Monday, February 18, 2019

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 18, 2019

U.S. Marines unload vehicles and equipment as they prepare for the NATO-led Exercise Trident Juncture in 2015. (Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/U.S. Army)

Defense News: Sphere of influence: US military budget drives arming of the West

COLOGNE, Germany — The Pentagon is front and center in driving worldwide military spending to new heights, pulling Europe along in its wake, according to a new study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

“Defense budgets are growing again in the West,” said Lucie BĂ©raud-Sudreau, a research fellow for defense economics and procurement with the London-based think tank. Pentagon spending under President Donald Trump is “pushing global numbers up,” she told Defense News.

The increase is fueled by U.S. and European perceptions of future threats emanating from China and Russia, she said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 18, 2019

Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ withers on the vine -- Defense News

Draper awarded $191M for Trident missile guidance system -- UPI

Boeing to deliver two F-18 Super Hornets to Navy for $17.8M -- UPI

Navy Proposing Bold Changes in How it Teaches Sailors in New Education Plan -- USNI News

Air Force May Lose Credibility With Industry Over Light Attack Decision -- RCD

Army Picks BAE Jammer To Kill Russian Missiles (Softly) -- Breaking Defense

New Army rifle offers more versatility in combat -- Stars and Stripes

Army calls base housing hazards 'unconscionable,' details steps to protect families -- The Hill

Marines Need $3.5 Billion for Camp Lejeune Repairs, Despite MILCON Cuts for Border Spending -- USNI News

US Secretary of Defense Shanahan says he hasn’t determined amount for border wall -- AP

US Military Releases Its Artificial Intelligence Strategy -- VOA

U.S., Australia, Britain conduct training aviation exercise in Nevada -- UPI

US steps up freedom of navigation patrols in South China Sea to counter Beijing’s ambitions -- SCMP

Submarine arms race seen heating up in Indo-Pacific amid ‘great threat’ from China -- SCMP

China is working on killer robot ships of its own -- Defense News

The Chinese Military Speaks to Itself, Revealing Doubts -- Dennis J. Blasko, War On The Rocks

Chinese military institute puts focus on ‘urgent needs’ of frontline troops -- SCMP

Xi Signs Order to Boost China’s 2 Mln Army Training Efficiency – Report -- Sputnik

40 years on, Chinese veterans defy official silence to remember the Vietnam border war -- SCMP

Germany's Angela Merkel makes arms export pact with France -- DW

Taking sides: Italian defense industry rep attacks Franco-German fighter deal -- Defense News

Riyadh's SAMI Agrees to Joint Venture With French Naval Group to Build Warships -- Sputnik

United Arab Emirates announces $1.3 billion in defense deals at IDEX -- Defense News

Saudi's military company eyes $10 billion revenue in next five years -- Reuters

Nigerian President Buhari: Military to Be 'Ruthless' Against Election Tampering -- VOA

Four Zimbabwe Generals Retired in Mnangagwa's First Purge of Military -- VOA

In Pursuit of a General Theory of Proxy Warfare -- Amos C. Fox, RCD

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