Monday, March 10, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 10, 2014

Polish Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies at an airbase in Lask near Lodz, central Poland on June 28, 2013. Reuters/Kacper Pempel

Ukraine: US Sends Fighter Jets to Poland, Baltic States in Response to Russian War Games -- IBTimes

The U.S. is sending 12 F-16 fighter jets to Poland on the Polish government's request after Russian troops in Kaliningrad and the Baltic Sea engaged in a series of live-fire exercises. The planes are set to arrive Monday.

The U.S. also agreed to send four F-15 jets to Lithuania. Lithuania’s defense ministry said it was in response to “Russian aggression in Ukraine and increased military activity in Kaliningrad.” Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave oblast (province) that borders both Lithuania and Poland, which means it stands on its own outside Russia’s border.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

Kiev Plans No Troop Deployment in Crimea - Minister -- RIA Novosti

Blocked By Sunken Russian Ships, Ukraine's Navy Stays Defiant -- Defense News

Russia Mulls Banning US Nuclear Arms Inspections – Source -- RIA Novosti

Americans don’t support sending U.S. troops to Ukraine -- Washington Times

Cyber attack on Russia hits India, secret defence documents leaked -- Hindustan Times

Israeli Armor, Artillery Corps Shifting Emphasis -- Defense News

Israeli teens say won't join army because of occupation
-- Space War/AFP

Brazilian Army To Receive New Air Defence Missile System To Protect FIFA World Cup, 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro -- Ottawa Citizen

Turkey Tests Long-Range Anti-Tank Missile -- Defense News

DF-21D missile could sink US aircraft carrier: report -- Want China Times

Beijing may once again turn to Russian arms: Voice of Russia -- Want China Times

China's Claims of Defense Spending Boost in Doubt -- Defense News

China’s Disturbing Defense Budget -- New York Times editorial

Japan, U.S. Differ on China in Talks on 'Grey Zone' Military Threats -- New York Times/Reuters

Marines: Japan Finally Gets Some Real Marines -- Strategy Page

UK will be told to remove all submarines from an independent Scotland -- Herald Scotland

Lord Richards in Afghanistan support plea to West -- BBC

For US forces in Africa, spy drones in short supply -- Space Daily/AFP

The effort to make sure troops' gear never fails. Ever. -- Stars and Stripes

Former Pentagon watchdog: Obama administration officials 'blatantly lying' -- FOX News

US plans to scan workers with secret clearances -- AP

Special Report: 2015 US Budget -- Defense News

US Navy Budget Plan: Major Questions Abound -- Defense News

Navy plans to retire all frigates by end of 2015 -- Navy Times

Carrier funding prompts head scratching -- Daily Press

US Air Force Left with Little Flexibility in Budget -- Defense News

U-2 Has The Edge Over Global Hawk -- Aviation Week editorial

Defunding defense -- Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post

How Big Will the US Army Be in 2019? Not Even the Army Knows -- Paul McLeary, Defense News

Commentary: US Army Must Redefine Its Role -- Christopher Dougherty, Defense News

Our sacrosanct defense budget -- James Warren, New York Daily News

Analysis: Trimming US military might -- Ali Mustafa, Al Jazeera

Obama’s Foreign Policy Reality Check -- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Defense One

Yes to Nukes. No to Silos. -- Bloomberg editorial

U.S. Veteran Honored 70 Years After Saying 'No Thanks' to Purple Heart -- New York Times/Reuters

War hero depicted in hit TV miniseries Band of Brothers dies at 90 -- The Guardian

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