Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 29, 2013



French President On Military Offensive: 'We Are Winning In Mali' -- CNN

(CNN) -- French-led troops in Mali now control the ancient city of Timbuktu, the city of Gao and the swath in between that was an Islamist stronghold for almost a year, the French Defense Ministry said.

"We are winning in Mali," French President Francois Hollande said at a news conference Monday, but he added that militants still control parts of the north.

Hollande did not say how long France will maintain troops in its former colony.

The country has 2,150 soldiers on Malian soil, with 1,000 more troops supporting the operation from elsewhere.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

US official: Mali intervention ‘could take years’; militants were trained by Gadhafi’s Libya -- Washington Post/AP

Governments Fall Short in Fighting Defense Corruption: Survey -- New York Times/Reuters

U.K. Group Releases Global Defense Sector Corruption Index -- Defense News

Official: Mali intervention ‘could take years’ -- Army Times/AP

French rely on ERC 90 in Mali
-- Defense Tech

The Turkish Navy Superior To The Russian Black Sea Fleet? -- Bosphorus Naval News

Iran Seen Pressing Ahead With Building at Suspect Base
-- Global Security Newswire

Medvedev: U.S., Russia differ over defense -- UPI

Exclusive: Israeli finance chief expects cuts to defense spending -- Reuters

India Expands To Face China
-- Strategy Page

Submarine Trends In Asia Pacific: Air-Independent Propulsion A Game Changer? – Analysis -- Eurasia Review

US Military Plans Drone Base in Northwest Africa -- Voice of America

US considering new drone base in Africa - report -- RT

Niger gives green light to U.S. drone deployment: source
-- Reuters

U.S. Navy Seeks Alternate Deckhouse For DDG-1002 -- Aviation Week

Sailors back home in Sasebo as minesweeper remains stuck on reef -- Stars and Stripes

F-16 jet, pilot missing off Italian coast -- Air Force Times

AF grapples with rising logistics support costs
-- Defense Tech

Engineers discover culprit behind F-35B fueldraulic line failure
-- Flight Global

Grounded F-35B Will Fly Again ‘Soon,’ P&W Says -- Defense News

F-35 Delays Mean More Money For F-15s -- Strategy Page

Navy Wants Odor-Sniffing Robot Swarms to Haul Bombs on Ships -- Danger Room

Google pledges fight over government access to users' email -- Reuters

McChrystal: Women will serve in special-forces units including SEALs, Rangers -- The Hill

Pentagon officially names Austin as new CENTCOM chief -- The Hill

Big shoes to fill: Replacing John Brennan
-- CNN

Army drill scares residents on Houston's south side
-- ABC News

Chief: U.S. Army Faces $17B in Sequester, CR Cuts
-- Defense News

Pentagon laying off 46,000 employees -- CNN

DoD civilian furloughs expected to start in April -- DoD Buzz

Unfit for Combat. Marines, Army shrinking force size under budgetary restraints -- Washington Free Beacon

Secret Service dog dies on duty -- USA Today

Soldier who lost 4 limbs has double-arm transplant
-- AP

Women in Ground Combat How did it happen? And what will it do to the military? -- Bing West, American Interest

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