Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 8, 2013

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Fifth-Generation Jet Tests May Start in July - Air Force -- RIA Novosti

AKHTUBINSK (Astrakhan Region, south Russia), May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Tests of Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 fighter jets in the Chkalov state flight test center in Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Region in south Russia may start in July, Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said.

“In two months,” he said Monday when asked when the center would start tests of such jets, adding that the first serial fifth-generation jet may be manufactured in 2014-2015.

United Aircraft Corporation President Mikhail Pogosyan said in April Russia will start state flight tests of the T-50 in 2014.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

PM Medvedev Ups Russia’s Rearmament Goal to 75% by 2020 -- RIA Novosti

Serbia Looks to Buy Several MiG-29 Fighters From Russia -- RIA Novosti

Red China Power: China expanding submarine, missile forces with advanced systems, Pentagon annual report says -- Washington Free Beacon

Report: China snooping around Pentagon computers
-- NBC

Hamas looks to root out Israel's spy networks -- Reuters

Turkish Tanks Head For Saudi Arabia -- Strategy Page

Pakistan cruise missiles pose key challenge to India -- Zee News

Advanced Agni-6 missile with multiple warheads likely by 2017 -- Business Standard

Turkey Sanctions Boeing for Delays -- Defense News

South Korea Orders FA-50 Fighters in $1Bn Deal -- Defence Talk

NATO investigating allegations of misconduct by its soldiers in southern Afghanistan -- FOX News/AP

Air Force reportedly strips 17 officers of power to launch intercontinental nuclear missiles -- FOX News/AP

Navy, Marines Offer Options for Syria, North Korea -- DoD Buzz

Gen. Odierno: Budget Crunch Will Render Army Unready For Syria & Hybrid War -- Breaking Defense

Navy Can’t Calculate Littoral Combat Ship’s Operating Costs, Says GAO Draft -- Breaking defense

Carter: Military strategic review near completion -- The Hill

Pentagon plans to cut civilian workforce -- Space Daily/AFP

Could More Base Closures Be on the Way? -- Roll Call

Pentagon cites new drive to develop anti-satellite weapons -- Reuters

Eglin receives first upgraded F-35 -- NWF Daily News

Pentagon Struggles To Pin Down F-35 Ops Cost
-- Aviation Week

Latest Army Spy Plane Readied in Secret Lab
-- Defense News

The Day Of The Droids Is Fast Approaching -- Strategy Page

Army Chief Compares Intel Database to iPhone -- Defense Tech

'Every American should be outraged:' Military sees sharp increase in sex assault cases -- NBC

Most military sexual assault cases go unreported -- AP

Obama delivers blunt message on sexual assaults in military -- Washington Post

Air Force Brochure Tells Sexual Assault Victims to ‘Submit’ -- Danger Room

Hagel: Troops' workplaces will be checked for 'degrading' images of women -- Military Times

Recent events highlight risks from orbiting space junk -- Space Daily/UPI

Cyberattacks expected this week. Authorities look for signs of terror cell involvement -- Washington Times

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