Iran Touts Launch Of New Missiles; U.S. Says It's Watching Closely -- CNN
(CNN) -- Iran is lauding the successful test-firing of new missiles, including one designed to destroy "all types of enemy military equipment," state media said.
U.S. officials say they're paying close attention.
The Iranian Defense Ministry said the new missiles include a laser-guided surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile as well as a new long-range ballistic missile that can carry multiple warheads, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan said the long-range ballistic missile can evade enemies' anti-missile defense systems and has "the capability of destroying massive targets and destroying multiple targets."
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Iran says nuclear program 'forever', dismisses military talk -- Reuters
Amid Test Launches, Iran Touts Multi-Warhead Missile Capacity -- Global Security Newswire
Singapore Airshow To Focus on F-16s and F-35s -- Defense News
Singapore Airshow: Organisers Expect $25bn in Orders -- IBTimes
China Pushing Into SE Asia's Defense Market -- Defense News
'Scores killed' in Algeria army plane crash -- Al Jazeera
North Korea Seen Readying Nuclear, Missile Tests -- Global Security Newswire
Nuclear submarine facilities in Russia's Far East to be completed by year end: ministry -- Global Times/Xinhua
5th gen fighter aircraft project with Russia delayed -- Economic Times
Report: Iraq Heading Toward Fully Operational Air Force -- Defense News
UK Speeds Up Sea King Replacement -- Defense News
Annual Cobra Gold military drill kicks off in Thailand -- Global Post/Kyodo News
China concerned over upcoming ROK-U.S. military drills -- Xinhuanet
Congress Questions Plan to Pay for 11-Carrier Navy -- DoD Buzz
U.S. Air Force reveals modified gunship makes first flight -- UPI
New US Military Space Plane Aims for 2017 Liftoff -- Space.com
Military starts testing smart rifles for battlefield use -- CNet
Maryland bill would cut water, electricity to NSA headquarters -- FOX News
'The Day We Fight Back' calls for protests against NSA spying -- CNet
Nine-soldier crime ring linked to death of Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale -- Stars and Stripes/The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.
Scandals Raise Questions Across US Military -- Voice of America
Clinton to Petraeus: ‘I have experience’ -- The Hill
House panel issues new Benghazi report, questions 9/11 preparations -- The Hill
Interview: Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Commander, US Pacific Air Forces -- Defense News
Email shows US military ordered disposal of Osama bin Laden corpse photos in 2011 after AP asked for copies -- Nola.com
The Pickup Truck Era of Warfare -- Jack Mulcaire, War On The Rocks
Navy’s Aegis Missile Defense Is Ready for Prime Time -- Scott C. Truver, Defense One
Is Russia Violating the INF Treaty? -- Nikolai Sokov, Miles A. Pomper, National Interest
Is troubled F-35 caught in a ‘death spiral’? -- Michael F. Cochrane, World Mag
Washington Spends Less On Weapons Than You Think -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
Army Auditors’ Shock and Awe -- New York Times editorial
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