Thursday, August 9, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 9, 2012


The Saudis Warn Israel They Will Shoot Down Any Jets Using Its Airspace For A Strike On Iran -- Business Insider

Israel has only a handful of flight paths it can use to bomb Iran's alleged nuclear sites, and one of those is off the table after Saudi Arabia vowed to take down any Israeli jet flying its airspace.

The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reports the message was passed through senior U.S. officials in Jerusalem and came straight from Riyadh.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

French military sends mobile medical unit to Syrian border amid new refugee influx -- Washington Post/AP

India's navy’s aircraft carrier not to be ready until 2017 -- Deccan Herald

Chinese aircraft carrier will have a provincial name -- China.org

Russian Military May Receive New Tank for Testing in 2013 -- RIA Novosti

India Test-Fires Agni-2 Missile -- RIA Novosti

Israel, U.S. Agree To $450 Million In F-35 EW Work -- Aviation Week

Feds more than double aid to Yemen -- CNN

NATO Employee Charged With Stealing Secret Data
-- Military.com/AP

British forces could receive Libya campaign medal
-- The Telegraph

Analysts See Unmanned Aircraft Market Growing
-- Defense News

HMS York and HMS Edinburgh for sale on Navy website -- BBC

Boeing: Laser Small Diameter Bomb Could Fill Gap -- Defense News

Admiral Named to Take Command of Missile Defense Agency
-- Bloomberg Businessweek

Senators demand answers on US defense firm's support to China -- The Hill

White House considers executive action to address cybersecurity
-- The Hill

Obama might act to stop infrastructure cyberattacks -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Walter Reed Medical Center back to normal after bomb threat -- FOX News

The Lead In Bullets Is Creating More Pollution And Public Health Hazards Than Anyone Is Really Willing To Admit -- Business Insider

US Compensates Family of Indian Killed by Navy -- Military.com/AP

Campaigns Spar Over Military Absentee Ballots -- Military.com

U.S. military, open your doors to Sikhs -- Valarie Kaur, Washington Post

Priority rests on the Network -- DoD Buzz

Former Admiral to U.S.: Fix Own Problems, Then Lecture Others
-- US News and World Report

Defense Department having money-managing problems -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

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