Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 7, 2014

Marines and sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan load onto a KC-130 aircraft Oct. 27 on the Camp Bastion flightline. The Marine Corps ended its mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the day prior and all Marines, sailors and service members from the United Kingdom withdrew from southwestern Afghanistan. (DVIDS)

Officials: US Could Delay Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan -- Defense News

WASHINGTON — US commanders are weighing a delay in the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan after the country’s protracted election set back preparations for the transition, Washington defense officials said Wednesday.

Under the current plan outlined by President Barack Obama, the US force will dwindle to 9,800 troops by January along with roughly 2,000 allied forces, and all American soldiers will be out by the end of 2016.

But after a months-long electoral dispute that postponed the signing of a crucial US-Afghan security agreement, there are questions about the readiness of Afghan forces and whether allied governments will have arrangements in place for their troops to deploy by 2015, officials said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 7, 2014

Members of Anti-Islamic State Coalition May Drop Out Over Time: US Central Command -- RIA Novosti

Israel: Ministers may look to shoot down F-35 jet deal -- Times of Israel

NATO F-16 Jets Intercept Russian Spy Plane, Latvia Says -- Bloomberg

Conditions for Mistral Delivery to Russia Not Met: French PM -- RIA Novosti

Soviet spy satellite to fall back to Earth -- RT

Russian hackers’ ‘Trojan Horse’ malware inside U.S. critical infrastructure since 2011 -- Washington Times

Indian intelligence agency on the cheap hampers war on militants -- Reuters

North-South Korea Missile Rivalry Heats Up With U.S. PAC-3 Deal -- Forbes

Lockheed, Raytheon to share planned $1.4 billion missile sale to South Korea -- Washington Business Journal

Why The UAE Is The Middle East's Rising Military Power -- Pierre Bienaimé and Armin Rosen, Business Insider

China media: Military corruption -- BBC

Indian naval vessel sinks off Visakhapatnam harbour, sailor killed, 4 missing -- Times of India

Pentagon sending counter-IED group to Iraq as Islamic State attacks spike -- Washington Times

U.S. Army to deactivate long-serving 'Iron Brigade' in South Korea -- Reuters

Ebola center built by US military opening Saturday in Liberia -- Stars and Stripes

Dempsey: Ebola mission will probably last 18 months -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon Casts Wider Net to Avert the Next Ebola Before It Arrives -- NextGov

Navy’s LCS Tests Counter-Mine, Anti-Submarine Technology -- DoD Buzz

Navy Plans to Arm LCS With Long-Range Surface Missile -- Defense Tech

Huntington Ingalls CEO ‘Concerned’ Over Delays in U.S. Navy Carrier Contracts -- USNI

US Army Radar Installations To Help UAVs Avoid Collisions -- Defense News

Air Force officers' firings, disciplinings reflect turmoil in nuclear mission -- AP

Space architecture is the weak link in US defense policy -- The Hill

Weapons: Snipers Demand RAZAR -- Strategy Page

Intelligence: Things SOCOM Cannot Do In Public -- Strategy Page

The U.S. Air Force Is Trying to Trick Us Into Getting Rid of the A-10 -- Winslow Wheeler, War Is Boring

U.S. diplomat and longtime Pakistan expert is under federal investigation -- Washington Post

600+ American troops reportedly exposed to chemical weapons in Iraq -- RT

Ex-SEAL Robert O’Neill reveals himself as shooter who killed Osama bin Laden -- Washington Post

Navy SEAL who says he killed bin Laden draws ire of colleagues -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Army says word 'Negro' OK to use -- CNN

Body of F-16 pilot from Tyndall AFB recovered in Gulf of Mexico -- Stars and Stripes

2 killed after Army Guard helicopter crashes near Boise airport -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Marijuana presents dilemma for military as more states legalize -- Washington Times