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Shrouded in Secrecy, US Air Force's Stealthy New Bomber Makes Waves LCS NAME CHANGE: NOW IT’S A FRIGATE 4 Defensewww.defensenews.com News January 19, 2015 Engineer Shortage EUROPE Shrouded in Secrecy, US Air Force’s Sea Mine Study Threatens UK BAE, Thales, DCNS team leads competition to develop system to Stealthy New Bomber Makes Waves defeat sea mines. Page 15 Aviation Safety 16 Germany: Euro Hawk UAV revival? By AARON MEHTA By ANDREW CHUTER NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON — In late spring or LONDON — A shortage of engineers early summer, the US Air Force and other skilled personnel is an will decide who will build its next- imminent threat to British military generation bomber. Yet, despite all aviation safety, according to a high the hype and public interest, the ranking safety official. program remains shrouded in mys- When Military Aviation Author- tery. ity (MAA) boss Air Marshal Dick The Long Range Strike-Bomber Garwood informed the defense (LRS-B) program is stealthy, liter- STAFF SGT. NICK WILSON/US AIR FORCE secretary in his report for the year ally and figuratively. Few details Secrets Spark Questions: Will the Air Force’s planned long-range strike bomber, like the to Aug. 24 that he could give only Defeating the Hack are actually known about the B-2, above, be so classified that it cannot be stationed abroad? “limited assurance” of air safety, Governments struggle with how bomber’s capabilities or design. the cause was “mainly due to the to best respond to cyber assault. But the program’s impact is al- Whichever competitor wins will “This is crunch time,” said Rich- significant and widespread short- Page 12 ready being widely felt throughout reap a windfall of development ard Aboulafia, an analyst with the age of suitably qualified experi- the Pentagon and its industry part- money; the loser could find itself Teal Group. “It’s the biggest single enced personnel,” such as 14 Canada: Crafting spec ops gear needs. ners. out of the military attack airframe outstanding DoD competition by a engineers, aircrew and air traffic ASIA & PACIFIC RIM The half a dozen analysts and ex- business entirely. very wide margin. That makes it managers. perts interviewed by Defense And while the program appears important in and of itself.” That doesn’t mean military avia- News for this piece all agree on to be on track, Congress is waiting tion here is unsafe. Garwood re- Naval Gun Buy Known Unknowns India short-lists Oto Melara to one thing: The LRS-B has the in the wings for any sign of cost ported an historically low accident provide weapons despite probe chance to shape American military overrun or technological prob- The bomber is largely a black rate for the 12 months. But it does of parent Finmeccanica. Page 14 aerospace for the next 20 years. lems. See NEW BOMBER, Page 6 mean that items like dealing with routine air worthiness issues are MIDDLE EAST not being addressed. The problem’s not new. The MAA Sifting the Fog of War Experts: Japan Budget Boost Still Won’t Meet Goals has been reporting shortages of skilled civil and military personnel Israeli combat recordings from By PAUL KALLENDER-UMEZU fierce Gaza battle underscore the for much of its four-year history. The shortages, particularly of en- complexity of war in a democra- TOKYO — cy. Page 17 While Japan’s newly un- New Equipment gineers and others at the Defence veiled defense budget represents Coming: Japanese Equipment & Support (DE&S) arm INTERVIEW the third small hike in a row after Prime Minister Shinzo of the Defence Ministry, is not an decades of low spending, experts Abe inspects an isolated issue affecting only mili- Derek say such spending remains insuffi- MV-22 Osprey and tary aviation safety. cient to fund Tokyo’s plans for “dy- a mock-up F-35A Garwood’s MAA report said the Chollet namic defense forces.” joint strike fighter on Defence Board, the highest com- The departing Japan’s defense budget for fiscal Oct. 26. mittee in the MoD led by Defence assistant US 2015 is edging up 0.8 percent to Secretary Michael Fallon, has KAZUHIRO NOGI/ AFP/GETTY IMAGES secretary of ¥4.82 trillion (US $41.12 billion), ac- identified “achieving and sustain- defense for inter- cording to figures by the Defense assertive defense posture under its southeast island chain south of ing manpower numbers and skills national security Ministry, bringing defense spend- the administration of the conserva- Okinawa, and boost its naval fleet as the greatest single challenge affairs discusses changes in US ing closer to 1990 levels. tive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. to strengthen its deterrence pos- currently facing the department.” security policy, global military While well below the 2.4 percent The MoD will receive funding for ture against China’s Navy. As of September 2014, the MoD action against the Islamic State boost requested last August, the in- all the major purchases