Thursday, August 29, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 29, 2013

Illustrative photo of the Russian warship Varyag (photo credit: CC BY-randychiu, Flickr)

Russia Sends At Least 12 Warships To Syria -- Times of Israel

Deployment presumably a warning to Israeli and Western officials regarding military intervention against Assad

In a move considered aggressive by US and European officials, Russia has sent at least 12 warships to patrol waters near its naval base in Tartous, Syria.

The deployment appears to be a warning to Israeli and Western officials against military intervention in Syria’s bloody civil war, which has now claimed the lives of over 80,000 people.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russian Med Fleet Redeployment ‘Not Linked’ to Syria – Navy -- RIA Novosti

4 likely targets in the looming military strike on Syria -- The Week

Mapped: 35 Places In Syria Likely to Get Hit With a U.S. Cruise Missile -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy

Here’s a telling map of the most likely strike targets in Syria -- Washington Post

5 things you should know about Syria's military -- Navy Times

Intelligence on weapons no 'slam dunk' -- AP

U.S. Facing Test on Data to Back Action on Syria -- New York Times

American Missile Defenses Surround Syria -- War Is Boring

Cruise missiles are accurate but are they effective? -- Army Times

Syria strikes unlikely to change long-term DoD plans, experts say -- Marine Times

Britain sends six Typhoon jets to Greek Cyprus base -- Hurriyet Daily News

How the Syrian Electronic Army took out the New York Times and Twitter sites -- ZDNet

Syrian army may use kamikaze pilots against west, Assad officer claims -- The Guardian

Russia Leads Multirole Fighter Jet Sales Market – Report -- RIA Novosti

India developing E-bomb to paralyze networks -- Times of India

India Seeks Life Extensions for Remaining Subs After Fire -- Defense News

Vietnam Rises as Middle Power at Defense Summit: Southeast Asia -- Bloomberg

UK suspends military export licenses to Egypt -- Al Jazeera

Hagel: No US Plans To Cut Off Egypt Military Aid Yet -- Defense News/AFP

Iraq Requests 200 Bradley Fighting Vehicles; Saudi Deal in the Works -- Defense News

F/A-18 Advanced Super Hornet Prototype Flies With Northrop Grumman-Built Conformal Fuel Tanks -- Globe News Wire

USAF Commission Struggling With Cost Figures -- Defense News

Marine Corps F-35B Finishing Sea Trials -- Defense Tech

Ferguson: Budget cuts would mean smaller Navy, fewer combat-ready ships -- Stars and Stripes

Navy Wants to Grow Virginia-Class Sub Fleet -- Military.com

USS BARRY: Take A Tour Of The US Destroyer Poised To Attack Off The Coast Of Syria -- Business Insider

Army’s manufacturing improvements yield lighter body armor -- Defence Talk/Army News Service

US Military civilian medical workers quit after furloughs -- USA Today

Exclusive: How An Army Computer Security Flaw Got Swept Under The Rug -- Buzz Feed

The Scariest Thing About NSA Analysts Spying On Their Lovers Is How They Were Caught -- Business Insider

Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan sentenced to death -- FOX News

A Look at Other U.S. Military Inmates on Military Death Row -- AP

Why The Army Matters: Human Factors And Killing -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense

American Strategy and Offshore Balancing by Default -- Bryan McGrath and Ryan Evans, War On The Rocks

Cruise Missile Proliferation -- Arms Control Wonk

Pentagon's futurist office now studying Africa's future -- USA Today

A spy’s regret: Congress needs to reconsider domestic snooping program -- Washington Times editorial

The CIA people who found bin Laden: What they're thinking about what they did -- Thomas E. Ricks, Best Defense

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