Thursday, November 22, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 22, 2012



US Military Now Considering Sending Even More Ships To Mediterranean -- Business Inisder

Senior U.S. military officers are considering increasing the American military presence in the east Mediterranean, Barbara Starr of CNN reports.

"From there, you can get to a lot of places in a short period of time," one military official with direct knowledge of the discussions told CNN. "What we are looking at is what is our presence in the region and what should it be."

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. considers increasing military presence in Mediterranean
-- CNN

With conflict stopped, Israeli military touts successes
-- CNN

How Israeli Drone Pilots Made Their Life-and-Death Choices Over Gaza -- Danger Room

Hamas militants may have received new weapons from Iran through Sudan, experts say -- Washington Free Beacon

Deployment of Patriots to Turkey could take weeks
-- AP

British use of drones at heart of 'secret war'
-- The Australian/Times

Pakistan's powerful military under scrutiny -- Al Jazeera

Russian military in urgent need of conscripts – report -- RT

Su-35: does Russia need Chinese contract? -- Voice of Russia

Irkut Delivers First Su-30SM Fighters to Russian Air Force -- RIA Novosti

New Russian Corvette Passes Systems Trials -- RIA Novosti

India, Malaysia Deals Keep France 4th in Exports: Report -- Defense News

Don't Push India To Build Anti-China Alliance: OSD Official
-- Aol Defense

Navy to briefly reduce carrier presence in Persian Gulf -- Stars and Stripes/AP

U.S. Navy Sticks To Bold Course With Zumwalt Destroyer -- Aviation Week

Snipers seek better weapons, ammo -- Military Times

The Way Of The Sniper -- Strategy Page

Layoffs Loom as U.S. Army Mulls Stryker Upgrade -- Defense News

Faulty F-35s limp to Yuma's Operational Test Community -- Eric Palmer Blog

NSA Refuses To Release Secret Obama Directive On Cybersecurity -- Info Wars

CIA director battle -- Washington Times

Suicide Drones, Mini Blimps and 3D Printers: Inside the New Army Arsenal -- Danger Room

New Delay for Mysterious Military Space Plane Launch -- Space.com

IKE to Return Home Early, Redeploys in 2013 -- Navy.mil

Feds aim to kill .Army, other military domains -- CNet

Tax fight freezes defense industry out of negotiations over ‘fiscal cliff’ -- The Hill

Counting Down To Budget Showdown Among Services
-- Aviation Week

Trained dogs help veterans suffering from PTSD -- Navy Times

Probe eyes any Petraeus staff role in Broadwell obtaining sensitive documents -- Washington Post

Military Court Convicts US Soldier in Hazing Trial -- Voice of America

Facebook photo from Arlington sparks Internet outrage -- Stars and Stripes/Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.

Military appeals court to decide: Was Marine’s suicide attempt a crime? -- McClatchy News

How to Cut the Military Budget Without Touching Defense -- R. Jeffrey Smith, The Atlantic

Prince of Blackwater heads to Africa -- Christian Science Monitor

Panetta Issues Thanksgiving Message to Troops, Families -- US Department of Defense

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