Friday, April 25, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 25, 2014



Does Russia Have The Military To Take Ukraine? -- Corey Flintoff, NPR

Russia says it is once again staging military drills near the border of eastern Ukraine.

Russia's defense minister says the exercises are a reaction to NATO maneuvers in Eastern Europe and what he calls "Ukraine's military machine."

The Russian military carried out similar maneuvers while well-armed, well-trained Russian troops seized key objectives in Crimea. One question now is whether Russia's military is ready to take on a much larger challenge by invading eastern Ukraine.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

Ukraine military launches next stage of military op 'to isolate Slavyansk' -- RT

Special Operation in Southeastern Ukraine Not Suspended – Kiev -- RIA Novsoti

'A message to Moscow': First of 600 U.S. soldiers arrive in eastern Europe prompting Kremlin to launch its own military drills near the border as death toll rises in Ukraine -- Daily Mail

Ten NATO allies to back Baltic States -- Lituania Tribune

Pentagon to Russia: Back away from our allies -- USA Today

Hagel says new Russian military exercises increase tensions, counter diplomatic agreements -- FOX News/AP

Russian Defense Ministry Ready to Discuss Ukraine With Pentagon -- RIA Novosti

Russian Arms Plan to Focus on Smart Weaponry – Official -- RIA Novosti

Russia to Draft Black Sea Fleet Development Program by June -- RIA Novosti

2,500kg Trinitrotoluene blows a hole in INS Sindhurakshak's salvage operations -- DNAIndia

China's aircraft carrier Liaoning will undergo its first interim maintenance -- People's Daily

CIA Acts In Syria, Slipping Weapons To Rebels In Secret -- NPR

CIA Is Quietly Ramping Up Aid To Syrian Rebels, Sources Say -- NPR

Russian aircraft carrier still in the Mediterranean Sea. NATO planes watch closely -- The Aviationist

Royal Navy warship 'monitoring' Russian naval vessel -- ITV

UK probably has ’50 or 60′ armed drones says Rusi director Michael Clarke -- Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Unfit sentries: One-third of UK special army guard soldiers have medical restrictions -- RT

Sweden wants cruise missiles 'for defence' -- The Local

Bolivia sacks hundreds of military after protest -- Yahoo News/AFP

Bolivia's military leaders dismiss hundreds of soldiers for 'sedition' -- The Guardian

Ecuador expels U.S. military group -- USA Today/AP

U.S. Military Voices Worries Over South Korean Use of Chinese Telecom Gear -- Washington Free Beacon

103 words that tie the U.S. military to barren rocks in the East China Sea -- Washington Post

Malaysian Jet Search Has Cost U.S. $11.4 Million: Pentagon -- NBC news

Pentagon: Russian spy ship operating near US -- FOX News

The Real Winner of the Afghan War Is This Shady Military Contractor -- Jacob Siegel, Daily Beast

Pentagon to Devise 3 Budget Plans on U.S. Troops in Afghanistan -- Bloomberg

Sirkorski Demonstrates Unmanned Black Hawk -- Defense Tech

‘Optionally piloted’ Black Hawk helicopter clears tests; future missions to go ‘fully unmanned’ -- Washington Times

John Oliver Scores First Interview With Former NSA Chief for 'Last Week Tonight' Debut -- Mashable

Former NSA deputy director: Snowden leaks caused 'significant disservice' to the Internet -- ZDNet

Reforming the NSA: How to Spy After Snowden -- Daniel L. Byman and Benjamin Wittes, Brookings

Secret Military Mini-Shuttle Marks 500 Days in Orbit -- Discovery News

Group Links Military to Cyber, Robotics Innovators -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon Undecided on Future Path for Space Systems -- National Defense

Fresh reports of sexual misconduct undercut Pentagon’s argument for internal fix -- Washington Post

War-years military suicide rate higher than believed -- USA Today

CIA 'torture' methods included these 21 songs, artists -- Houston Chronicle

1 comment:

Bardock99 said...

So today peaceful federalization supporters in Slovyansk fired guided rockets at aircraft in the airport and took the OSCE mission hostage.

What a joke, and who will pay the price is the honest people, not this criminals leaded by Moscow

Putin is a lunatic like Assad