Monday, May 6, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 6, 2013



Here's A Tactical And Technical Breakdown Of Israel's Recent Air Strikes -- Business Insider

For the second time in three days, strike aircraft of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked targets in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport. The targets are alleged to have been shipments of Syrian ballistic missiles bound for Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon. U.S. Intelligence sources and open-source reporting have claimed that Israeli jets struck these weapons caches during the first raid without penetrating Syrian airspace.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Israeli strike kills 42 Syrian soldiers, activist group says -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Bill Richardson: U.S. Military Strikes in Syria are ‘In the Cards’ -- ABC News

Turkish Foreign Ministry dismisses report on regional cooperation against Iran -- Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey launches military exercise near Syrian border -- Haaretz/Reuters

Unmanned Syrian Mig-21 fitted for chemical warfare? -- Defense Update

MI6 'handing bundles of cash to Hamid Karzai' -- The Telegraph

Iran to Use New Mine-Sweeping System in Persian Gulf -- RIA Novosti

A look at arsenal of Israel, Hezbollah -- YNet News

Pilot Killed, 18 Injured in Plane Crash at Madrid Air Show -- RIA Novosti

New Defence White Paper fails to address Australia's core security needs -- Eric Palmer Blog

Indian Navy to mark 60 years of naval aviation -- Zee News

Australia's White Paper Reveals Reluctance to Paint China Red -- Defense News

China Commissions Surveillance Frigate -- RIA Novsoti

China's carrier group secretly assembling: reports -- Focus Taiwan

French M51 ballistic missile self-destructs in failed test
-- France 24

Analysis: Congo rebels prepare to face U.N. force with mandate to attack -- Reuters

Zimbabwe's President: New Tasks for Africa's Spies -- ABC News/AP

Iraq signs $830 million deal for more F-16s -- Space Daily/UPI

Bears Buzz Alaska Again: Russian military again flies strategic bombers near Alaska -- Washington Free Beacon

S. Korea-US Joint Drills Shift to Sea -- Voice of America

New gear brings enhanced precision to field artillery in Afghanistan -- Defence Talk

DoD Halts Shifting War Money Into Base Budget -- Defense News

Field artillery training integrates women into combat specialties -- Army.mil

Working gun made with 3D printer -- BBC

Could a greener military prove more powerful? -- USA Today

It’s time to talk about Arctic militarization -- Rob Huebert, National Post

Motor vehicle crashes: A little-known risk to returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan -- Washington Post

Arlington National Cemetery plans controversial expansion to avoid running out of room -- FOX News

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