Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 16, 2015

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2014 ) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) leads a formation of ships from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 during a maneuvering exercise. Theodore Roosevelt participated in the exercise with the Peruvian submarine BAP Islay (SS 35), the guided-missile destroyers USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), USS Farragut (DDG 99) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Theodore Roosevelt is underway preparing for future deployments.

Matthew Gjertsen, Task & Purpose -- The US 2015 Defense Budget Is Staggeringly Huge

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 16, 2015

Here's The Aircraft Carrier France Is Sending To Chase Down ISIS In Iraq -- Business Insider

Nigerian military disorganized, under-equipped in battle against Boko Haram -- CNN

US To Send 400 Trainers and Hundreds More Troops for Syrian Train-and-Equip Mission -- Defense One

Pentagon to deploy 400-plus troops to train and equip Syrian opposition -- RT

Ministry of Defence orders £228m of super missiles to protect the Falklands as Argentina strengthens its air force -- Daily Mail

Australian Cabinet Overhaul Delays US$25 Billion Defense Tenders -- WSJ

Japan should launch second Izumo class aircraft carrier August 2015 -- Next Big Future

China investigates senior spy chief on graft charges -- Reuters

China and the Lethal Drone Option: As China continues to refine drone technology, lethal strikes (at home and abroad) are a very real option. -- Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat

Say Hello to China's New 11-Barrel Hypersonic Missile Killer -- Gizmodo

Russian Paratroopers to Get First Advanced Armored Vehicles in 2015 -- Sputnik

Last test of Russia’s new Yars-based ballistic missile put off — source -- ITAR-TASS

Russia's new assassin sub has a fatal flaw -- The Week/War Is Boring

Russian Defense Minister to Visit Iran January 19 for Talks -- Sputnik

US will need up to 10 years to replace Russia’s RD-181 engines — Russian supplier -- ITAR-TASS

Post-Soviet security bloc to set up crisis response center -- ITAR-TASS

US Commander Unsurprised by Russia’s Revised Military Doctrine -- Sputnik

US General Says Islamic State Recruiting Fighters in Afghanistan, Pakistan -- Sputnik

'Cyber attack war games' to be staged by UK and US -- BBC

LCS Now Officially Called A Frigate -- Defense News

F-35 jet is said to be on track to meet US combat use targets -- Reuters

All The Weapons The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Is Designed To Carry -- Business Insider/The Aviationist

AF Eyes T-X Aircraft, Intel System for Cost-Cutting Strategy -- DoD Buzz

Air Force Secretary: 'No regrets' on retiring A-10 -- The Hill

U.S. Navy officials tout V-22 Osprey option for carrier delivery -- Reuters

‘Drone pilot crisis’: Pentagon promises pay rise to ‘stressed’ operators -- RT

Drone Pilots Get a Serious Raise from the Air Force -- Defense Tech

Hagel to military: Brace for changes in pay -- The Hill

Secret US cybersecurity report: encryption vital to protect private data -- The Guardian

White House knew CIA spied on Senate torture investigators - report -- RT

After ISIS Twitter threat, military families rethink online lives -- CNN

Army opens legendary Ranger School to women -- USA Today

Hagel warns: Don't 'micromanage' Pentagon -- The Hill

Solving the US Navy's Carrier Fleet Puzzle -- Robert Farley, The Diplomat

‘If It Floats, It Fights': Navy Seeks ‘Distributed Lethality’ -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense