Thursday, March 27, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 27, 2014

A Russian soldier (L) guides a Ukrainian tank, which is to be loaded onto a train, in northern Crimea March 27, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

West Rules Out Military Response Over Ukraine -- The Hill

The Topline: The U.S. and its allies have ruled out a military decision to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from further incursions into Ukraine, the British defense minister told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.

“We’ve made a clear decision that the correct response is primarily diplomatic, economic and in the field of energy policy,” Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond said at a morning briefing at the British Embassy.

“The Russia economy is an Achilles heel. Capital is fleeing the Russian system in response to the events going on. Russia is vulnerable to decisions by the West to invest in greater energy independence [for Europe] from Russia,” Hammond said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

U.S. intel assessment: greater likelihood Russia will enter eastern Ukraine -- CNN

Obama: Russia won't be dislodged from Crimea by military force -- Haaretz

Hammond: Higher Defense Spending Would Not Have Stopped Russia in Crimea -- Defense News

US to commit more forces to NATO efforts in Eastern Europe -- AP

Ukraine's navy 'decimated' by Russian intervention: Jane's -- Global Post/AFP

Military Cuts Render NATO Less Formidable as Deterrent to Russia -- New York Times

US-UK: Expand Missile Defense in Eastern Europe -- Military.com

GOP: DoD withholding intel from Ukraine -- The Hill

Black Sea fleet base construction in Novorossiysk to be completed in 2015 - Russian Defense Minister -- Voice of Russia

Neglected South African military needs big investment -- BDLive

Czechs offer Gripens to protect airspace near Ukraine -- Ceske Noviny

Japan's Abe ready for full-on military drive -- Japan Times

Surface Forces: South Korea Builds Two Layer Missile Defenses -- Strategy Page

S. Korea considers F-16 lease deal to replace aging jets -- Yonhap News Agency

US and S Korean troops begin military drills -- Al Jazeera

China to strengthen Internet security after U.S. spying report -- Reuters

China Exercises Political And Military Dominance In South China Sea Amid Search For Flight MH370 -- IBTimes

US arms supply to Pakistan rising -- Zee News

Heat damage from fire aboard HMCS Protecteur may have warped hull -- Calgary Herald/Postmedia News

While its own navy waits, Canada sells military helicopters to the Philippines -- Yahoo News

Britain’s Flagship Aircraft Carrier Will Enter Water in July -- Bloomberg

Support: American Troops Sent To Libya -- Strategy Page

Navy requests new Growler jets -- Washington Business Journal

Navy Seeks Next Generation Tomahawk -- DoD Buzz

U.S. Navy plans competition for next-generation missile -- Reuters

U.S. aims to correct issue behind 2013 failed missile defense test -- Reuters

Further Delays Predicted for F-35 Program -- Defense News

Congress to Air Force: Wrong Time to Kill Fleets -- Military.com

Lawmakers struggle with proposed A-10 cuts -- The Hill

U.S. Military Seeking ‘Cheap Stealth’ on Ocean Floor -- Time

Fraud still rife despite scrutiny of background check system -- Washington Times

Senators say administration lacks strategy for Syria -- Washington Post

US revising Syria policy, official says -- The Hill

Panel to investigate handling of FBI mole; asset was close to bin Laden pre-9/11 -- Washington Times

Armed Services panel clears NSA-Cyber chief, deputy Defense secretary -- The Hill

Pentagon: Some US commissaries may close due to budget cutbacks -- Stars and Stripes

Navy: Sailor in Norfolk base shooting died protecting colleague -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Gen. Dempsey Says Sexual Assault Threatens Military's Bedrock -- Wall Street Journal

Fmr US President Carter open to pardoning Snowden -- RT

Study: ‘Small’ Nuclear War Would Destroy The World -- CBS News

We're Losing Our Military Edge Over China. Here's How to Get It Back. -- J. Randy Forbes, National Interst

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