Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 5, 2009

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off with soldiers during a training exercise on Forward Operating Base Loyalty in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Mexico worried about getting less US anti-drug aid -- Yahoo News/AP

Russian general says U.S. may have planned satellite collision -- RIA Novosti

Ex-Soviet states plan joint air defense drills Aug. 7- Sept. 18 -- RIA Novosti

Scientist group: Drop missile shield -- UPI

NATO likely to agree to resume Russia ties: U.S. -- Reuters

To Rebuild the Air Force -- Center For Defense Information

Advocating a Systemic View of Air Superiority -- War Is Boring

Army Pitches 'Future' Killers as Job-Savers -- The Danger Room

Aircraft Carrier Vs. Cruise Missile #30 -- New Wars

Kazakhstan, Russia sign contract on S-300 air defense systems -- RIA Novosti

US Committed to European Missile Defense, Gates Says -- Defense Talk

Huge MDA Cuts Loom; GOP Worries about Russia -- DoD Buzz

Lockheed Wins 10-Year, $5 Billion Contract To Support Special Forces -- Defense Technology News

Pakistan poses global security worry, says top US official -- The Guardian

CIA Unlikely to Reveal Much More About Missing Interrogation Tapes -- Spy Talk

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,255 -- Yahoo News/AP

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 588 -- Boston.com