Monday, October 7, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 7, 2013

Russia to Test Launch Newest ICBM by Year-End – Industry Official. (Archive) © Sergey Kazak

Russia To Test Launch Newest ICBM By Year-End – Industry Official -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) – The test launch of Russia’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile, codenamed Rubezh, could take place before the end of the year, a high-ranking defense industry official told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

The RS-26, a solid-propellant ICBM, will supplement the Yars and Topol-M missiles that are currently in service with Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces, the official said.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russian Military Short of Healthy Draftees – Defense Ministry -- RIA Novosti

Massive Jewel Trove Seized from Russian Military Fraud Suspect -- RIA Novosti

Russia to See 20-Ton Combat Drone ‘by 2018’ – Industry Source -- RIA Novosti

Russia to Receive First Mistral Warship in November 2014 -- RIA Novosti

France Axes Regiment, Restructures Air Bases Amid Crisis -- Defense News/AFP

Israel seeks U.S. funds for Arrow-2 to counter Iran -- UPI

Prince Harry arrives Down Under to welcome a fleet of warships, galleons and tall ships from 17 nations into Sydney Harbour to celebrate the country's navy centenary -- Daily Mail

Pakistan's military chief says he will retire in November -- Reuters

New Zealand Buys MBDA's Sea Ceptor Missiles -- Defense News

GCHQ report on 'MULLENIZE' program to 'stain' anonymous electronic traffic -- Washington Post

German intelligence service is as bad as the NSA -- Kai Biermann, The Guardian

NSA and GCHQ target Tor network that protects anonymity of web users -- The Guardian

U.S. Drones to Monitor North Korea -- Defense Tech

White House: Shutdown hurts ability to enforce sanctions on Iran, Syria -- The Guardian

Germany Hands Over Military Base to Afghans -- AP

4 US soldiers killed by Afghanistan bomb -- AP

New Air Force planes parked in Arizona 'boneyard' -- Stars and Stripes/Dayton Daily News, Ohio

Costs for new nuclear facility skyrocket as critics question its creation -- FOX News

DoD Official: 90 Percent of Furloughed Civilians Coming Back to Work -- Defense News

House passes bills to fund safety and security agencies during shutdown -- Washington Times

Pentagon finalizing plan to bring back furloughed civilian workers -- CNN

Sikorsky Cancels Planned Furloughs with US Inspectors Set to Return -- Defense News

Lockheed Martin to furlough 3,000 due to government shutdown -- Washington Times

No sports on AFN news channel during shutdown -- Stars and Stripes

Paying the Troops: Beyond the Shutdown -- Defense One

Pentagon Comptroller Details Recalls, ‘Painful’ Decision to Exclude Some Workers -- US News and World Report

Bloody Facebook Photo Is The First Confirmed Sighting Of A Female Student Of The Marine Infantry Course -- Business Insider

House passes measure aimed at bringing military chaplains back to work -- CNN

Fort Hood trial cost government about $5 million -- AP

Army explores predicting suicides as way to prevent them -- USA Today

WWII vet, oldest Medal of Honor recipient, dies -- AP

Fears of Devastating Cyber-Attacks on Electric Grid, Critical Infrastructure Grow -- National Defense

Dual-leadership role at NSA and Cyber Command stirs debate -- Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

New memorial for fallen Black Hawk Down sniper -- Army Times

Time to Celebrate Success in Missile Defense -- Jonathan Bergner, Real Clear Defense

Why Fielding Fewer Than Twelve Ballistic Missile Subs Could Be Disastrous For America -- Loren B. Thompson, Lexington Institutde

Drones Don’t Change a Thing -- Ryan Youra, War On the Rocks

Emotions run deep for military's mortuary workers -- USA Today

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