Thursday, July 11, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 11, 2013



Egypt Unrest: US To Go Ahead With F-16 Jets Delivery -- BBC

he US is going ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt despite the political unrest in the country, senior American officials say.

It comes as Washington is continuing to evaluate last week's overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi by the army.

US massive military aid to Cairo would have to be cut by law if the removal of the Islamist leader is determined by Washington to have been a coup.

The Muslim Brotherhood, which backs Mr Morsi, is demanding his reinstatement.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia to Get New Su-35, MiG-35 Jets Within 3 Years - Minister -- RIA Novosti

Adoption of Russia’s New Combat Gear Delayed Over Small Arms -- RIA Novosti

Former South Korean Spy Chief Charged With Bribery -- North Korea

Philippine Air Force to get 8 new attack choppers -- ABS-CBN

China, Russia Complete Extensive Naval Exercise -- RIA Novosti

Air Force Intelligence Report Provides Snapshot of Nuclear Missiles -- FAS Strategic Security Blog

China Missile Program Boosts Ability to Hit U.S., Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Israel’s Military-Entrepreneurial Complex Owns Big Data -- MIT Technology Review

Saudi Prince Proposes Middle East WMD Ban Built From Pieces -- Global Security Newswire

US to pay Spain 200 million to host missile shield -- Missile Threat

Jane's: UK military spend to be overtaken by India -- AP

Scottish Trident Base Claims 'Preposterous' -- SKY News

The Royal Navy Adopts Scan Eagles -- Strategy Page

Workers protesting work force cuts at US base in Africa -- Stars and Stripes

JSF Program Moves Toward LRIP Boost -- DoD Buzz

Military burn pits at Afghanistan base may pose health risk to troops, report says -- FOX News/AP

Defense Department spent $34 million on unused facility amid furlough panic -- Daily Caller

Lawmakers Want Answers from Pentagon Over Missile Test Failure -- Defense News

Hagel warns lawmakers about effects of Pentagon budget cuts in 2014 -- Washington Post

Pentagon airbrushes details of sequestration continuing for another year -- AEI Ideas

Pentagon eyes cuts in danger pay -- FOX News

Pentagon: 56,000 troops could lose danger pay -- Washington Times

Senator calls for hearing on Pentagon payroll problems -- Reuters

7 frigates on list of FY '14 decommissionings -- Navy Times

Lockheed Successful in Advanced Gun System Weapons Test -- Daily Finance

DARPA Competitors Develop Robots for Disaster Response -- US Department of Defense

L-3 to develop imaging radar prototype to give AC-130 gunship more punch in bad weather -- Military & Aerospace

Raytheon wins US Navy Next Generation Jammer competition -- Space War

DNI Clapper Won’t Resign Over Misleading Congress on NSA Surveillance -- Washington Free Beacon

Exclusive: U.S. Air Force sees no wrongdoing by Booz Allen in Snowden matter -- Reuters

AT&T Has A Team Of 100 Employees Doing Nothing But Responding To Government Surveillance Requests -- Business Insider

UK spies: Nations are hiring cybermercenaries -- AP

For first time ever, feds asked to sit out Defcon hacker conference -- Ars Technica

Fort Hood suspect says he supports Taliban -- AP

Second probe of MIA recovery program shows deep problems -- Stars and Stripes

Special forces' marriages on shaky ground, survey shows -- USA Today

Photo surfaces of military members displaying underwear in uniform -- ABC News

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