Let Erik Prince Do The Talking -- Defense Tech
Well, Blackwater (Xe) is in the news again today. Seems as if they've been loading bombs onto CIA Predators in Afghanistan and Pakistan under contract and the anti-PMC crowd is in a tizzy.
Based on conversations I've had with security contractors from a couple different companies, the CIA gigs -- even the one where they outsourced their al Qaeda hit squads -- is SO nothing new that it must stun even the most ill-informed intel community watcher to see this make such a splash.
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QDR Chatter High--Naval And Air Forces to Become More Expeditionary -- Information Dissemination
India's Naval Ambitions -- Newsweek
Acquisition Work Force Steps Toward Reform -- Army.com
Boeing Proposes Politics-Dodging Missile Defense System -- The Danger Room
China's navy still has far to go -- Jakarta Post (Hat Tip: New Wars)
Four U.S. soldiers charged with cruelty -- CNN
US bases raise immunity questions in Colombia --
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
QDR Chatter High--Naval And Air Forces to Become More Expeditionary -- Information Dissemination
India's Naval Ambitions -- Newsweek
Acquisition Work Force Steps Toward Reform -- Army.com
Boeing Proposes Politics-Dodging Missile Defense System -- The Danger Room
China's navy still has far to go -- Jakarta Post (Hat Tip: New Wars)
Four U.S. soldiers charged with cruelty -- CNN
US bases raise immunity questions in Colombia --
India's Naval Ambitions -- Newsweek
Acquisition Work Force Steps Toward Reform -- Army.com
Boeing Proposes Politics-Dodging Missile Defense System -- The Danger Room
China's navy still has far to go -- Jakarta Post (Hat Tip: New Wars)
Four U.S. soldiers charged with cruelty -- CNN
US bases raise immunity questions in Colombia -- Defense Talk
Australia, F-35 2017 “at the earliest” -- ELP Defens(c)e
F-22ski Scores First Sales -- Strategy Page
INTERVIEW - Russia's new fighter to fly by yr-end - Sukhoi -- Reuters
Nations Push Pakistan to End Blockage at Conference on Disarmament -- Global Security Newswire
Acquisition Work Force Steps Toward Reform -- Army.com
Boeing Proposes Politics-Dodging Missile Defense System -- The Danger Room
China's navy still has far to go -- Jakarta Post (Hat Tip: New Wars)
Four U.S. soldiers charged with cruelty -- CNN
US bases raise immunity questions in Colombia -- Defense Talk
Australia, F-35 2017 “at the earliest” -- ELP Defens(c)e
F-22ski Scores First Sales -- Strategy Page
INTERVIEW - Russia's new fighter to fly by yr-end - Sukhoi -- Reuters
Nations Push Pakistan to End Blockage at Conference on Disarmament -- Global Security Newswire