Raytheon Sonar, SAIC Drone Ship Could Transform Anti-Sub Warfare -- Aol Defense
Anti-submarine warfare has given rise to some of the best war movies -- "Run Silent, Run Deep;" "The Hunt For Red October" and "Das Boot" come to mind.
The romance of the terror of being hunted and of the human conflict inherent in submarine warfare offers great material for auteurs. But the sometimes unbearable tension of a boat maneuvering through different temperature bands of water (thermoclines), hiding in plain sight and using high-tech spoofing and quirky sonar experts to survive in an underwater battle with other subs or destroyers lurking above may become a thing of the past if a new program run by the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) succeeds.
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North Korea Says It Has Cut Last Military Hotline -- AP
North Korean regime says rockets on ‘highest alert’ -- Washington Times
Women in Combat? Old Hat, in North Korea -- Battleland/Time
North Korea accused of 'Photoshopping' landings -- The Telegraph
U.S. Army Learns Hard Lessons in N. Korea-like War Game -- Defense News
China holds landing exercises in disputed seas -- AP
Chinese navy exercises 'surprise' neighbours -- Al Jazeera
Russia Is Selling More And More Weapons To Asia -- Business Insider
Russia: No Deal on Sale of Fighters, Subs to China -- Defense News
2 German Sailors Detained in India Over Death -- AP
Peru Criticized for ‘Avoidable’ Military Draft -- Time
Japanese troops moving in with US soldiers at Camp Zama -- Stars and Stripes
Japan's military chief says F-35 is "best fighter" -- Reuters
Hagel, Russian Counterpart Discuss Mutual Security Issues -- US Department of Defense
Navy plans to fund four in UCLASS development -- Defense Tech
One of These ‘Bots Will Be The Navy’s Next Killer Drone -- Danger Room
Budget cuts cancel deployments of more Navy ships -- Stars and Stripes
Special Report: Networking and Communications -- Defense News
FBI Pursuing Real-Time Gmail Spying Powers as “Top Priority” for 2013 -- Slate
Homeland Security seeks ‘hackers for good’ to help with cybersecurity -- Washington Times
CIA director faces a quandary over clandestine service appointment -- Washington Post
Julia Pierson: The First Woman to Head the Secret Service -- Daily Beast
‘Blue water’ Navy veterans’ long waits often end in denials at VA -- McClatchy News
Feds can't keep up with ills from two wars, scientists say -- Stars and Stripes/USA Today
Gov't spent nearly $3.7M on ex-presidents in 2012 -- AP
Petraeus apologizes for affair, says 'it was my own doing' -- CNN
Admiral at Center of Inquiry Is Censured by Navy -- New York Times
Report: Pentagon must do more to stop sex assaults -- AP
Weather Channel Anchor Says She Was Fired Because Of Military Service -- Aol.com
There Have Only Been 11 Instances In Modern Combat Worthy Of America's Highest Award -- Business Insider
Drones ≠ Cheap -- Mark Thompson, Battleland/Time
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,061 -- AP
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