Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 12, 2014

U.S. Signals More Cash, Military Aid For New Iraqi Government -- Washington Times

Obama administration officials said Tuesday they are ready to boost economic and military aid to Iraq if Baghdad forms a new, more diverse government.

Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, in Australia for diplomatic talks, said the additional support would stop short of combat troops.

“The U.S. does stand ready to fully support a new inclusive Iraqi government,” Mr. Kerry said. “Without any question we are prepared to consider additional political, economic and security options as Iraq starts to build a new government.”

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 12, 2014

U.S. said to dispatch 100 missions a day over Iraq -- Pilot Online/Bloomberg

Iraq mission puts USS Bush ‘at tip of the spear’ -- Stars and Stripes

UK deploys Tornado jets for surveillance mission in N. Iraq -- RT

British May Use RAF Tornados In Iraq Mission -- SKY News

Italy Considering Military Support in Iraq -- WSJ

France rules out direct military intervention in Iraq -- Middle East Monitor

Russian Air Force to Renew Aircraft, Helicopters by 2020 -- RIA Novosti

Russia Builds New $28Mln Fighter Jets -- RIA Novosti

Russian Air Force Marks 102th Anniversary -- RIA Novosti

Russian Army Arrives in Mongolia for Joint Military Exercise - Eastern Military District -- RIA Novosti

Russia to open air base in Belarus -- Pravda

“Ambiguous” Warfare Buys Upgrade Time for Russia’s Military -- Scientific America

NZ Navy's Newest Ships May Have Short Life -- Defense News

Boko Haram militants match Nigerian military -- Africa Report

PLA Navy set to build 10 aircraft carriers -- Want China Times

China beating U.S. to punch on EMP warfare -- WND

China's military tells soldiers not to spread rumors -- Reuters

Encircling China: US to sign military agreement with Australia after Philippines deal -- RT

This laser-armed drone could blow fighter jets out of the sky -- The Week

New Military Jets Are So Powerful, Pilots Must Be Trained in Virtual Reality -- Motherboard

Study: Past trauma increases risk of suicide among U.S. military members -- PBS

Air Force Space Command boss to step down -- The (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Gazette

U.S. Military Promotes First Vietnamese-American General -- NBC

New details on Aug 5. insider attack that killed Maj. Gen. Harold Greene -- Washington Post

U.S. Can Keep Secret Phone Companies Helping NSA Spying -- Bloomberg

NPR Is Laundering CIA Talking Points to Make You Scared of NSA Reporting -- The Intercept

USS Enterprise, world's 1st nuclear aircraft carrier, going dark -- Stars and Stripes/(Newport News, Va.) Daily Press

Top 10 Tips and Tricks We Learned from the Military -- Melanie Pinola, Life Hacker

Hagel: Robin Williams was ‘true friend’ of troops -- The Hill

Remembering Robin Williams’ strong support for the troops -- Dan Lamothe, Washington Post