Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 26, 2011

Military Preps for Hurricane Irene -- Military.com

Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the east coast, and the U.S. military is taking steps to ensure warfighting assets are out of Mother Nature's way. The Navy is moving ships out to sea and prepping aircraft to move inland, and the Air Force has already evacuated aircraft from at least one vulnerable North Carolina base. At the same time all services are warning members and families to prepare for the worst.



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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. Navy sorties dozens of ships ahead of Irene -- Navy Times



Gadhafi’s Loose Weapons Could Number a ‘Thousand Times’ Saddam’s -- Danger Room



China deploys advanced n-missile on Indian border: US -- Indian Express



China Has ‘Workable’ Anti-Ship Missile Design, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg



China’s development of fighter jets relies on Russian systems -- Washington Times



Nuclear safety getting worse in military facilities, says MoD study -- The Guardian



Australia: Collins-class submarine forced to surface after engine failure -- The Australian



Russia ready to help Venezuela with weaponry purchases -- RIA Novosti



Finland: No NATO Membership Anytime Soon -- Defense News



Pentagon Isn’t Sweating China’s New Weapons of Doom -- Danger Room



U.S. worried about Chinese military -- UPI



US Military Video Shows Hypersonic Aircraft Test Flight -- Space.com



Grounding Ends for Remaining U.S. F-35s -- Defense News



Navy Official Questions Need For JSF Variants -- Aviation Week



New Humvee Upgrade Rides Great Until... Then Great Ride Continues -- Aol Defense



Third Production C-5M Super Galaxy Delivered to US Air Force -- RTT



Betting on the next wave of cyber-security -- DoD Buzz



Pentagon is investing in a greener military -- Physorg



C.I.A. Demands Cuts in Book About 9/11 and Terror Fight -- New York Times



NYPD confirms CIA officer works at department -- Breitbart/AP



Military widows find safe haven, remember loved ones at Alaska retreat -- Washington Post



Why are we subverting the Constitution in the name of security? -- Thomas Drake, Washington Post

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 13, 2011

Gates Says NATO Could Face 'Irrelevance' In The Future -- Voice of America

American Defense Secretary Robert Gates has told NATO members that they need to do more -- and spend more -- to support the alliance.

ROBERT GATES: "The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense.”

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO at the crossroads after Gates speech -- AP

Russia objects to US warship in Black Sea -- Yahoo News/AP

Is a European missile shield worth it? -- DoD Buzz

Iran successfully tests domestic air defense missiles -- RIA Novosti

Pakistan military 'should forgo American aid' -- The Telegraph

Pakistan tells CIA chief no U.S. boots on the ground -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Military training jet crashes in Canada -- UPI

S. Korea to deploy Apache-class attack helicopters on western border island -- Yonhap News

China Has Second Thoughts About Indian Ocean Base -- Strategy Page

South Korea Looks to Military Robots for Security -- Azorobotics

Renewable Energy to be a Major Investment Priority for Military Agencies during the Next 20 Years -- IBTimes

The battle to replace the Hellfire -- DoD Buzz

US foresees $46 billion in 2011 military sales -- AFP

Policy Options for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) -- Defense Talk

House Panel Seeks Report If Boeing Tanker Cost Rises $5 Million -- SFGate

House panel recommends Navy procurement cuts -- Navy Times

US Littoral Combat Ship: Far Off Budget -- Defpro

Defense Secretary Nominee Backs Prompt Global Strike Effort -- Global Security Newswire

New military radio unveiled -- UPI

Boeing's History Is Its Future -- Ares/Aviation Week

Drugmaker pays millions in suit over military's use of Factor VII -- Stars and Stripes

Sergeant getting Medal of Honor is a hero's hero -- AP

At Ramstein, America's military aeromedical mission heats up -- CNET News

Eye doctors salvage sight in war zone -- USA Today

Second Group of Women Chosen for Sub Service -- Military.com

Pentagon’s New Factory: Your DNA -- Danger Room

Army nixes the beret for ACUs, offers alternative to Velcro -- Stars and Stripes

40 years after leak, Pentagon Papers coming out -- Yahoo News/AP

'Collective Military Irrelevance'. Bob Gates tells the all too bitter truth about NATO. -- Wall Street Journal (commentary)

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 25, 2011

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Female Soldiers Say They’re Up For Battle -- Army Times/AP

COMBAT OUTPOST RAHMAN KHEYL, Afghanistan — Pfc. Tasha Conger and Pfc. Tanya Redinbaugh hope their service will seem typical someday. For now, they’re part of a tiny minority of female soldiers living at front-line combat positions.

