Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 4, 2014

March 3, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin supervises the military exercises at the Kirillovsky test range in Leningrad Region. Left: Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, right: Chief of the Russian Army's Main Department of Combat Preparation Ivan Buvaltsev. (RIA Novosti / Michael Klimentyev)

Russian Troops Ordered Home From Surprise War Games -- RT

President Putin has ordered troops sent last week to a surprise military exercise in western and central Russia to return to their bases.

Putin ordered the return after a Defense Ministry report, which said the exercises have been conducted successfully, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media.

The surprise military drills in Russia’s central and western territorial commands were launched last Wednesday.

They involved 150,000 troops, 90 aircraft, 880 armor, 80 warships and other hardware.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

Military force would be 'last resort' in Ukraine: Putin -- Reuters

How Russian, Ukrainian forces stack up -- Reuters

Does Ukraine’s Military Stand a Chance Against the Russians? Probably not -- Michael Peck, War Is Boring

Pentagon suspends military engagements with Russia -- AP

US suspends trade talks, military cooperation with Russia over Ukraine -- RT

Ukraine’s military is far smaller than Russia’s, but there are 3 reasons it might not be so easy to crush -- Washington Post

Crimean Leader Says Ukrainian Military Units Are Surrendering -- New York Times

Ukraine Appeals to NATO for Assistance -- RIA Novosti

Ukraine crisis brings Europe security back to the forefront for US -- Stars and Stripes

Russia Conducts Live Fire Exercises in Baltic -- RIA Novosti

Is Uroburos the First Known Russian Cyberweapon? -- Info-Security Magazine

Russia’s 2010 Military Doctrine -- David Luban, Just Security

GCHQ Revealed: Inside Her Majesty's Listening Service -- Christoph Scheuermann, Spiegel Online

China conducts full-scale island assault exercise with massive amphibious vessels -- World Tribune

The Tiger’s Reach: China’s Blue Water Ambitions -- Brett Davis, CIMSEC

Report: Japan To Create Amphibious Force Modeled After US Marine Corps -- Defense News

Navy Said to Seek Three Littoral Ships Next Year Instead of Four -- Bloomberg Businessweek

After 32 Ships, Future of LCS Program Unclear
-- Defense News

Navy announces large cuts to F-35C orders -- Eric Palmer Blog

P-8 Deal Tops $12 Billion in February Awards -- DoD Buzz

U.S. Report Seeks Tighter Export Controls on Techs that Undercut Missile Defense -- Global Security Newswire

The Army Wants You to Build Them a Laser Truck -- Defense One

Experts: DoD War Budget Will Remain Even if US Troops Leave Afghanistan -- Defense News

As Budget Nears, Pricing Decision Coming for USAF Rescue Helo -- Defense News

Are Nuclear Weapons Getting a Smaller Slice of the U.S. Budget Pie? -- Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security Newswire

General’s court-martial could shape the future of military justice system -- Washington Post

Ex-Blackwater contractors seek dismissal of case -- AP

Vietnam veterans sue military over PTSD -- Stars and Stripes/New Haven Register, Conn. (MCT)

Almost 1 in 5 had mental illness before Army enlistment, study says -- Stars and Stripes/L.A. Times

Unmanned Combat Aircraft System: Will It Ever Materialize? -- Harry Kazianis, The Diplomat

In planning for the future, the Pentagon sees fewer troops and more technology -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

Now is not the time to repeat past mistakes and shrink the military -- James Jay Carafano, Washington Examiner

America's Defense Death Spiral -- Dakota Wood, National Interest

The Weinberger Doctrine -- John T. Correll, Air Force Magazine

Is America's Only POW a Deserter? Questions Linger About Bowe Bergdahl -- Deb Riechmann, AP/Real Clear World

Widow of 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle endures with parents' help -- Stars and Stripes/The (Portland) Oregonian

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