Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 21, 2010

The US sale to Saudi Arabia includes 84 new Boeing F-15 fighter jets and 70 upgrades of existing Saudi F-15s [GETTY]

U.S. Firms Welcome Saudi Arms Deal -- Defense News

With major U.S. military aircraft programs winding down, the State Department's announcement of $60 billion worth of fighter jet and helicopter sales to Saudi Arabia came as welcome news to U.S. aerospace companies.

The deal, which is expected to pay out over the next 15 to 20 years, will not single handedly save the military aircraft industrial base, but it may well help keep some aerospace companies alive, said Fred Downey, a vice president of the Aerospace Industries Association, Washington.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

GOP Lawmakers Demand Records on Missile Defense Talks With Russia -- Global Security Newswire

Lockheed Weighs U.K. Decision To Switch JSF Variant -- Defense News

Darpa’s Flying Humvee Goes Diesel -- The Danger Room

A T-55 For The 21st Century -- Strategy Page

Through a Glass, Darkly: Night Vision Gives US Troops Edge
-- Defense Industry Daily

Lockheed Martin Completes Preliminary Design for Next Generation Long-Range Surveillance Radar -- Lockheed Martin

CIA says Al-Qaeda in Pakistan hit hard in US attacks: report -- AFP

CIA sues former officer for publishing unauthorized book -- Intel News

At Top Universities, Concern About Pentagon’s Innovation Strategy -- National Defense

Pentagon trying to change culture to allow gays -- Yahoo News/AFP

New Cyber Strategy Out Soon -- DoD Buzz

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