Thursday, June 21, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 21, 2012


A Full Rundown Of Iran's Military Might -- Business Insider

Iran's military has 545,000 active personnel and some of the most advanced military technology of anyone out there.

The thing is, the United States gave them a lot of it.

Granted, it wasn't the modern Iran that we stocked up with some of the hottest tech of the time, but the pre-revolutionary country that, at one point, was a key ally of the United States in the Middle East.

Read more ....

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Syrian Air Force One of Middle East's Largest
-- Voice of America

Syria: Russia sends back ship loaded with helicopters
-- The Telegraph

Hack Attack: Chinese military newspaper hacked -- Washington Beacon

China: Using Presence to Build Dominance in the South China Sea -- Eagle Speak

Indian Army set to get air defence missiles -- Indian Express

Korea Hopes to Sell FA-50 Fighter Jets to Philippines -- Chosun Ilbo

British army cuts: Scottish units at greatest risk
-- The Telgraph

Britain: A generation of military talent falls prey to defence cuts
-- The Telegraph

Canada's navy destroyers will be retired before replacements arrive, documents reveal -- Canada.com

CIA Joins Allies Helping Syrian Opposition -- Military.com/UPI

Foreign Military Sales Set to Double Since 2008, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg

Aircraft carrier strike group deploys for 9 months -- Miami Herald/AP

In exercise, AF ‘strikes targets at sea’
-- DoD Buzz

F-16 Co-Designer Claims F-22’s Glues Causing Hypoxia
-- Defense Tech

Congress: Don't Let Army Botch GCV, The Bradley Replacement -- Aol Defense

U.S. Army Will Focus on Training, Partnering With SOF: Odierno
-- Defense News

Face of Defense: DOD Needs More People with More Languages
-- US Department of Defense

Special Ops Commander Sacked After Tiltrotor Crash -- Danger Room

Congress won’t let Panetta close bases -- Washington times

Probe: Bad judgment in military school Islam class -- MSNBC/AP

U.S. regulators push for military borrower protections
-- Reuters

Retirement May Trigger PTSD in Some Vietnam Vets -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

These New Drones Are Like Nothing The World Has Ever Seen -- Business Insider

Drone World Update
-- Foreign Policy

Dempsey Looks to Future in Time of Budget Constraints -- US Department of Defense

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