Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 11, 2014

China's J-31 fifth-generation fighter jet. (Internet photo)

China's Massive Military Machine Goes On Show -- CNN

Zhuhai, China (CNN) -- All nations that hold large, aerospace expositions are on some level hoping that they will create the impression they have a modern industrial complex that puts them into the exclusive "club" of nations that build their own planes -- or at least some of the important components that go into them.

Most of the air shows in the international calendar -- Le Bourget in France, Singapore, Dubai, Farnborough -- follow this template and they are commercially successful because they provide a forum for companies to meet with their customers and showcase what their products are capable of.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 11, 2014

AIRSHOW CHINA: J-31, Y-20, MA700 to star at Zhuhai -- Flight Global

China Shows Off New Sub-Launched Missile at Zhuhai -- Defense News

Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Demonstrated by Chinese Military -- Epoch Times

Watch Chinese air defense systems take down a Eurofighter, Apache -- Alert 5

U.S. says important to avoid inadvertent escalation between U.S., China militaries -- Reuters

Islamic State Threat Delays Delivery of F-16s to Iraq -- Defense News

U.S. to deliver Iraqi F-16s to Arizona, where pilots training: Pentagon -- Al Arabiya/Reuters

Pentagon: 50 US Troops Arrive in Western Iraq -- Defense News

U.S. Troops Back in Iraq’s Anbar Province Where ISIS Holds Sway -- Military.com

Iraq deployments on hold until Congress provides $5.6 billion -- The Hill

No plans to postpone Bulava ballistic missile test launch — Russian Defense Ministry -- ITAR-TASS

Fighter Jet Crashes in Southwest Belarus -- Sputnik

Russian military provided MH17 missile launcher, says report -- Sydney Morning Herald

NATO Continues Military Pressure on Russia: Defense Official -- Sputnik

NATO’s Estonia drills are anti-Russian, don’t make Europe more secure – Moscow -- RT

Russia, Kyrgyzstan draft agreement on common regional air defense -- ITAR-TASS

Turkish Navy Enters Mediterranean, Armed With New Rules of Engagement -- Defense News

German intelligence to monitor overseas social networks -- RT

Nigeria's Envoy Slams US Refusal To Make Arms Deal -- Sputnik

Europe remembers Armistice Day with ceremonies -- Seattle Times

Live: France marks Armistice Day on WWI centenary -- France 24

Ottawa bracing for overflow Remembrance Day crowds -- Toronto Star

Obama Urges Americans to Honor Vets Through Care, Support -- US Department of Defense

DARPA Tests New Close Air Support Technology -- Defense Tech

Stennis ready to go after completing sea trials -- Kitsap.com

US Navy's eighth Independence-variant LCS christened -- Naval-Technology.com

The Pentagon wants an airborne aircraft carrier to launch drones -- Washington Post

Pentagon Seeks Aircraft-based Drones for Future Missions -- Defense News

US Intensifies its Security Agents’ Training to Prevent Another Benghazi -- Sputnik

Senior Navy Intel Officer Removed for Controversial Comments on China -- Defense News

The first SEALs: The WWII origins of elite combat team who went from being armed with knives, rafts and swimming trunks to taking out Osama Bin Laden -- Daily Mail

11 Insane Military Inventions You Won’t Believe -- What Culture

For Afghanistan veterans, the war will never end -- Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Washington Post

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