Monday, July 8, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 8, 2013

International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg. © RIA Novosti. Igor Russak

Russian Navy To Receive 36 Warships In 2013 -- RIA Novosti

ST. PETERSBURG, July 7 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Navy will receive 36 warships in 2013, an unprecedented number in Russia’s history, Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov said on Sunday.

“During this year, 36 combat ships, fast attack crafts and support vessels will join the Russian Navy. This has never happened before,” Fedotenkov said at the International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg.

Russian Navy warships are now performing missions in all areas of the World Ocean, with over 60 combat ships currently at sea, he said.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Proof that the British Navy is on the scrapheap -- Express

NSA and GCHQ spy programmes face legal challenge -- The Guardian

Israel Halts F-16I, F-15I Training Flights -- Defense News

Israeli Cabinet votes to end military exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews -- CNN

Chinese Military Police's Secret Training Involves Video Games -- Kotaku

Myanmar frees child soldiers from army -- Al Jazeera

Indian Navy set to launch aircraft carrier in next five years -- India Today

French Cruise Missile Successful in First Firing Test -- Defense Update

German air force bill for Eurofighters escalates-report -- Reuters

Japan eyes two new Aegis destroyers to counter N. Korea missile threat -- Japan Times

Report: Hackers targeting US, South Korean military secrets -- FOX News/AP

Infantry course humbling: Male, female Marines slog through combat endurance test at Quantico -- UT San Diego

US Air Force Rollbacks continue to take toll: Record number of enlisted may be pushed out -- Air Force Times

The U.S. Army Reorganizes Again -- Strategy Page

Secret Move Keeps Bin Laden Records in the Shadows -- Richard Lardner, AP

US Army Could Be Silent Partner In New GM Honda Fuel Cell Initiative -- Clean Technica

The Army's Insurgent Tracking Software Is Now Being Used to Track Gangs -- Gizmodo

Ex-FBI chief Freeh on risk of cyber terror -- Army Times

Sources: DoD Considers 3 Options for JIEDDO -- Defense News

Steep furloughs hit military workers this week -- CBS

Longer tours, fewer moves loom for troops -- Army Times

Taking On Rules to Ease Sikhs’ Path to the Army -- New York Times

New rules cut loopholes for body fat -- Army Times

The Sergeant-Lariam Link Seems to Grow Stronger -- Battleland/Time

After 2 decades of sexual assault in military, no real change in message -- Stars and Stripes

Bradley Manning lawyers seek dismissal of charges in WikiLeaks trial -- The Guardian

Pentagon MIA Efforts Risk Total Failure -- Robert Burns, AP

What keeps defense industry CEOs up at night? -- Federal Times

The Air Force’s Future May Be in Drones, But Its Generals Won’t Be -- Mark Thompson, Battleland/Time

THE REAL FORREST GUMP - Sgt. Sammy L. Davis, U.S. Army, Vietnam War, Medal of Honor -- Hawaii Reporter

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