Friday, March 20, 2015

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- Mach 20, 2015

As tensions rise with the West over Ukraine, Russian bombers forced NATO to scramble jets to intercept Russian military aircraft over 400 times last year. Yevgeny Stetsko / Vedomosti

Moscow Times: Russia's Strategic Bomber Fleet on Global Intimidation Drive

Russia is expanding strategic bomber flights around the globe in a bid to intimidate other nations and assert its geopolitical influence.

As tensions rise with the West over Ukraine, Russian bombers forced NATO to scramble jets to intercept Russian military aircraft over 400 times last year — more than twice as often as in 2013, according to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- Mach 20, 2015

US Armored Columns March Through Six Eastern European Countries -- Sputnik

Moscow slams US plans for armor deployment in eastern Europe. -- ITAR-TASS

Russian military exercises ‘logical response’ to NATO troops on its border -- RT

Russia Expands Military Exercises To 80,000 Troops -- Defense News/AFP

Artillery: Russia Grabs American Gear In Ukraine -- Strategy Page

Russian Navy Carries Out Mock Attack on Nuclear Submarine -- Newsweek

Russia lays down 5th Yasen-class submarine -- ITAR-TASS

Russia starts developing 5th-generation submarines — Navy chief -- ITAR-TASS

Russia to upgrade 10 multi-purpose nuclear submarines by 2020 — Navy chief -- ITAR-TASS

Intensity of Russian submarines’ combat patrol missions up 50% — Navy’s commander -- ITAR-TASS

Sweden To Boost Submarine Fleet -- Defense News/AFP

French Bill Aims to Broaden Surveillance Powers -- VOA

Senators Seek US Strategy to Stop China's Maritime Reclamations -- VOA

LCS vessel visits Japan for first time -- Navy Times

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Suppliers Behind on Deliveries, GAO Finds -- Bloomberg

US Fails to Find Funding for Next-Generation Nuclear Submarines – Reports -- Sputnik

Navy’s Next Generational Nuclear Submarine Fund Has No Money -- DoD Buzz

Navy Prepares to Fire an Electromagnetic Aircraft Catapult on New Carrier -- Defense Tech

Navy Officials: Current BMD Strategy ‘Unsustainable'; Greenert Asked Hagel for Review -- USNI

Pentagon’s F-35 Program Benefits From Lower Fuel Costs -- WSJ

F-35 Costs Stabilize, Army Program Breaches -- Defense News

McHugh: US Army Acquisitions 'Tale of Failure' -- Defense News

US bill would let Pentagon blunt impact of sequestration -- The Hill

House Budget Panel OKs $613B for Defense -- Defense News

Pentagon and Its Allies Begin the Budget Death Watch -- Time

US Senator Cotton seeks better monitoring of former Gitmo detainees -- The Hill

Cyber chief: Efforts to deter attacks against the U.S. are not working -- Washington Post

NSA Chief: US Needs Offensive Strategy to Deter Cyber Attacks -- VOA

NSA Chief: Cyber Attackers Leave Warnings -- NDTV/AFP

DARPA Wants Implantable Hard Drive for the Brain -- Defense Tech

The Pentagon’s Top Intelligence Chief Is Out -- Defense One

Integrating women into combat reduces effectiveness, harms unit cohesion -- Washington Times

Intelligence community softens Iran threat rhetoric amid Obama nuclear talks -- Washington Times

Terminator-Like "Smart Liquid Metal" May Be The First Step In A New Arms Race -- Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer, Popular Science

Analysts Predict Huge Weapon Program Cuts in Next US Presidential Administration -- National Defense

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