Monday, December 2, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 2, 2013

A P-8A Poseidon aircraft takes off from Naval Air Station Jacksonville on November 29. CNN

U.S. Deploys Submarine-Hunting Jets To Disputed Air Defence Zone Over East China Sea As Tensions In Volatile Region Mount -- Daily Mail

* China claims sovereignty over Japanese controlled islands
* U.S. Navy sends first of six advanced anti-ship aircraft to Japan
* Fears mount tensions could spark unplanned military incident

America has deployed the first of six state-of-the-art submarine-hunting jets to the East China Sea as tensions between Japan and China over a group of disputed islands mounts.

China last month established an air defense zone covering islands controlled by Japan and claimed by Beijing - sparking fears that it could lead to an unplanned military incident.

Now the U.S. Navy is sending P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft which will strengthen America's ability to hunt submarines and other vessels in seas close to China.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. sends new submarine-hunting jets to Japan amid East Asia tension -- Reuters

NATO says Karzai failure to sign pact would end Afghan mission -- Reuters

Japan, U.S. to up Senkaku surveillance -- Japan News/Yomiuri Shimbun

More Chinese Air ID Zones Predicted -- Defense News

New sticking point between US and Afghanistan: fuel supplies -- L.A. Times/MCT

Iraq FM talks to Afghans about security -- AP

Czech military close to sale of 28 redundant L-159 combat planes -- Ceskenoviny

Queen Elizabeth’s all-seeing eye in place as radar is installed -- Royal Navy

NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps concludes major training in England -- Stars and Stripes

China's sole aircraft carrier Liaoning arrives in Hainan for mission -- Stars and Stripes/Asia News Network

Canada charges man over 'bid to spy for China' -- BBC

Is China Spying on Canada's Shipbuilding Interests? -- Maritime Executive

Revealed: Australian spy agency offered to share data about ordinary citizens -- The Guardian

Edward Snowden revelations prompt UN investigation into surveillance -- The Guardian

Privacy board springs to life after NSA revelations -- Washington Times

Bechtel Wins $7 Billion Nuclear Propulsion Deal -- DoD Buzz

BAE Systems to build hundreds of fiber-optic decoys to protect combat jets from missiles -- Military & Aerospace

Northrop Grumman shows off two new drones -- UT San Diego

Ejection seat safety: Senators push for review -- Air Force Times

Massive naval power remains at heart of America's look eastwards -- Paul Armstrong, CNN

US Senate's DoD Bill 'in Jeopardy' -- Defense News

Brothers work to put a face to every NC name on Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Stars and Stripes/The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer

The Best Job in the Army -- Carole Emberton, New York Times

Chuck Hagel: Paper Tiger at the Pentagon -- Glenn Thrush, Politico Magazine

Duffel Blog makes fun of military absurdities — and has the Pentagon laughing, too -- Washington Post

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