Friday, March 8, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 8, 2013

Russia supplying China with weapon platforms more powerful than Russian-built systems India has in its arsenals reverses what was the rule in the past. The Hindu

The Dragon Gets A Bear Hug -- The Hindu

Russia and China are revitalising defence ties at a time when relations of both with the U.S. have run into rough waters.

Russia is resuming the supply of advanced weapon platforms to China in a move that may have implications for India.

At the end of last year, Russia concluded a framework agreement with China for the sale of four Amur-1650 diesel submarines. In January it signed another intergovernmental agreement for the supply of Russia’s latest Su-35 long-range fighter planes.

If the deals go through, it will be for the first time in a decade that Russia has delivered offensive weapons to China.

It will also mark the first time that Russia has supplied China with more powerful weapon platforms compared with Russian-built systems India has in its arsenals. In the past, the opposite was the rule.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

North Korea can't hit America, but South Korea and Japan in range -- Reuters

Attacking US would be suicide, lawmaker tells N. Korea
-- Space Daily/AFP

N. Korea threat to declare armistice invalid concerns USFK commander -- Stars and Stripes

South Korea worried US budget battle will affect joint training
-- Stars and Stripes

China helps anti-piracy effort as it harries Japan’s coast guard -- Washington Times

Chinese Defense Spending Whittled Away By Inflation; Future Spending Outlook Not So Rosy -- Aol Defense

Is Pakistan's military out of politics for good?
-- Shamila N. Chaudhary, Foreign Policy

Taiwan’s Massive, Mega-Powerful Radar System Is Finally Operational -- Danger Room

Israel prepares for next war with Hezbollah -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Amnesty Warns of Misuse of Traded Weapons -- Voice of America

First production Airbus Military A400M makes maiden flight -- Airbus Military

Russia will continue building up its defenses -- Space Daily/Voice of Russia

US ready to compromise with Russia on battlefield nuclear arms -- Space Daily/Voice of Russia

More crisis response headed to AFRICOM amid terrorism concerns -- Stars and Stripes

Nellis pilots take first step toward F-35 operational testing -- Eglin Air Force Base

Test Pilots: Stealth Jet’s Blind Spot Will Get It ‘Gunned Every Time’ -- The Danger Room

New Pentagon super fighter will get pilots shot down, warns report -- Washington Times

Breedlove: Budget cuts could impact Air Force readiness in Europe, Africa -- Stars and Stripes

Marine QDR Rep: Small Is Beautiful For 2014 Strategic Review
-- Aol Defense

Army unveils new unmanned aircraft -- KSDK.com

BAE Tapped to Lead Army Micro-Robotic Effort -- Defense Tech

Budget Cuts Ground US Military's Precision Flying Teams
-- Voice of America

‘Hidden heroes’: Relatives caring for wounded soldiers ‘toil in obscurity,’ report says -- Washington Times

Leon Panetta: Military 'looked the other way' in case of Jeremy Goulet, and Santa Cruz officers paid the price -- Mercury News

Service, Not Subservience: The U.S. Military’s Sexual-Violence Problem -- Eryn Sepp, Daily Beast

A special budgetary place for Defense -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

Semper Fido: 7 famous military mascots -- Mother Nature Network

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