Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 5, 2014

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. DOD file photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutle

Obama Scales Back Military Spending, Requests Defense Budget Cuts -- UPI

President Obama's Defense budget shrinks the Army to a pre-World War II size, increases the role of technology in the military.

WASHINGTON, March 4 (UPI) -- The Pentagon’s 2015 budget, outlined in the proposal released Tuesday by the Obama Administration, represents a smaller military more reliant on technology.

At $595.6 billion, President Obama’s proposed defense budget is just $113 million dollars less than expected per last year’s budget, about a 0.1 percent drop, and calls for cuts to personnel.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

DoD Proposes $154 Billion for New Weapons, R&D in 2015 -- Defense News

Pentagon Weapons Would Get $25 Billion Less Than Planned -- Bloomberg

With 2015 budget, Pentagon looks beyond Afghanistan -- Reuters

Pentagon plans $80 bln war budget despite Afghan exit -- Global Post/AFP

The Pentagon's Budget Arrives With a $79 Billion Mystery -- National Journal

Pentagon’s QDR Proclaims Military Ready To Do It All -- Defense One

QDR Emphasizes Cyber, Science and Technology -- Defense News

Four Ways the Pentagon Is About to Infuriate Congress -- Jordain Carney, National Journal

The DOD budget: fewer troops, more power -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

New, smaller US military has long road to reality -- CNBC

China Boosts Defense Spending 12% as Xi Strengthens Military -- Bloomberg

China Announces 12.2% Increase in Military Budget -- New York Times

China's Xi ramps up military spending in face of worried region -- Reuters

Japan Concerned About Lack of Clarity in China's Defense Policy -- Reuters

In new QDR, Pentagon highlights N. Korea's threat under its unpredictable regime -- Global Post/Yonhap News Agency

South Korea's Sexist Military -- Young-Ha Kim

Taiwan considers building its own submarines -- Want China Times

Russia Reportedly Eyeing Latin America As Part Of Overseas Military Base Expansion -- FOX News

Russia to Overhaul Fleet of Amphibious Assault Ships – Minister -- RIA Novosti

French-Made Warship Destined for Russia Sets Sail -- AP

France still considering warship deal with Russia -- World Bulletin

Russia Reinforces Armenian Base With Overhauled MiG-29 Fighter Jets -- RIA Novosti

Report: 'New' Russian nuclear programs alarm neighbors -- Washington Examiner

Russia claims successful test fire of ICBM -- Washington Times

Russia Plans 2 More Ballistic Missile Tests in March -- RIA Novosti

Air Force Budget Slashes Legacy Aircraft -- DoD Buzz

Army 2015 Budget Kills GCV, Cuts Readiness -- DoD Buzz

Navy Budget Puts 11 Carrier Fleet and F-35C in Jeopardy -- DoD Buzz

Navy Faces Budget Shortfall Even If Sequester Goes Away -- Otto Kreisher, Braking Defense

Navy boosts sea pay for first time in more than a decade -- Stars and Stripes

Marine Budget Boosts Embassy Security Forces -- DoD Buzz

Government spying tools will worsen Internet security: experts -- Reuters

Pentagon budget scraps two Lockheed satellites, postpones others -- Reuters

Pentagon to upgrade, improve U.S. missile defense system -- Reuters

Pentagon Slashes Army Tactical Radio Buy -- NextGov

Budget 2015: Bottled Water Targeted in Pentagon Cuts -- WSJ

Bird Strikes Problematic for Military Helicopters, Study Finds -- Live Science

Study: Rates of many mental disorders much higher in soldiers than in civilians -- CNN

Gay and lesbian troops perform in drag on American military base -- The Week

The last casualties: As a long war ends, risks still prove real -- Washington Post

Obama’s bin Laden leaks put target on Navy SEALs -- Washington Times

Judge Won’t Dismiss Sexual Assault Charges Against General -- New York Times

System also on trial at Brig. Gen. Jeff Sinclair's court-martial -- Stars and Stripes/The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.

Punish Russia? Why some Pentagon officials would prefer restraint. -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor

Don't give up on spending discipline at the Pentagon -- William D. Hartung, The Hill

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,176 -- Stars and Stripes

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