Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 7, 2013

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Russian Air Force To Get First T-50 Fighter Jet This Year -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, August 6 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Air Force will take delivery of its first fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet "in the third quarter of this year" for final state test flights starting in the fourth quarter, the service's commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Tuesday.

In late April, President Vladimir Putin said the T-50 would enter service with the country’s armed forces in 2016, and not 2015 as had been previously announced. United Aircraft Corporation's President Mikhail Pogosyan said T-50 flight tests would begin in 2014.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia Readies 5th Generation Stealth Fighter -- Business Insider

Russian 5th-generation fighter -- RIA Novosti

Syria buying Russian weapons with American dollars. -- Defense World

Japan launches largest warship since World War II -- CNN

Japan's New Warship Draws Fire -- CRIEnglish

Turkey Launches Competition for Assault Boats -- Defense News

US, Russian Foreign and Defense Ministers To Meet Friday -- Defense News/AFP

China’s Second Artillery Has a New Missile -- The Diplomat

Chinese fighter-bombers practice reconnaissance -- China.org.cn

China's Military Hackers Are Trying to Break into America's Infrastructure -- Defense One

Pentagon Proposes $2.7B In Iraq Arms Sales -- Defense News/AFP

Iraqi Air Force Falling Apart -- Strategy Page

Air Force Finds Body at Okinawa Helo Crash, Ends Search -- US News and World Report

Navy drops plans to repair fire-damaged USS Miami sub -- FOX News

Navy to Test Hybrid-Propulsion on Destroyers -- Defense Tech

Navy P-8 Deal Tops $17 Billion in July Awards -- DoD Buzz

Lockheed Martin to Offer Universal Mission Equipment Package for US Army Helicopters -- Space Daily

Troop, civilian cuts likely, Pentagon's No. 2 says -- USA Today

Defense Dept. cuts mandated furloughs from 11 days to 6 -- Washington Times

Intelligence does little to boost image of NSA’s database -- Washington Times

Snowden's NSA Leaks Pricked The 'Cloud' Bubble For US Tech Companies -- Business Insider

Study: Mental health woes, not deployment or combat, raise military suicide risk -- CBS

Kentucky Marine awarded Silver Star for courageous, dedicated leadership -- Marines.mil

Reuters Investigation: Outrageous Pay System Often Fails US Veterans -- American Interest

The real NCIS: Years of work, dogged investigations and no promise of closure -- Stars and Stripes

Defense Official: Sexual Assaults in Military Is 'Enemy That Must Be Defeated' -- PBS Newshour

'I am the shooter,' Nidal Hasan tells Fort Hood court-martial -- CNN

U.S. military judge trims potential sentence in WikiLeaks case -- Reuters

Officer candidate at Maxwell Air Force Base threatens suit over 'so help me God' oath -- al.com

The U.S. military has a problem with atheists -- The Week

You May Not Be Interested in Cyber War, but It’s Interested in You -- Frank Hoffman, War On The Rocks

Experts: Pentagon Strategic Plan Would Produce Aging, Hollow Military -- Daniel Wiser, Washington Free Beacon

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