Thursday, December 14, 2017

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 14, 2017

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South China Morning Post: Chinese navy starts live-fire drill off North Korean waters as tensions over nuclear programme escalate

PLA Navy carrying out four-day operation as the United States and its allies conduct similar exercises in the region

China is conducting a live-fire exercise off the North Korean peninsula as concerns over the security situation on the peninsula rise.

The drill in the Bohai Sea was due to start on Thursday afternoon and will last until 4pm next Monday, according to a notice issued by the Liaoning Maritime Safety Administration.

The administration marked out a rectangular prohibited area in the waters west of Lushun in Liaoning province, an important naval base for the People’s Liberation Army’s North Sea Fleet, which is responsible for defending the Bohai and Yellow Seas off the Korean peninsula.

In response to North Korea’s rapidly increasing missile threat, the United States, South Korea and Japan are also currently holding a joint exercise in the East China Sea.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 14, 2017

Russia and China Military Drills Target Both North Korea and U.S. -- Newsweek

North Korea Might Possess Atomic Bomb, Kim Jong Il's Photograph Suggests -- International Business Times

North Korean WMD Is Not Just Nuclear -- Bart Marcois, OpsLens ·

Russia, North Korea military commission starts first meeting in Pyongyang: RIA -- Reuters

China to build monsters of the sky with Ukraine company -- Asia Times

Xi stresses army restructuring to enhance combat readiness -- Xinhuanet

China targets export market with latest submarine designs -- Jane's 360

Engine Woes for Russia's New Su-57 Stealth Fighter -- Dave Majumdar, National Interest

Serbia turns to Russia for air defense systems, helo procurement -- Defense News

US Military and NATO May Now Target Russia With Cyber Weapons, Marking Huge Policy Change -- Newsweek

NATO's Stoltenberg says EU and NATO stronger together -- Reuters

Our new aircraft carrier could sink the U.K. defence budget without firing a shot -- Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian

U.S. Prepares to Help Afghans Train, Sustain Divested Black Hawks -- National Defense

Saudi-backed military alliance to help G5 Sahel fight: minister -- Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. suspends aid to Somalia's battered military over graft -- Reuters

US Africa Command leader orders new probe into Somalia raid -- Military Times

US announces new assistance to Lebanese military -- FOX News/AP

US Forces Japan lifts alcohol ban and curfew for troops -- Navy Times

Report: Lax security allowed suicide bomber to kill 5 on Bagram Airfield -- Army Times

Navy to equip T-45 jets with new system after oxygen issues -- The Hill

Loose Screw Likely Caused Marine Harrier Crash Off Carolina Coast -- DoD Buzz

Army & Marine Corps Merge Missiles, Attack Planes & Radar Nodes -- Scout Warrior

Fire Scout to Serve as Forward Spotter for Navy Surface Ships With Addition of Radar, Datalink -- USNI News

Missile Defense Agency Looking to Intercept Ballistic Targets Earlier During Boost Phase -- USNI News

US Navy's Most Advanced Destroyers to Get New Primary Anti-Ship Mission -- The Diplomat

Marines plan to experiment with autonomous helicopters -- Marine Times

Trump just made a 355-ship Navy national policy -- Defense News

A US Aircraft Carriers 2 Greatest Foes (And No, Not North Korea, China or Russia) -- The National Interest

Army vows to reinvigorate electronic warfare by combining it with cyber, intelligence functions -- Federal News Radio

Allies Are Key, Says Trump’s National Security Strategy -- Defense One

Corker says panel likely won't take up war authorization before 2018 -- The Hill

Advocacy groups sue US military for sexual assault records -- ABC News

Hard Lessons from America’s Longest Wars -- James Kitfield, Breaking Defense

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