Thursday, October 18, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 18, 2012



F-35 Fighter Jet Drops 2,000-Pound Bomb In Test Flight -- L.A. Times

High above the Mojave Desert, the military's next-generation fighter jet dropped a 2,000-pound bomb for the first time in its latest test flight.

It’s a key milestone for the stealthy, supersonic F-35, built by Lockheed Martin Corp., which has been undergoing tests since its first flight in late 2006.

The F-35, piloted by Air Force Maj. Eric "Doc" Schultz, jettisoned the smart bomb Wednesday from the belly of the aircraft over the Naval Air Weapons Station test range at China Lake.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Britain's intelligence agencies recruiting from Xbox generation -- The Telegraph

Sim Ship: Royal Navy’s Realistic Bridge Trains Officers On Dry Land -- Danger Room

Iran: Drone infiltration proves Israel can’t defend itself
-- YNet News

North Korea Missile Development Monitoring Agreed To By U.S., Japan And South Korea -- Huffington Post

Armenian Military Simulates Attack On Azerbaijan's Oil -- Eurasianet.org

Over 3,500 US Marines Join Israeli Forces For Military Exercise -- RTT

US military helping Japanese police investigate alleged rape on Okinawa by 2 sailors -- Washington Post/AP

Report Card: Advanced Precision-Kill Weapon System -- Defense Tech

Navy OKs $1B for missile called flawed by weapons tester -- Stars and Stripes/Bloomberg News

F-35 Makes Its Mark in Marine Corps
-- Military.com

Lockheed Martin Completes F-35 Full Mission Simulator Installation at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma -- Defpro

Spec ops aviation command seeks 300 pilots -- Army Times

Crash Drives Air Force to Restart CV-22 Pilot Formation Training: EXCLUSIVE -- Aol Defense

DOD Augments Stability Operations With Partners, Private Sector -- US Department of Defense

IEDs Replace Artillery As Battlefield's Biggest Killer, JIEDDO General Says -- Aol Defense

JIEDDO beyond Afghanistan -- DoD Buzz

DOD Develops Energy Strategy for Future Force -- US Department of Defense

Defense Department Pushed to Buy 'Made in America' Military Uniforms -- ABC News

Why Future Defense Cuts Will Dent, Not Derail, Lockheed Martin -- Chris Neiger, Daily Finance/The Motley Fool

Panetta wants proof voting offices are working -- Army Times

Measuring the military’s vote -- DoD Buzz

Stray anti-military vibes reverberate as thousands of veterans head to college -- NBC

Predator Military Contractors: Privatizing the Drones -- David Isenberg, Huffington Post

Why Planning Is Everything for the Military -- Michael P. Noonan, US News and World Report

The Military Needs a Role, but Not the Only One -- Michael J. Assante, New York Times

Survey paints picture of war-weary America -- Stars and Stripes/Chicago Tribune

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