it has re- Three big-ticket items include was advertising 102 program and group, and evolving relations crease represents the third small quested to begin updating its Air ¥350.4 billion (down from ¥378.1 project management posts and 70 with Eastern European and Baltic hike in a row after a decade of de- Force, restructure its defense pos- billion requested) to deploy 20 engineering and science posts. nations. Page 22 cline. Japan has adopted a more ture to better protect Nansei Shoto, See JAPAN BUDGET, Page 7 See UK ENGINEERS, Page 7 PERIODICALS-NEWSPAPER HANDLING Vol. 30 No. 3 $4.50 Trusted Communications for Today’s Connected Warfighter Cost-effective, Low SWAP Ground Vehicle Technologies Our NetCom & TruLink technologies offer clear, reliable, wired and wireless communications, enhancing personnel safety and elevating situational awareness. For more information, visit www.telephonics.com or email [email protected]. 38820 www.defensenews.com January 19, 2015 DefenseNews 3 InBrief ON DEFENSENEWS.COM ing over $500,000 in cash, hun- dreds of thousands of dollars in ‘Fat Leonard’ Pleads Guilty prostitution services, travel ex- penses, luxury hotel stays and spa treatments, lavish meals, including In US Navy Bribery Scandal Kobe beef, Spanish suckling pigs, n Byron Callan of Capital Alpha “top-shelf” alcohol, Cuban cigars, Partners discusses the financial perfor- AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE in the scandal. designer handbags, watches, foun- mance of major defense contractors. Dusek, 47, admitted to using his tain pens, designer furniture, elec- n Juliet Beyler, Pentagon director of WASHINGTON — A Malaysian con- position as a senior officer to en- tronics, ornamental swords and Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management, tractor at the center of a corrup- sure ships stopped at ports where handmade ship models, authori- talks about DoD efforts to integrate women tion scandal rocking the US Navy Francis’ company operated, and ties said. into combat jobs. has pleaded guilty to fraud on one occasion arranged for an SCREEN GRAB In return, naval officers gave TV.DefenseNews.com charges, admitting to bribing offi- aircraft carrier strike group to stop Guilty Plea: Leonard Francis pleaded Francis classified and confidential cials with cash, prostitutes, Cuban at Port Klang, Malaysia, a terminal guilty to a variety of charges tied to bribing information, including ship sched- cigars and Kobe beef, according to owned by Francis, officials said. US Navy officials. ules. Francis also secured prefer- MOST POPULAR Agence France-Presse. The plea by “Fat Leonard,” por- ential treatment for his firm in the Known as “Fat Leonard” by the trayed as the ringleader of the brib- lions of dollars. Now they will be contracting process. On the Web American sailors who dealt with ery scheme, represents a coup for held to account,” she said. Sentencing hearings for Francis LCS Now Officially Called a Frigate him, 50-year-old Leonard Francis prosecutors in the worst scandal Francis pleaded guilty to bribery, and the naval officer, Dusek, are Since its inception in 2001, the US Navy’s of Glenn Defense Marine Asia to hit the Navy in years. It also conspiracy to commit bribery and scheduled for April 3. Littoral Combat Ship program has been (GDMA) entered a guilty plea in a raised the possibility that more na- conspiracy to defraud the United Francis told prosecutors of sev- described as needed to replace the fleet’s federal court in San Diego, con- val officers could be implicated. States, authorities said. en Navy officials that he bribed, in- frigates, minesweepers and patrol ships. But firming he presided over a decade- Federal prosecutors said the in- He agreed to forfeit $35 million cluding Dusek and three others its place in the line of battle is debated. long scheme involving tens of mil- vestigation is “ongoing” and that that he made in the scheme and to who have entered guilty pleas. A DefenseNews.com lions of dollars in bribes, the case is not closed. repay the Navy whatever amount fifth officer, Cmdr. Michael Vannak prosecutors said. “It is astounding that Leonard the court decides. Khem Misiewicz, has pleaded not In addition, his ship supply com- Francis was able to purchase the As part of his guilty plea, Francis guilty and will face trial. On the Blog pany, GDMA, pleaded guilty to integrity of Navy officials by offer- admitted he bilked the US military The other two named by Francis Pentagon: Hack of CENTCOM Site bribery charges. US Navy Capt. ing them meaningless material out of tens of millions of dollars by have yet to be identified or a ‘Prank’ Daniel Dusek pleaded guilty to possessions and the satisfaction of routinely overbilling for fuel, tug- charged. In addition, two naval ad- In a cyber attack on a Pentagon social conspiracy to commit bribery, the selfish indulgences,” US Attorney boat services and sewage disposal.
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