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Wall Street Journal: U.S., Japan Announce New Security Agreement
Pact would give Japan’s military a bigger global role
The U.S. and Japan unveiled a new pact aimed at overhauling the two countries’ security arrangements and paving the way for a more robust participation of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces in disaster relief, peacekeeping operations, missile defense and other military missions.
The agreement is the result of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s drive to shed many of the limits placed on Japan’s armed forces under its postwar, pacifist constitution. The new guidelines were unveiled Monday at the start of Mr. Abe’s visit this week to the U.S., which will feature an address to Congress and meeting with President Barack Obama.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 28, 2015
4 Takeaways From the New US-Japan Defense Guidelines -- The Diplomat
This Brave New U.S.-Japan Alliance -- James R. Holmes, Real Clear Defense
US military 'monitoring' Iran ship seizure -- BBC
What the Air Force is sending to Nepal to help with earthquake relief -- Washington Post
Putin: Russia's nuclear arsenal reduced to minimum level -- ITAR-TASS
Russia Developing Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft System for Arctic -- Sputnik
China, Russia agree on joint helicopter project details — deputy PM -- ITAR-TASS
China Will Supply Pakistan With 110 New JF-17s -- The Diplomat
Caught in Limbo: French Navy Has No Use for Extra Mistrals, Looks to Moscow -- Sputnik
GX-6 to boost China's anti-submarine capabilities -- Want China Times
Chinese Navy Stars in Latest U.S.Intelligence Report -- Popular Science
Is India Finally Getting Modern Artillery? -- The Diplomat
New South Korean guided rocket to target N. Korean vessels to be deployed in '16 - Yonhap news
Renewed suspicions US was ‘lobbied’ to leave UK out of CIA torture report -- RT
Trident, the £100bn barrier to an innovative UK defence policy -- The News Hub
Saab dismisses prospect of Gripen jet fighters sale to Argentina -- Reuters
Navy tests software for automated carrier landing capability -- UPI
House Boosts Funding to Keep Tomahawk Production Open -- Defense Tech
House Cuts $460M from Air Force’s Next Generation Stealth Bomber -- DoD Buzz
With deadline near, lawmakers set to introduce bill to end NSA program -- Washington Post
We Finally Know Something About What The Shadowy X-37B Will Do In Orbit -- Foxtrot Alpha
NASA Mulls Spy Agency's Telescopes for Dark-Energy Mission -- Space.com
McCain: Defense bill could move drones to Pentagon -- The Hill
F-35: Here's the most expensive weapons system ever and all of its ammunition in one photo -- Business Insider
Women in special operations: Female troops detail their time in combat -- Washington Post
More questions, few answers in deaths of 2 Navy SEALs -- Stars and Stripes
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, 'a case nobody wants to see go to trial' -- Stars and Stripes
The One Thing Geeky Defense Analysts Never Talk About -- Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat
Drones, robots and the human factor in war -- Kim R. Holmes, Washington Times
'Natural born soldier' laid to rest at Arlington -- Military Times
Love the pic!
ReplyDeleteThe Business Insider bit is a Joke.
ReplyDelete1/2 of what they picture, the F-35 won't be qualified on, or have the software for, until 2018,
And another 1/4, 2022.
That is why I put it there Jay .... to say that the F-35 has problems is an understatement.
ReplyDeleteJust a heads-up for you Jay .... the best blog for the F-35 is Eric Palmer's blog http://ericpalmerblog.blogspot.com.au/
Eric and I have known each other for years .... and I have to give him credit .... he was way ahead of the curve (at least 5 years ahead) of any critic in detailing F-35 problems. The education that he has given me over the years on the F-35 is priceless.
On a side note .... one of the top bureaucrats in Canada responsible for the F-35 selection is my girlfriend's sister in law. And here is the shocker .... when I started quoting Eric's criticisms and concerns on the F-35 .... she had no clue on what I was talking about.
No surprise,
ReplyDeleteI did PMC provisions to the DOD at one time.
Trainwreck, clueless, just some of the adjectives.