U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Graham Auten, left, inspects the quality of the cement used in the construction of Kohi girl's school in Afghanya, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Auten is a civil engineer assigned to the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy WadeMILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Russia set to purchase large French warship - top brass -- RIA Novosti
TCOM aerostats part of new missile defense system -- Daily Advance
Requirements, Cost Control Drive Acquisition Reform -- Defense Talk
Russian Military Says to Check Arctic Sea Cargo -- New York Times
Debating the Navy’s ‘Plug-and-Play’ Warship -- The Danger Room
Russian Marines Getting New Ride -- Defense Tech
Australian military court ruled unconstitutional -- Yahoo News/AP
Update on Piracy -- Information Dissemination
India grounds their entire Harrier fighter fleet. -- The Telegraph of India
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 725 -- Yahoo News/AP
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,335 -- Yahoo News/AP