Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 20, 2015

Stars and Stripes: Terrorism, cybersecurity likely to supersede military topics in State of the Union

Troops, vets hope budget cuts, health care issues are addressed.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 20, 2015

Intelligence chief: 'Unbelievable amount of data' coming after Paris attacks -- The Hill

Anti-IS Coalition ‘Degrading’ Militants in Iraq, Syria -- Sputnik

Iran Increases Military Presence Along Border with Iraq -- The Tower

Russian Defense Minister in Iran for Arms Pact Talks -- Washington Free Beacon

Russian military base in Armenia to be staffed by contract servicemen only starting from 2016 -- Russia Beyond The Headlines

Russia’s Strategic Missile Troops begin this year’s first snap check -- ITAR-TASS

Russia to Test Strategic Missile Forces in Unscheduled Drills -- Sputnik

The Russian Navy Is on the Verge of Collapse -- David Axe, War Is Boring

Russia-US nuclear material security cooperation discontinued -- RT

New military draft starts in Ukraine amid intensified assault on militia-held territories -- RT

U.S. Army commander in Europe heads to Ukraine -- Washington Times

US Army Command delegation to arrive in Kiev this week -- RT

Nigeria to court-martial 22 senior military officers -- World Bulletin

Canadian soldiers fire on militants in West's 1st apparent ground fight -- AP

South Korean troops form combined division with U.S. Army -- Army Times

S. Korea to begin spy satellite project this year -- Yonhap News Agency

Germany to discuss A400M delivery problems with Airbus-source -- Reuters

China angry over U.S. sales of warships to Taiwan -- Focus Taiwan

Beijing ‘never paid’ for aircraft carrier, report says -- Japan Times/AFP-JIJI

More questions about F-35 performance -- Ottawa Citizen

Report: US Navy should put sailors in exosuits -- Navy Times

Spike in Aircraft Crashes Sparks Navy Concerns -- Military.com/Virginia Pilot

Air Force Turns to Supersonic Mercenaries -- Dave Majumdar, Daily Beast

How the U.S. Army Plans to Defeat the Unthinkable: Drone Swarms -- Michael Peck, National Interest

Military continues development of stealth hybrid motorcycle -- FOX News

Air Force UFO files hit the Web -- FOX News

Marines mull change to social media policies -- Marine Times

The Military-Civilian Divide is Hurting Our Troops -- Nicolaus Mills, Daily Beast

Armed Services chair: ‘Things have to change’ at Defense Department -- The Hill

Israel's military is being badly outspent in the Middle East -- Sierra Rayne, American Interest

The U.S. Army Wanted to Replace the Bradley 38 Years Ago: But the alternatives were gigantic and costly -- Joseph Trevithick, War Is Boring

A step to getting an effective military. We might need it soon. -- Fabius Maximus

It’s time for some intelligent intelligence gathering in Washington -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

Widow of ‘American Sniper’ author curtails interviews amid book criticism -- Stars and Stripes/(Minneapolis) Star Tribune (TNS)

Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer Blasts Michael Moore’s Comments -- Washington Free Beacon