Thursday, May 2, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 2, 2013

An undated file picture of one of the Israel Navy's three Dolphin-class submarines on maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea (Reuters / Handout by Israeli Defense Forces REUTERS SHE / AA)

New Israeli Submarines Can’t Be ‘Solely For Defensive Purposes’ -- RT

he delivery of a fifth Dolphin-class submarine to Israel from Germany is a worrying “ratcheting up” of tensions in the Middle East, according to two leading anti-nuclear campaigners.

The deployment of INS Rahav, allegedly capable of launching cruise missiles with nuclear warheads, to the Israeli navy has set off a number of worrying alarm bells, Jeremy Corbyn, the British MP and deputy head of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament tells RT.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Israel wary about possibility of U.S. arming Syrian rebels -- CNN

Budget cuts prompt Chile to reassess defense buys -- UPI

Spyware 'used against democracy activists' -- The Telegraph

Air Weapons: JSOW Is Upgraded For War Against China -- Strategy Page

China's first training base for carrier-born aircrafts -- Global Times

UK set to procure first F-35 Lightning II squadron -- Janes

U.S. to Deploy Strategic Weapons in Japan -- Chosun Ilbo

Global experts agree action needed on space debris -- Space Daily

US-Australia agreement promotes space situational awareness -- Space Daily/AFP

US backs Georgia bid to join NATO, EU
-- Space Daily/AFP

Hillary Clinton: NATO risks sliding into "military irrelevance" -- CNN

What Will F-35 Costs Be In New SAR Estimate; Do They Matter? -- Aol Defense

OH-58F Kiowa first flight and V-22 tankers.-- Bring the Heat. Bring the Stupid.

Army Secretary Defends GCV, Helo Plans -- DoD Buzz

Sources: US Wants to Buy Brimstones for Reapers -- Defense news

Army must be 'cyber-savvy,' Forces Command chief of staff says -- Stars and Stripes/The Fayetteville Observer, N.C

China Cyberspies Outwit U.S. Stealing Military Secrets -- Bloomberg

A military working dog’s journey to retirement -- Dvids

Pentagon may soon clear use of Apple, Samsung, BlackBerry devices -- Reuters

No One Wants the Pentagon’s Gigantic Hydrogen-Powered Drone -- Danger Room

Arms makers welcome dialogue with Pentagon as budget woes rise -- Reuters

Russia builds up, U.S. down -- Bill Gertz, Washington Times

David Petraeus, former CIA chief and military leader, joins USC -- L.A. Times

Former Lackland commanders disciplined in sex scandal fallout -- Stars and Stripes/AP

2 Navy members face military criminal charges in drowning deaths of 2 divers -- FOX News/AP

Fake bomb detector conman jailed for 10 years -- The Guardian

Steve Schwarzman Says Blackstone Group Will Hire 50,000 Military Veterans -- Business Insider

What options does Obama have to close Guantanamo? -- Susan Cornwell and Jane Sutton, Reuters

Syria, North Korea, China & Beyond: Does Army's Future Lie In 'Messy Middle'? -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Aol Defense

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