Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 16, 2015

Soldiers from China's People's Liberation Army march ahead of the opening session of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at Tiananmen Sqaure in Beijing, March 3, 2015. China will ramp up its defense spending by about 10 percent in 2015, bringing its total military budget to nearly $145 billion. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

IBTimes: China's PLA Military Ready To Fight A Modern War: State Report

UPDATE, April 16, 2015, 8:41 EDT: Though the report cited below was published by China's state-run military news site, it is not technically a state-published report, but rather a reprint of a report written by Chen Dingding, a Chinese foreign policy and military expert and scholar based in Macau, who is not associated with the People's Liberation Army.

Original Story:

China’s military has been growing at an exponential rate, expanding in manpower, hardware and global presence. After several years of advancement, China’s military says it is in a place to fight a modern war against Japan -- as long as the U.S. doesn’t intervene.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 16, 2015

PLA top brass to be polished better under new rules -- Want China Times/Xinhua

China tells military to be on guard against 'liberalism' -- Daily Star/Reuters

US: Growing China, Russia Military Activity in Asia-Pacific -- AP

US Plans for Anti-Missile Defense in Europe Remain Concern for Moscow -- Sputnik

NATO Simulating War Against Russia During Drills - Russian General Staff -- Sputnik

Shoigu: Non-strategic missile shield in Europe capable of providing regional security -- ITAR-TASS

Russia, Europe Failing to Create Single Security Space - Defense Minister -- Sputnik

Russia to develop potential of its military bases abroad — Chief of Defense -- ITAR

Russian Military Drills Continue With T-90A Tank Exercises Near Ukraine Border, Report Says -- IBTimes

The Latest: Putin wants refund if French don't deliver ship -- AP

No Reasons to Keep Embargo on Providing Iran With S-300 Missiles - Putin -- Spuntik

Putin Gets Ready to Showcase His New Military Weapons -- Rob Garver, The Fiscal Times

Russia Agrees to Service India's Soviet-Built Aircraft Carrier -- Moscow Times

To fight the Taliban, Pakistani military turns to unorthodox but simple tactics -- Washington Post

Iran’s new Fateh-class submarine test-launched -- Mehr News

Indonesian F-16 Jet Catches Fire During Take-Off -- Sputnik

Canadian navy destroyers HMCS Iroquois and HMCS Algonquin retire in May -- Chronicle Herald

Mabus: F-35 Will Be ‘Last Manned Strike Fighter’ the Navy, Marines ‘Will Ever Buy or Fly’ -- USNI News

Navy Secretary Says Future Navy Fighter Planes Will Be Unmanned -- Military.com

Sea Air Space 2015: Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey for U.S. Navy Carrier Onboard Delivery Mission -- Navy Recognition

USG Shows Off its Optionally-Manned Proteus Mini-Submarine -- Defense Tech

General: Competitive Launches May Increase Risk of Failures -- DoD Buzz

US military and intelligence satellites might be vulnerable to attacks -- Business Insider/Reuters

Pentagon: US Cyber Reserve Is in the Works -- NextGov

3-D Printing Parts and Explosive May Reshape Fleet, Ship's Manning -- Military.com

House panel approves $77B bill to fund military construction, benefits -- The Hill

Military medical leaders sound alarm over spending cuts -- Military.com

Norad: Gyrocopter Wasn’t Detected as It Approached Capitol -- WSJ

Another Navy officer pleads guilty in ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery scandal -- Washington Post

Comedy Central's Tosh skewers military fakers -- USA Today

What Do Marines Do Between Deployments? -- Quora Contributor, Slate