Monday, June 9, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 9, 2014



Russian, NATO Arms Race Takes Shape -- Defense News

WARSAW — The crisis in Ukraine is continuing to spur increased military efforts by both Russia and NATO’s Eastern European member states, with the former recently adding to its procurement list, and countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Latvia unveiling plans to expand their defense budgets.

In a move designed to bolster regional security, US President Barack Obama expressed support to Eastern European allies and announced a new initiative to increase US military presence in the region during his June 3-4 official visit to Poland.

Under the European Reassurance Initiative, Washington is to allocate US $1 billion to ensure security assistance for those Eastern European nations that feel threatened by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

French-Russian Mistral Ship Deal Continuing as Planned – Kremlin -- RIA Novosti

Why Is France Building Warships For Russia? -- Ryan Faith, Vice News

European Experts to Tour Siberian Military Units -- RIA Novosti

US certifies Russia’s new surveillance equipment for Open Skies flights -- ITAR-TASS

PLA to deploy its largest supply ship to South China Sea -- Want China Times

New N.Korean Anti-Ship Missiles Threaten Older Patrol Boats -- Chosun Ilbo

Japan, Australia to finalise submarine deal, strengthen military ties -- First Post

Vietnam, Philippines Navies in First Spratlys Games -- Defense News

UAE, France Try To Restart Satellite Deal -- Defense News

UAE makes military service compulsory -- Al Arabiya

Royal Navy warship sent to Baltic Sea amid Ukraine tensions -- The Telegraph

Defence cuts cannot go any further after the General Election, says Army chief -- Daily Mail

Canada rethinks rejection of U.S. missile defense shield -- Reuters

Canada's F-35 Acquisition Plans Still Unclear -- Defense News

US Analyst Warns Israel: Unilateral Attack on Iran 'Better Damn Well Be Successful' -- Defense News

US completes large-scale Middle East exercise, even with amphibious forces stretched -- Stars and Stripes

Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford, to lead Marine Corps -- Washington Post

Fallout From 12th LPD: Fine Print in Old Deal Could Cost Yard a Destroyer -- Defense News

Northrop Grumman Wins B-2 Work; Plans for LRS-B -- AIN Online

Gen. Mike Hostage On The F-35; No Growlers Needed When War Starts -- Colin Clark, Breaking Defense

Interview: Arati Prabhakar, Director, US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- Defense News

Military Bases Brace for Slow-Motion War With Climate Change -- NBC

How America Hunted for Bowe Bergdahl -- David Axe & Robert Beckhusen, War Is Boring

US values collided in Bergdahl's predicament -- AP

Bergdahl may collect $200K in back pay, benefits: ‘He is due his pay’ -- Washington Times

'Korengal' shows the lasting effects of war on US troops -- Stars and Stripes/L.A. Times

Green Berets: The silent experts of unconventional warfare -- Harrison Cahill, Stars and Stripes/The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Why We Need the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon -- Timothy Walton, War On The Rocks

Why no female Blue Angels pilots? -- Jeanette Steele, UT San Diego

Report: Cybercrime and espionage costs $445 billion annually -- Washington Post

In era of tight budgets, how many aircraft carriers are enough? -- Jon Harper, Stars and Stripes

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