Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 29, 2010


CIA Chief Warned Obama in ‘09: Drone Strikes Won’t Win War -- The Danger Room

In early 2009, counterinsurgency gurus David Kilcullen and Andrew Exum aired their concerns that American drone strikes in Pakistan might not be all that productive — a tactic for knocking off individual terrorists, maybe, not a strategy for wiping out Al Qaeda’s haven. The pair caught all kinds of flak from military and intelligence officials for the suggestion. But months earlier, we now learn, the director of the CIA was expressing similar reservations to the White House.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Cargo UAS Steps Forward -- Ares/Aviation Week

Saudis, Gulf States Win U.S. Arms Without Record of Effect, Report Finds -- Bloomberg

France To Cut Spending $4.8B Over 3 Years
-- Defense News

Procurement: China Masters Modern Weapons Technology -- Strategy Page

IAF ups air base drills due to threat of missile attack -- Jerusalem Post

US, Israel ink deal on short-range missile defense
-- Reuters

Plate Inserts for US Body Armor
-- Defense Industry Daily

F-35 “affordability” put at risk by partner nation delays? -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

'Anomaly' Shuts Down Testing on F136 Engine -- Defense News

GE Discloses F136 Test Failure -- DoD Buzz

US Navy orders 66 Super Hornets and 58 Growlers Worth $5.3 Billion -- Defence Professionals

Supreme Court Takes Up A-12 Case
-- DoD Buzz

Cyber Security Takes a ‘Team’ Approach
-- Defense Tech

Cyber Attacks No Longer Non-kinetic
-- Ares/Aviation Week

GAO Gains a Foothold in Intelligence Oversight -- Secrecy News

Army, major mortgage financers sign ‘forbearance’ agreement
-- Defence Talk

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