Saturday, August 11, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 11, 2012

Sens. Carl Levin, D-MI, left, and John McCain, R-AZ. Chuck Kennedy/MCT

Sens. Carl Levin, John McCain Want United Technologies Suspended From Defense Work -- McClatchy News

WASHINGTON — Two powerful U.S. senators want the Pentagon to consider suspending or blocking one of the nation’s largest defense contractors from government work because a subsidiary has admitted selling software to China that it knew would be used for military purposes.

In a letter to the secretaries of defense and state, Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and John McCain, R-Ariz., said the sale by Pratt & Whitney Canada, a division of United Technologies, raised concerns that the deal "may have caused significant harm to our national security."

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S., Israel at odds over Iran nuke program intelligence -- The Ticket/Yahoo News

Russia Considers Military Base in Tajikistan Important Element of CSTO Security -- Turkish Weekly

Analysts See Unmanned Aircraft Market Growing -- Defense News

Libyan general murdered in Benghazi -- Al Jazeera

Soldiers fighting Congo rebels live in squalor -- Boston.com/AP

Boeing: Laser Small Diameter Bomb Could Fill Gap -- Defense News

Navy’s Rebooted Warships Sail Into Political Storm -- Danger Room

"Wired" Gets it Wrong, Again -- Information Dissemination

Army's all-seeing, super blimp makes debut flight -- CNN

Embattled F-35 Program Scores A Key Victory
-- US News and World Report

Air Force works to fill need for drone pilots -- Military Times

Nuclear Bomb’s Cost Increases Draw Congressional Scrutiny -- Aviation Week

Panetta: We're committed to N.Y. air base -- Military Times/AP

US defense firms could push forward with sending layoff notices
-- The Hill

Army's Logic for Developing Wind and Solar Energy Makes No Sense -- US News and World Report

Gun Lobby Loves 3D-Printed Weapons
-- Danger Room

Building soldiers Spider-Man suits -- Defense Tech

New DIA Director Expects Intensified Demands for Intelligence -- US Department of Defense

Army general is military's first openly gay flag officer
-- CNN

Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff -- US Air Force

Air Force sex scandal: Lackland ousts basic-training commander -- L.A. Times

GI claims harsh pretrial treatment in military brig warrants dismissal of WikiLeaks charges
-- Washington Post/AP

Army claims hate groups in uniform not as big a problem as portrayed -- CNN

Janet Napolitano's aides 'sexually humiliated' male agents -- The Telegraph

Panetta’s political road show -- DoD Buzz

Lawmakers: Military Cuts Will Be Devastating -- Jeff Wilkinson, Military.com/The State

14 Advanced Military Projects That Could Change The World Forever -- Business Insider

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