Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 8, 2012


Rep. Akin Tells Navy Secretary, Get Your Homework Done On Time - Or No Dough -- Aol Defense

WASHINGTON: Congress orders up innumerable reports, and the Pentagon routinely delivers them months late, but the Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan is one report that actually matters. That's why Rep. Todd Akin, seapower chairman on the House Armed Services Committee, will offer an amendment to the defense authorization bill at Wednesday's mark-up session that will demand that the Navy Secretary start turning the 30-year plan in on time -- or lose access to a small but highly sensitive spending account called the "triple E" fund.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

N. Korean nuclear weapons: How real is the threat? -- AP

North Korea Jams GPS And Fails
-- Strategy Page

Cuts force Royal Navy to drop Somalia piracy patrol -- The Guardian

Russia Needs New System of Defense Procurement – Medvedev -- RIA Novosti

Russia to Adopt New Liquid Heavy ICBM after 2022 - Expert -- RIA Novosti

Turkish investigations cast shadow over powerful army-run conglomerate -- Reuters

India: China-Pak military ties a “cause of worry” -- The Hindu

Security situation around Indian Ocean Region worrisome, says Indian Defence Minister Antony -- NDTV

Defending the Philippines: Military Modernization and the Challenges Ahead
-- Defpro

Next 3 Israeli Dolphin subs to cost 1.4b euros -- Haaretz

SCOTTISH battalions to lose their historic names as one infantry unit cut in defence restructuring -- The Telegraph

S.Korea, Japan to Sign Military Agreement -- Chosun Ilbo

South Korea and the U.S. begin largest-ever joint air defense drill
-- Korea Herald

US to allocate $1B to Iron Dome
-- YNet News

US to conduct 'largest ever' missile defense test - Pentagon -- Space Daily

US Military Seeks Rapid Satellite ID in Crowded Space -- Space.com

Force Changes in Europe to Preserve Strategic Edge
-- US Department of Defense

Navy: Trials Successful for Newest LCS -- Defense News

Super Tucano Supporters In Shock: AF To Pick Tucano Or AT-6 Without Flying Either -- Aol Defense

USAF Re-Opens Light Attack Contest. -- Defense Tech

Congress Keeps Adding Billions to Pentagon Budget
-- Defense Tech

HASC Adds $2.8 Billion to Procurement Request
-- Defense News

House Republicans’ alternate vision for defense -- DoD Buzz

Army trying to figure out what to do with 20,000 mine-resistant trucks -- Autoblog

Congress Funds Killer Drones the Air Force Says It Can’t Handle
-- Danger Room

Will a military trial of the 9/11 suspects be credible? -- Douglass Cassel, Special to CNN

Mystery death on Skype: What killed US captain in Afghanistan? -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor

Military Photographer of the Year winners
-- CBS News

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