Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 29, 2013



Officials Downplay Report On China Hacking Military Secrets -- NBC

U.S. officials on Tuesday attempted to downplay a new government report that found Chinese hackers gained access to some of the country's major weapons systems, saying the compromised information was of "lower sensitivity."

“They aren’t building an F-35 in Beijing from what they got,” a senior U.S. official told NBC News, declining to give any real specifics.

A report prepared for the Defense Department by the Defense Science Board found that Chinese cyber spies have uncovered U.S. designs for combat aircraft and ships, as well as missile defense systems around the globe.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Pentagon aircraft, missile defense programs said target of China cyber threat -- Washington Post

China army to conduct first "digital" exercise -- Reuters

China Announces Digitalized Combat Forces -- Voice of America

MiG-21 Production Finally Ends -- Strategy Page

Russian Defense Ministry Grounds Mi-8 Helicopters after Deadly Crash -- RIA Novosti

Russia, China to Hold Antiterror Drills in August -- RIA Novosti

Russian Warplanes Go on 24-Hour Duty in Snap Alert Drill -- RIA Novosti

Iranian Navy warships to dock at Russia’s Astrakhan: Russian military -- Press TV

Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier section completed -- Scotsman

US to Hold Defense Talks with Japan, S. Korea -- Defense News

INTERVIEW/ Mark Lippert: U.S. deploys high-end weapons in Pacific to meet China’s challenge, other contingencies -- Asahi Shimbun

In Asia, Hagel to promise 'follow-through' on US pivot -- AFP

Obama, NATO's Rasmussen to discuss Afghanistan at White House on Friday -- Reuters

Exclusive: Obama Asks Pentagon for Syria No-Fly Zone Plan -- Daily Beast

Russian Missile Plan Chills Chances for Syrian No-Fly Zone -- Voice of America

Navy in South Korea getting first female commander -- Stars and Stripes

Air Force grounds F-15s on Okinawa for inspections -- Stars and Stripes

Should the U.S. Army buy a hybrid tank? -- Max Ehrenfreund, Washington Post

Obama Formally Adds Armed Drones to Counterterrorism Arsenal -- Defense News

CONFIRMED: Somalian Extremists Have Captured A US Drone -- Business Insider

Pentagon confirms drone crash in Somalia -- Politico

Drone Strikes Mostly Transferred from CIA to DoD -- Daily Tech

Powell: Pentagon Should Run Drone Program -- Defense Tech

UCAS Misses A Flight Due To GOES Failure -- Aviation Week

Slowed by Debate and Uncertainty, New Rules Green Light Response to Cyber Attacks -- Defense News

Defense Science Board Hacking Report: China is Hacking Its Way Through U.S. Defenses -- Policymic

Pentagon Defends Weapons Despite Chinese Hacks -- Military.com

Why Chinese Hacking Is NOT An Act Of War -- Geoffrey Ingersoll, Business Insider

Hacker who accessed defense contractor pleads guilty, faces up to 10 years -- Washington Times

Obama Intelligence Agency Chairman Has His E-Mail Account Hacked By "Guccifer" -- The Smoking Gun

Ex-CIA chief says Boston bombings 'would not have happened' in New York because of NYPD's 'mosque crawling' - or spying on Muslim communities -- Daily Mail

Accused Fort Hood gunman plans to represent self at trial -- Reuters

DOD: Ft. Hood Massacre Likely 'Criminal Act of Single Individual,' Not International Terror -- ABC News

What can two Army veterans tell their daughter about serving? What do we tell children about the chances of sex assault? -- Donna McAleer, Best Defense/Foreign Policy

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