Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 13, 2013

Lt. Gen Christopher Bogdan. JSF.mil

General In Charge Of F-35 Is Determined To Shake Things Up -- Business Insider

If there's one thing the Pentagon is learning from the automatic budget cuts hitting defense spending, it's the grim realization that they don't have an unlimited amount of cash to burn.

That understanding is clear with the recent remarks from Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the manager of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, who promised "housekeeping changes" within the program office, as Reuters reports:

Read more ....

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Pentagon vows to "protect" funding for F-35 if possible -- Reuters

U.S. F-35 Chief Reorganizing Program Office -- Defense News

MoD admits 'we don't know' over F-35B fighter problems -- Defence Management

Singapore in 'final stages' of evaluating F-35 -- Space Daily/AFP

India, China military build-up fuelling mutual suspicion: US -- Zee News

Report: China developing advanced drone fleet -- Defense Tech

China investing in destabilising UAV capabilities: report
-- Flight Global

China commissions 'next-generation' stealth frigate
-- Economic Times

Analysis: Taiwan Releases QDR; Lacks Substance -- Defense News

Taiwan Not Ready for Military Confidence Steps with China -- Defense News

Report: Surge in N. Korea Air Force Sorties -- Defense News

India aborts testing of new cruise missile: defence body -- Space Daily/AFP

US U-2 Reconnaissance Plane Shooed away from Iranian Airspace -- Fars News Agency (Iran)

Iran to launch new destroyer in Caspian Sea -- Trend.az

Syria, pressed by war, deploys all-female units
-- Washington Post

CIA Effort In Iraq Places US Spooks On Syria's Three Largest Borders -- Business Insider

Report: The CIA Increasing Operations in Iraq
-- Mother Jones

Erased US data shows 1 in 4 missiles in Afghan airstrikes now fired by drone -- Bureau Of Investigative Journalism

Tiny, Suicidal Drone/Missile Mashup Is Part of U.S.’ Afghanistan Arsenal -- Danger Room

National Security Advisor Explains Asia-Pacific Pivot -- US Department of Defense

Cyber threats against U.S. "ramping up," Obama says -- CNN

Spy chief: Americans 'not wittingly' monitored -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Navy's limited tac-air roadmap -- Eric Palmer Blog

Dempsey: Sequestration Will Affect Programs, Readiness -- US Department of Defense

Training For Some Air Force Pilots To Stop Mid-April -- Defense news

Will sports miss military flyovers?
-- Baltimore Sun

Air Force joins Army, Marines in cutting tuition assistance -- Stars and Stripes

U.S. Senate committee to review military justice system -- ABC News

Afghan witnesses visit base to prepare for Staff Sgt. Bales' court-martial -- McClatchy News

At What Cost a Carrier? -- Information Dissemination

No comments: