Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 26, 2009
Don’t Mess With The F-35 If You Know What’s Good For You -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog
To The Hill; don’t mess with the F-35 if you know whats good for you. That is the message from U.S. Secretary of Defense Gates. Since Gates has hung his hat on the F-35 with no plan-B, he doesn’t want to look bad. Even if his total fund of knowledge on air power issues could be written in large crayon on one piece of paper.
Read more ....
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Boeing may offer US Air Force two tankers -- Reuters
White House objects to extra C-17 planes -- Government Executive
New fighter jets for Admiral Kuznetsov -- Barents Observer
Global Hawk returns to flight -- Edwards Air Force Base
Newest ISR plane --- from buy-to-fly in 8 months -- Defense Tech
The End of Sea Power -- USNI
Clues to the UK’s frigate of the future -- Janes
Pension money for Alaska WW II-era Guard cut from spending bill -- McClatchy News
Why The Pirates Hate Mercury -- Strategy Page
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 25, 2009
Without fanfare, the fast-attack submarine Helena has slipped silently out of port in San Diego, bound for a classified mission described by the Navy as "testing of submarine operability and war-fighting capability" in the Arctic Ocean. Photo from L.A. TimesNavy Strategy Changing Along With Arctic Conditions -- The Day
Predictions of big melt shift focus to shipping, oil, submarines' role
Newport, R.I. - Rapidly diminishing sea ice means more ships than ever before will be able to travel through the Arctic, so the Navy is going to use an “Arctic road map” to navigate the new national security challenge.
The Navy's Task Force Climate Change will give Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead the road map next week, describing the changing conditions in the Arctic and what it means for future Navy operations.
Read more ....
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
UTC eyes 30 percent F-35 fighter engine cost drop -- Reuters
Italy Could Scale Back F-35 Facility -- Aviation Week
Unanswered questions for the F-35 and Israel -- ELP Defens(c)e
China army parade may give clue to new missiles -- Reuters
South Korea Negative on Joining US Missile Shield -- Korea Times
IAF strength just one-third of China's: IAF chief -- Times Of India
Mullen Wants Females on Subs -- Defense Tech
Aboard the 'INS Dolphin' -- Jerusalem Post
Weapons not included in UK Trident pledge -- Scotsman
NNSA Announces Equivalent of More Than 15,000 Nuclear Weapons of Russian HEU Eliminated -- NNSA
Porky defense bill headed for Senate vote -- Washington Examiner opinion
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 24, 2009
U.S. Air Force Officials Release Predator Accident Report -- Defense Professionals
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. | An MQ-1 Predator flying a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom lost contact with its ground control station and presumably crashed in a forward operating area May 13, according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation board report released Sept. 22 here.
Read more ....
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Army Wants Ideas on Future Wars -- DoD Buzz
Royal Navy’s 6000 ton Patrol Boat -- New Wars
Did Obama Force Gates to Cut the Pentagon Budget? -- The Danger Room
Stealthy F-35 Sensor To Fly On Avenger UAV -- Defense Tech
Iranian Military Planes Crashes in Annual Parade -- Defense News
Great news for USMC air, the Yankee and the Zulu -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog
China .... After 600 Years… -- Strategy Page
Air Chief Marshal says India's aircraft strength is inadequate -- Defense Professionals
Obama Stands Behind ‘State Secrets’ in Spy Case -- Threat Level
USAF Demands Italy Lay Off Colonel in CIA Milan Caper -- CQ Politics
Korean war rifles sold back to US -- BBC
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 23, 2009
F-22F-22 Pilot Perspective -- Code One Magazine
Those few pilots favored with the opportunity to fly the F-22 Raptor quickly become comfortable with the aircraft’s unique characteristics. They talk casually about aircraft handling qualities at airspeeds and angles of attack that would make any other fighter spin out of controlled flight. In the same conversation, they describe outstanding handling qualities at supersonic speeds and regularly running chase aircraft out of gas. The F-22 is an impressive aircraft at both ends of the flight envelope. In this first of a series of articles of pilot impressions on the F-22, Paul Metz takes the high speed end of the F-22 flight envelope and Jon Beesley takes the low speed end.
Read more ....
Hat Tip: ELP Defens(c)e Blog
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Navy eyes Ospreys as COD replacements -- Navy Times
American Tanker Follies Resume -- Strategy Page
USAF still seeking retirement authority for 'worst-performing' C-5As -- Flight Global
Pentagon Auditors Fail to Effectively Oversee Contractors: Investigators -- Defense News
Rolls-Royce fighting to stop Barack Obama axing $50bn fighter deal -- Times Online
Technology From Lockheed, Raytheon Now on the Radar -- Wall Street Journal
Harpoon III Loss a Blow to US Market Position -- Defense Talk
LCS Near Selection -- Defense Tech
The Navy After Next Pt 1, Pt 2 -- New Wars
Canadian Counter-IED Task Force shares and seeks info -- Defense Professionals
First Woman Ascends to Top Drill Sergeant Spot -- New York Times
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 22, 2009
Recruiting Ad For the U.S. Marines
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
A Smarter Army Mod Plan? -- DoD Buzz
There's Concern, but Where's the Action? (Cyber War-fare) -- Defense Tech
Army chief General Sir David Richards says ships and jets no longer the answer -- The Guardian
Scrapping UK carrier contract to cost £2bn -- This Is Money
Experts: WTO Case Could Last for Years After KC-X Award -- Defense News
The Navy After Next Pt 1 -- New Wars
U.S. Air Force’s “Failure of Imagination” -- War Is Boring
US Defense Chief Defends New Missile Program -- Voice of America
China says military arsenal comparable with West -- AP
Silver Star awarded to SGT Israel Garcia -- Black Five
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 21, 2009
The Cormorant Story (Hat Tip: ELP Defens(c)e Blog)
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
F-35 vs Super Hornet – Canada -- ELP defens(c)e Blog
The end of an era: the closing of the Canadian Fighter Pilots Association -- Enterprise Bulletin
Israel Real Missile Defense Focus -- DoD Buzz
A generation 4.5 fighter for the 2020s -- Ares Blog/Aviation Week
China and Russia naval drill -- Information Dissemination
New camouflage uniforms -- Strategy Page
GAO Warns of Security Lapses at Foreign Research Reactors -- Global Security Newswire
France Creates Office for Economic Intel -- Defense News
Ignatius proposes “A New Deal for The CIA” – perhaps they should sometimes obey our laws -- Fabius Maximus
Center to Put Faces With Vietnam Names -- Military.com