Monday, November 11, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 9, 2013


America's First Next-Gen Aircraft Carrier Takes High Tech To Sea -- CNet

The world's most-advanced aircraft carrier should be meeting a bottle of champagne today. Head on.

The USS Gerald R. Ford will be christened during a ceremony in Newport News, Va., an event that will usher in the next generation of aircraft carriers. The Gerald R. Ford is the first of its class -- the Ford class. And over the last few years, the shipbuilders at Newport News Shipbuilding have been putting together a vessel that is intended to move the aircraft carrier technology needle forward significantly.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia will never fully abandon military draft – defense minister -- RT

Russian Navy Likely to Receive 2nd Borey Nuclear Sub by Year-End -- RIA Novosti

Russia to Boost Armor Units in Far East With Upgraded Tanks -- RIA Novosti

Egypt Eyes $4Bln Arms Deal With Russia – Media -- RIA Novosti

India To Upgrade Submarine Capabilities -- The Diplomat

India rises as world's biggest weapons buyer -- Sunday Standard

US Report: 1st Sub-launched Nuke Missile Among China's Recent Strides -- Defense News

‘Flying Sharks’: China’s first display of Jet Fighter Shenyang J-15-555 -- Euronews

South Korea: Lockheed Martin Now Sole Candidate in Fighter Project -- Chosun Ilbo

What Went Wrong in Turkey's Corvette Contest -- Defense News

Iran inaugurates production line of Sayyad-2 missile -- Press TV

DoD: Some Afghan forces forge truces with Taliban -- Army Times

US Navy carrier departing Persian Gulf region -- FOX News/AP

US naval convoy crosses Egypt's Suez Canal -- Al Jazeera

Old Aircraft Carrier Sold For A Penny -- Strategy Page

U.S. Warship Hit by Technical Glitch in Singapore -- Reuters

Video: F/A-18F Super Hornet takes on a full load of Harpoons Anti-ship missiles for the first time -- Navy Recognition

Army halts mortar buys, looks to trade up -- Army Times

The Virginia Peel: Why are $2 Billion Dollar Subs Losing Their Skin? -- Next Navy

Modern Navy presents cybersecurity challenge -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Helms nomination for Space Command withdrawn -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon Policy Chief Latest Senior Official to Step Down -- Defense News

Navy Tests X-47B on Another Carrier -- Defense Tech

U.S. Navy cuts security access of two top intelligence officers -- Reuters

Family of Victim in Navy Yard Shooting Sues US for Negligence -- Voice of America

Pentagon reports 46 percent rise in military sexual assaults -- Washington Times

Final toast to World War II Doolittle Raiders: 'Peace' -- Stars and Stripes/AP

U.S. Navy Invests in Coveralls That Won’t Burst Into Flames -- Danger Room

Turkey, China and the Future of NATO Defense in the Region -- Second Line Of Defense

Five Takeaways from a Decade of War -- James Kitfield, Defense One

Air-Sea Battle: A Dangerous, Unaffordable Threat -- William Yale, The Diplomat

Good and Bad Reasons to Cut Defense -- Robert Golan-Vilella, National Interest/The Buzz

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