That could change if a national commission gets its way. The commission told Congress last month that if a woman can show she’s qualified, she ought to be allowed to take any military job.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Defying gravity in the Air Force: The military isn't just for men -- Syracuse.com

Iran mounts missiles on hovercrafts -- Press TV

Report: Aussies eyeing U.S. GCV -- DoD Buzz

SAS at risk of recruitment crisis as Army is stretched http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifto the limit -- The Telegraph

MoD accused of misleading MPs over safety of submarine reactors -- Herald Scotland

Russian Helicopters Are Back -- Strategy Page

New Chinese shipborne navy jet fighter makes waves among analysts -- Global Times

Karzai says no to US Permanent military bases -- The Nation

Stability And Security In Space -- Space Daily

U.S. Air Force Changes Mind -- Again -- on Funds to Study ICBM Options -- Global Security Newswire

Apache to field ground fire-detection system -- U.S. Army

Defense CIO wants to speed adoption of cloud, mobile technologies -- Computer World

Japan quake briefly cut US military computer links -- AP

U.S. troops restore a train station, one dirt pile at a time -- Stars And Stripes

Female U.S. soldiers "encouraged" to wear hijabs while in public in Afghanistan -- Mangums.net

The new U.S. Army chief’s challenges -- Army Times

Holly Petraeus: An Army Wife Takes Command -- NPR

Supreme Court May Review Law that Prevents Military Personnel from Suing for Medical Malpractice -- AllGov

Obama's Machete Hacks Up Pentagon Budget -- Jed Babbin, American Spectator (commentary)

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 14, 2010

KNIGHT RESCUE - U.S. Navy sailors observe flight operations aboard the USS Peleliu as Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters prepare for take-off to provide aid to flood-stricken Pakistan, under way in the North Arabian Sea, Aug. 13, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar A. Dominquez

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Sea Links -- New Wars

Japan Arms Ban Hurts Security as Firms Quit Industry, Business Lobby Says -- Bloomberg

Japan Wants More Submarines -- Strategy Page

Soldiers Try To Trade Tech Support For Afghan Intel -- The Danger Room

Germany to Phase Out Conscription: Report -- Defense News

U.S. Tests Mock Nuclear Bomb -- Global Security Newswire

'Vigilant Eagle' Tests NORAD, Russian Response -- Space Daily

U.S. Justice Department Stonewalls Sen. Cornyn on Military Voting -- Washington Times

Lesbian Cadet Quits West Point: Cites 'don't ask, don't tell' policy -- FOX News

EXCLUSIVE: Navy Air Force Inspector General Under Investigation After Dismissing Anti-Gay Harassment Complaint -- FOX News

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 24, 2010

COIN in Real Life -- Defense Tech

We’ve had a lot of discussion at Defense Tech and across other Military​.com properties about counterinsurgency and how COIN theory should be applied in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. The echo chamber in DC and military centers of excellence are wallpapered with treatises from think tanks and other annointed 500-pound brains.

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Gates Gone Early Next Year? -- DoD Buzz

Obama Outlines Changes to U.S. Security Doctrine -- Global Security Newswire

Britain's Defense Choices: What To Cut -- Defense News

South Korean Navy to get new course after loss of Cheonan -- Joong Ang Daily

Intelligence: Killing Snowflakes (Taliban fears on being spied on) -- Strategy Page

Course correction in carriers’ future -- Sign On San Diego

Study Calls for Halt of UK Carrier/JSF Programme -- Defence Professionals

Hawaii's Hickam base preparing for arrival of its F-22 Raptors -- Honolulu Advertiser

Floating Causeway Boosts Hospital Ship Ops -- War Is Boring

Pentagon to Troop-Killing Superbugs: Resistance is Futile -- The Danger Room

Shalikashvili Says, Repeal DADT Now -- Armchair Generalist

GPS is getting an $8-billion upgrade -- L.A. Times

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 18, 2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Strategic Missile Forces Chief Nikolai Solovtsov walk past Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile at a nuclear missile base in Teikovo, some 250 km (150 miles) northeast of Moscow, Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Report Urges Action to Break Tactical Nuke Deadlock In Europe -- Global Security Newswire

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Russia should agree to exchange data about their respective tactical nuclear arsenals in Europe as a step toward hastening the process of removing the weapons, a new report urges.

