Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 27, 2015

Shane Harris M.L. Nestel, Daily Beast: American Women Shut Down Russian Spies

Moscow’s answer to James Bond they ain’t. A team of alleged Russian agents, busted by the FBI, had trouble even getting the ladies to talk to them.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 27, 2015

FBI breaks up a Russian spy ring in New York City -- Washington Post

Commenting on Busted Spies is Unethical, Says Anna Chapman -- Sputnik

Infantry: Israel Makes Life Hard For Snipers -- Strategy Page

Warplanes: Iran Reinvents Cruise Missiles -- Strategy Page

Iran Expects Russia to Honor Contract on Delivery of S-300 Missile Systems -- Sputnik

Ukraine Has Lost Half Its Warplanes -- War Is Boring

Half of Russian Defense Ministry's expenditures in 2015 to be used on armament program -- ITAR-TASS

Russia develops heavy drone, promises S500 missile system by 2017 -- RT

U.S. 'Cannot Stop' Russian Nuclear Missiles — Deputy Prime Minister -- Moscow Times

US missile defense system cannot intercept Russian strategic missiles — deputy PM -- ITAR-TASS

Russian Threats Underscore Europe's Need To Boost Military -- Ari Shapiro, NPR

Armor: New Chinese Light Tank -- Strategy Page

PLA to commission more third-generation warships this year -- Want China Times

Photos Show China Military Buildup on Island Near Senkakus -- Washington Free Beacon

Taiwan Spy Affair Shines Light on Military Morale -- WSJ

Spain jet crash deaths rise to 11 as French airman dies -- BBC

4 foreign submarines spotted in waters off Sweden: report -- New York Daily News

Murphy: Scrapping Trident 'wrong' -- BBC

U.S. to Aid India in Building Aircraft Carriers -- DoD Buzz

US helping India keep tabs on Chinese submarines in Indian Ocean -- India Today

Indian Army Brandishes Russian Weapons During Republic Day Parade -- Sputnik

US Army looking to store tanks, equipment in eastern Europe -- Stars and Stripes

McCain: More US Boots on Ground in Iraq, Syria -- Defense News

Air Force Prepares for First Combat Rescue Helicopter Flight -- Defense Tech

U.S. Army Recruits General Electric to Build $4.5 Billion Next-Gen Helicopter Engine -- Motley Fool

Navy seeks more sonar-emitting buoys; critics raise concerns over impact on marine mammals -- US News and World Report/AP

Drone Threat is Too Much to Handle for Secret Service, Restructure Needed -- Sputnik

NSA Details Chinese Cyber Theft of F-35, Military Secrets -- Washington Free Beacon

Former Army sexual-assaults prosecutor found guilty of rape -- Stars and Stripes/AP

What Dempsey Wants In New War Powers To Fight ISIS -- Micah Zenko, Defense One/Council on Foreign Relations

Five Rules for Defense Spending -- Doug Macgregor, Breaking Defense

Is America's Dominance Below the Seas Coming to an End? -- Bryan Clark, National Interest

The U.S. Army Had Secret War Dogs in Vietnam -- Joseph Trevithick, War Is Boring