Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 7, 2014



US Committed to Iraq, Accelerating Weapons, Drone Deliveries -- Voice of America

WHITE HOUSE — The White House said Monday that the United States will remain strongly committed to Iraq as it fights al-Qaida affiliated groups, but it said, again, that American troops will not return to Iraq.

The surge in fighting between Iraqi government forces and al-Qaida-linked militants is a concern to the United States, which is accelerating the delivery of air to ground Hellfire missiles to Baghdad.

Amid the mounting death toll in Iraq, the U.S. has urged Iraq's government to work with tribal leaders in mostly Sunni Anbar province and with national political leaders, to isolate al-Qaida elements.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

US speeds up drone, missile deliveries as Iraq battles al-Qa'ida resurgence -- The Australian/AFP

Pentagon Reaffirms Commitment, Confidence in Iraqi Capability -- US Department of Defense

Iraq at crossroads between reconciliation and war: analysts -- AFP

Russian Navy to Get 40 New Ships in 2014 -- RIA Novosti

Russia's Navy To Buy 40 New Vessels -- Defense News

Every Russian Region to Get Drones Department – Minister -- RIA Novosti

Russia to Test 70 New Rockets and Missiles in 2014 -- RIA Novosti

Leadership: The New Military Aristocracy In China -- Strategy Page

China wants to curb defense waste -- UPI

China refutes report it will centralize military command -- GMA News/Reuters

Naval Air: First Chinese Carrier Task Force Passes The Test -- Strategy Page

PLA Navy made important advances in 2013: reports -- China Post

Taiwan's Sub-launched Harpoons Pose New Challenge to China's Invasion Plans -- Defense News

India, Japan Discuss Joint Development of Amphibious Aircraft -- Defense News

Air Defense: Indian Navy Air Defense Rescued From Disaster -- Strategy Page

Over 4,500 Mexican Military Personnel Prosecuted for Desertion Since 1985 -- Latin American Herald Tribune

Pentagon: Kuwait To Receive Patriot Missiles -- Defense News

US, French Navies Partner for Security, Stability -- Marine Link

US steps up Iraq weapons shipments -- The Guardian

U.S. wants Afghanistan to sign security deal in 'weeks not months' -- Reuters

Next LCS Deployment To Last 16 Months -- Defense News

LCS 1 Conducted Operational Missions in South China Sea -- Defense Tech

Submarines: U.S. Navy Expands Its Fleet Of Robotic Subs -- Strategy Page

Pentagon takes first step on financial audit -- AJC.com

The U.S. Navy's New Submarine Hunter Is a Model for Success -- Everett Pyatt, Real Clear Defense

The Need for Unmanned Aircraft in Modern Warfare -- Dave Majumdar, USNI

The Reshaping of the Air Combat Market: Fighter Production in the Decade Ahead -- Robbin Laird, Second Line of Defense

Should we? CIA memoir reveals what wasn't asked -- AP

NSA Warned of Snowden-Style Leakers in 1996 -- Washington Free Beacon

Snowden Has More U.S.-Israel Secrets to Expose: Greenwald -- New York Times/Reuters

The NSA is collecting too much information -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post

How the NSA Threatens National Security -- Bruce Schneier, The Atlantic

Army Takes On Its Own Toxic Leaders -- Daniel Zwerdling, NPR

USS Germantown's top enlisted sailor reassigned over sex-assault allegation -- Stars and Stripes

Military tradition of sea burials dates to the 1400s, Navy says -- Triblive

It’s time to abolish the Air Force -- James Carroll, Boston Globe

TIMELESS: Medal of Honor approved for Civil War and Vietnam veterans -- Washington Times

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