea tells China planning nuclear test: report -- Space Daily/AFP

The Coming Russian Naval Modernization -- Information Dissemination

New hardware for Russian forces -- Voice of Russia

Russian Ex-Defense Minister Serdyukov Declines to Testify -- RIA Novosti

Russian Navy Holds Syria Exercises -- RIA Novosti

Dempsey: U.S. can’t stop Syrian chemical weapon attack -- Defense Tech

Turkey postpones purchasing U.S F-35 fighters -- Trend.az

Chinese missile defense test?
-- Washington Times

Philippine Coast Guard to receive 10 patrol boats from Japan -- Global Nation

DoD: No plans to deploy CV-22 to Japan, for now
-- Air Force Times

Congress’ Budget Games Mean Less Cash, More Chaos for Pentagon -- Danger Room

Boehner takes flak from Republican defense hawks on sequester stance -- The Hill

Panetta orders defense cuts before Congress does -- CNN

Air Force Leaders Will Deliver Budget Guidance to Force in Days -- US Department of Defense

Air Force memo outlines sweeping budget cuts -- AP

The Air Force Wants Its Nukes A Lot Smaller And More Portable -- Business Insider

Why Air Force Needs Lots Of F-35s: Gen. Hostage On The 'Combat Cloud' -- Danger Room

Lockheed Martin Highlights F-35 Program Achievements for 2012 -- Lockheed Martin

Release of F-35 2012 test report card shows continued waste on a dud program -- Eric Palmer Blog

Move over GCV; Army Aviation Wants New Toys Too
-- Dod Buzz

Army Aviators Face New Threats With Old Helicopters: Drones, Tactics key
-- Aol Defense

Intelligence: Marines Put FETs On Ice -- Strategy Page

Army opens Special Operations flying missions to women -- Stars and Stripes

Sandia airborne pods seek to trace nuclear bomb’s origins
-- Sandia National Laboratories

DARPA wants to dot ocean floor with network of robotic pods that can spy, explore -- Network World

US government tells computer users to disable Java -- AP

Suicide Curses the Navy, Again -- The Mellow Jihadi

Hagel, Kerry, And The Combat Experience -- Lawrence J. Haas, IBTimes

Epic combat valor: Former soldier to receive Medal of Honor -- CNN

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