Thursday, April 28, 2016

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 28, 2017

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Sputnik: Bear and Dragon: Russia, China to Intensify Joint Military Drills in 2016

Russia and China will hold "many more" military drills in 2016 than last year.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The number of international military exercises between Russia and China will be increased in 2016, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday.

“We assess the level of Russian-Chinese contacts on both the government and military levels as high. This year we will hold many more exercises and events than last year,” Shoigu said during a meeting with Chinese Defense

Minister Chang Wanquan in Moscow.Shoigu said military exercises would be held on the ground and at sea.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 28, 2017

Russia, China set to increase joint exercises in 2016 — Russia’s defense minister -- TASS

Moscow intl. security forum discusses fight against terrorism, global defense issues -- RT

Russia outlines military strategy -- CCTV

Russia Willing To Restore Ties With NATO, But On Mutual Basis, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Says -- IBTimes

Russia’s brand new cosmodrome launches first-ever rocket -- RT

Afghan, Russian Defense Ministers Discuss Military Cooperation, Terrorism -- Sputnik

Russia, Afghanistan to form joint military-technical cooperation committee -- RBTH/Interfax

North Korea 'missile crashes' moments after launch -- Al Jazeera

China to join exercises with rival South China Sea claimants -- AP

Iran, Russia draft military cooperation roadmap -- Press TV

Iran to strengthen its missile defense capability — defense minister -- TASS

NATO Weighs Refugee-Monitoring Mission for Mediterranean Fleet -- Bloomberg

A Trump presidency could add pressure on Canada's defence spending -- CBC

European trainers help Mali re-establish artillery capability -- IHS Jane's 360

Far and Wide: US Could Deploy Super Radar to Norway -- Sputnik

US Lawmakers Urge More US Naval Operations in South China Sea -- Military.com

Congress to Air Force: You Can't Retire the A-10 Until the F-35 Proves It's Better -- Popular Mechanics

Lockheed Martin reveals lower than expected F-35 production -- IHS Jane's 360

Inflation Adds $3.4Bln to Cost of Next Six US Nuclear Aircraft Carriers -- Sputnik

House Panel Seeks to Increase Army Ranks by 45,000 Soldiers -- Military Times

‘We Need To Hold Our Noses,’ Buy Russian RD-180 Engines: SecDef -- Breaking Defense

SpaceX just landed a coveted $83 million military contract -- CNN

SpaceX breaks Boeing-Lockheed monopoly on military space launches -- Reuters

Republicans blast Pentagon energy programs -- The Hill

Counter-Drone Prototype Put to Test at Army NIE -- Defense News

FBI won't tell Apple how it hacked terrorist's iPhone -- CNN

As US drops “cyber bombs,” ISIS retools its own cyber army -- Ars Technica

Autonomous Robots and Military A.I. Won't Fight Wars Alone, Pentagon says -- Inverse

Digital blue cammies: A history of the Navy working uniform -- Navy Times

Navy Relaxes Tattoo Restrictions Allowing More Art on Neck, Legs and Arms -- NBC

House committee votes to require women to register for military draft -- AP

Kerry expresses reservations about all-volunteer U.S. military -- Reuters

Army Studies 38-Acre Arlington National Cemetery Expansion -- AP

Sailor Accused of Spying for China Could Dodge Trial -- Daily Mail

Four ex-high-ranking Army officers exonerated in Pentagon acquisition scandal -- Washington Times

US Military to Release Report on Doctors Without Borders Afghan Hospital Attack Friday -- NBC

A retired Navy SEAL commander’s 12 rules for being an effective leader -- Business Insider

The power and the glory: Dramatic moments of warfare and rescue missions captured in the US military's best photos of 2015 -- Daily Mail

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