Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 16, 2012


Asian Powers Increase Military Spending -- Voice of America

A new study shows that over the past decade, five Asian powers have increased military spending to levels among the highest in the world, with China leading the way.

The study released Monday by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies says China has quadrupled its defense budget since 2000. It also says India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have dramatically increased their military spending.

That trend is in contrast with the United States and European Union, whose defense budgets have been declining in recent years.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

MoD staff and thousands of military officers join arms firms -- The Guardian

Vulcan bomber to make final flight in 2013 -- Defence Management

Hezbollah military build-up could devastate region -- Jerusalem Post

Argentine navy chief replaced amid Libertad row -- BBC

Israel unveils Flying Elephant, other UAVs -- Space Daily

Iran's Cyber Warfare -- Defpro

Commander: Iran's Speedboats Capable of Launching Cruise Missiles -- Fars News Agency

Yemeni MiG-21 Fighter Crash Kills Pilot, Injures Trainee, Military Sources -- Yemen Post

Korea, US to discuss follow-up measures of new missile agreement next week -- Korea Times

South Korean defense chief apologizes over border watch -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Boom in Nepal's arms sales -- Al Jazeera

Russia tightens border with next-gen air defense system -- RT

Screwing The French
-- Strategy Page

China begins aircraft carrier flight training -- Stars and Stripes/AP

This New 'Mini-Flame' Virus Is Sweeping Through The Middle East -- Business Insider/AFP

U.S. said to mull strikes vs. Benghazi attackers -- CBS/AP

41 % Canadians, 59 % Americans back Iran strike -- Space Daily/AFP

U.S.-Israeli Military Exercise Sending Message to Iran -- Bloomberg Businessweek

The Pentagon goes to Burma -- The E-Ring/Foreign Policy

U.S. Army Europe Returns to Force-on-Force Training -- Defense News

Who Will Build Next USCG Cutter?
-- Defense News

F-22 transfer to Tyndall frozen -- Defense Tech

Predators, Reapers break flying record
-- US Air Force

The Navy's New BAMS Drone Sees Everything That's Happening In The Persian Gulf -- Business Insider

Army fields next generation Network -- DoD Buzz

DoD, Industry Leaders Discuss How To Manage a Downturn -- Defense News

New initiative aims to train 100K veterans in high-tech manufacturing -- Stars and Stripes

Defense cuts, though unlikely, have both parties pointing fingers -- Stars and Stripes/Tribune Washington Bureau

Romney campaign files federal suit to ensure all military ballots count in Wisconsin -- Daily Caller

Military Families are Outing Obama -- Karin McQuillan, American Thinker

New Romney 'Panders To Center' On National Security; Which 'Opportunist' Will You Support? -- Winslow Wheeler, Aol Defense

Drones: The Morality of War From the Sky -- Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg Buisnessweek

The inevitable blowback to high-tech warfare -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

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