Thursday, May 30, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 30, 2013


F-35B IOC To Come ‘Latter Half of 2015,’ Marine Commandant Gen. Amos Says -- Breaking Defense

WASHINGTON: Just two days before the Pentagon is required by Congress to report when the different versions of F-35 will hit Initial Operating Capability, that mark when the services begin to deliver planes that are sort of ready for war missions and serious training, Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos told me that the Marines IOC date will be the “latter half of 2015.” The definition of IOC will be delivery of 10 planes with 10 crews. Full squadrons will comprise 15 planes, he said during an appearance at the Brookings Institution.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Marine Corps Speeds Up F-35B Development -- DoD Buzz

We Have No Idea What The Chinese Could Do To America's Weapons -- Business Insider

China’s Amphibious Game Changer?
-- J. Michael Cole, The Diplomat

Britain may begin handover of Afghan prisoners at Camp Bastion to Kabul -- The Guardian

Afghanistan war has cost Britain more than £37bn, new book claims -- The Guardian

Merkel under fire again over Mideast arms sales -- Space Daily/UPI

Thales UK to service British navy sensors -- UPI

Russia to Build New Ships for Arctic -- USNI News

India and Japan boost maritime-security ties -- Al Jazeera

Germany Plans To Buy 16 Armed Drones -- Defense News/AFP

Report: Taiwan To Open New Cyberwar Unit -- Defense News/AFP

U.S. military launches probe into deadly assault in Afghanistan -- Washington Post

Why Pentagon has doubts about no-fly zone over Syria -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor

US Army Creates NATO Rapid-Deployment Forces -- Military.com

Odierno: Don't rule out ground wars when cutting Army forces -- Stars and Stripes

The Army’s multibillion dollar ‘money pit’ -- Politico

Navy talks Pacific strategy -- Navy Times

LM, USMC misled public in 2010 -- Eric Palmer Blog

U.S. Navy Details Amphibious Ship Mods Required For F-35 -- Aviation Week

A-10s Move On -- Strategy Page

Radio Wars: General Dynamics Strikes Back -- Breaking Defense

Law Would Require Military to Use U.S.-Made Running Shoes -- Runners World

Yoga classes at Pentagon helping veterans combat PTSD -- CBS

Is Ft. Hood suspect physically fit enough to be his own lawyer? -- Larry Shaughnessy, CNN

Human error led to U.S. Marines' death in mortar mishap: probe -- Reuters

Taliban Strike Exposes Flaw in Proposed Drone Guidelines -- Max Boot, Commentary

'Killer robots' pose threat to peace and should be banned, UN warned -- The Guardian

Speak No Evil: Why Obama shouldn't have given that big drone speech. -- Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy

Chuck Hagel sailing rather than flailing -- Stephanie Gaskell, Politico

At least 2,092 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 -- AP

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