Washington Post: What would a Russia-NATO war look like? Russia’s wargaming it right now.
LUGA, Russia — A revitalized Russian military on Monday sent tanks, paratroopers, artillery, antiaircraft weapons, jets and helicopters into frigid rains to engage the forces of a mock enemy called the “Western Coalition.” The barrage of firepower , part of war games that began last week, was an explosive show of force that Baltic leaders said was a simulation of an attack against NATO forces in Eastern Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the field Monday, skipping the 72nd U.N. General Assembly in favor of the military exercises held jointly with Belarus. The muscle-flexing, which began Thursday, highlights the lethality of a fighting force that has taken a crash course of reforms and upgrades over the last decade.
In response, U.S. fighter jets in Lithuania have been scrambling nearly daily to inspect Russian activity over the Baltic Sea.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 20, 2017
Russian navy launches barrage of cruise missiles in drills -- New York Daily News
Russian planes return to bases after Zapad-2017 exercise -- TASS
Putin displays massive firepower in Russian war games on border with Europe -- ABC News
Zapad: What can we learn from Russia's latest military exercise? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Belarus plays down Western fears of aggression stirred by joint war games with Russia -- Reuters
Watch Russia's Only Operational Battlecruiser Launch A Massive "Shipwreck" Anti-Ship Missile -- The Warzone/The Drive
Russia Conducts Test Launch of RS-24 Yars ICBM -- Sputnik
Russia honors AK-47 creator with 30-foot statue -- UPI
Egypt to Help Libyan Military Rebuild As Civil War Dies Down -- Sputnik
Xi packs top Chinese military posts with allies -- Nikkei Asia Review
Trudeau threatens to halt Canadian fighter jet buy over Boeing complaint -- The Hill
Britain, Saudi Arabia sign military cooperation deal -- New Arab
Britain testing Ajax armored vehicles -- UPI
US Military surgeons in Afghanistan treat civilian injuries -- Reuters
Afghan Air Force Receives First U.S.-Made Black Hawk Helicopters -- RFE
Japan to fund Marine Corps facilities on Guam pending Okinawa move -- UPI
F-35s Were Carrying Live AIM-120 Missiles During Show Of Force Training Flight Over Korea -- The Warzone/The Drive
As Trump Threatens to 'Destroy' North Korea, Air Force Says It's 'Ready to Fight' -- Foreign Policy
Pentagon’s F-35 deep dive to drive lower costs on block buy deal -- Defense News
Ellsworth poised for next generation bomber -- Stars and Stripes
Rand ‘cautiously optimistic’ about B-21, looking to B-2 for lessons learned -- Defense News
Air Force chief: Bomber bases will keep that capability, even as inventory changes -- Air Force Times
Navy leadership testifies before SASC on ship collisions, readiness concerns -- UPI
McCain rips into Navy leaders over 'unacceptable' ship collisions -- The Hill
McCain: 20 sailors reprimanded in wake of 7th Fleet at-sea incidents -- Navy Times
Navy Leaders Pledge to Solve Problems Stretching Limits of Sailors -- New York Times
Navy sailor 'sleep deprivation' highlighted at Senate hearing on deadly accidents -- CNBC
After Deadly Collisions Navy will Broadcast Warship Locations in High Traffic Areas -- USNI News
U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet holds change of command ceremony -- UPI
The Marine Corps is following the Army's lead and looking to change its arsenal -- Business Insider
New nuclear cruise missile program appears safe going forward -- Defense News
Congress must reassert itself on use of military force -- The Hill
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Mattis Says ‘We Stand By’ Canada Amid Concern About Missile Defense Policy -- US News and World Report
The US Military Can't Keep Track of Which Missions It's Fueling in Yemen War -- The Intercept
President Trump's Idea Of A Huge Military Parade Through The Capital Isn't Unprecedented -- The Warzone/The Drive
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1 comment:
We wargame them. They wargame us.
Whatever. It's a long way from a shooting war.
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