The two former Cold War adversaries have taken unilateral action to reduce these arms stocks on the continent, amid warnings that nuclear weapons as small as torpedoes or gravity bombs are difficult to track and might pose a serious risk of terrorist theft or unauthorized use.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

New U.S. Bomber To Focus Heavily On ISR -- Aviation Week

Video–F-22 undefeated at Al Dhafra: 27th FS pilot -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Recession hasn’t dampened sales of military planes -- The Hill

Israeli Robots Over Iran -- Strategy Page

Russian Military Aircrew Numbers Tumble -- Aviation Week

UK helicopter-making under threat as MoD nods to Boeing -- Times Online

Furore Over UK Defence Budget Shifts -- Defense Professionals

Iran Missile a Big Deal -- Defense Tech

Spytech Agency Wants Software Brains to Connect the Dots -- Danger Room

Obama, Medvedev may get arms deal "in principle" -- Reuters

Unmanned unit tested for psychological warfare --UPI

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 15, 2009

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. Eyes Super Tucano for SpecOps Work -- Defense News

Defense Firm's Global Warming Solution: More Drones -- The Danger Room

Air-Based Logistics in Afghanistan -- Captain's Quarters

Self-Propelled Howitzer PZH 2000 at the Australian Air Show -- Defense Talk

Uncle Sam Still Wants Her at Age 58 -- Military.com

U.S. Navy Air and Missile Defense Command -- Strategy Page

The CIA's Buddhist affair -- Toronto Star

Former FBI chief: NSA can't run cybersecurity alone -- CNET

CIA, NSA Adopting Web 2.0 Strategies -- Information Week

US casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan (By State)

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 26, 2009

A U.S. Army soldier looks out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Bagram, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2009. He and other soldiers, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, participated in a humanitarian mission to deliver supplies to Afghan villagers. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Prentice C. Martin-Bowen

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Obama budget to scrutinize DOD weapons programs -- AP

Obama Names Five to Key Defense Department Posts -- U.S. Department Of Defense

Marketing for the clueless audience (Video of the F-22 and F-35) -- War Is Boring

Aerial tanker replacement is top priority-Pentagon -- Forbes/Reuters

Navantia Lays Keel Of Fifth F-100 Frigate -- Defense Technology News

Growler Power: EA-18G boasts F-22 kill -- The Dew Line

CIA Chief: Drone War Over Pakistan to Continue -- The Danger Room

Estonian spy sold Nato secrets. -- BBC News

Pakistan foreign minister pushes US for drones -- AP

Smart Weapons for Small UAVs, HPM for Missiles. -- Aviation Week

Herons, Eagles and Reapers Soar in Afghanistan -- Defense Updates

Poland confirms plans to deploy U.S. Patriot missile systems -- RIA Novosti

U.S. navy says no sign yet of new Iran naval bases -- Naval Open Source Intelligence

Russian authorities accept blame for massive oil spillage -- Irish Independent

'Secret' Troops a Last Chance for Pakistan -- and Maybe Us -- Spy Talk

Convicted CIA Official Was Suspected of Sharing Woman with Russian Mole -- Spy Talk

Video: War Bots and the Littoral Combat Ship -- War Is Boring

Pentagon OKs Photos of Returning War Dead -- Military.com

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 21, 2009

Stryker vehicles will equip six brigade combat teams. From Army Technology.com

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Sukhoi Confirms Su-35 Deliveries To Russian Air Force In 2011 -- Defense Professionals

Why Raytheon Designed A Ray Gun? -- Defense Technology News

Deep Cuts Will Require an Innovation Strategy -- Information Dissemination

Spy for Israel sold bugged cars to Hizbullah members - report -- The Daily Star

Osprey heads out on Bataan for deployment -- Pilot Online

New Russian nuclear sub to start trials -- RIA Novosti

Gates Willing to Pay More for Kyrgyzstan Base -- Wall Street Journal

Ballistic Missile Defense Efforts Tied to Iran, Gates Says -- U.S. Department Of Defense

Afghanistan Logistics Trouble -- Worldwide War Pigs

B-2 Bomber Weapons -- Worldwide War Pigs

Agencies Rapped Over Untracked Weapons -- Military.com

The Middle East, F-35 And SA-20 -- Defense Technology News

US Army to Deploy Stryker Vehicles in Afghanistan / Strykers Gear Up for New Mission in Afghanistan -- Defense Technology News