Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 23, 2015

CNN: Once lauded, Gen. David Petraeus faces criminal sentencing

Washington (CNN)Gen. David Petraeus was once a widely celebrated military leader, a man who oversaw operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and was touted as a potential presidential candidate. On Thursday, he faces criminal sentencing in Charlotte, North Carolina, for removing and retaining classified information as part of his romance with his biographer, Paula Broadwell.

Petraeus, who resigned as director of the Central Intelligence Agency in November 2012 after the relationship became public, is not expected to face jail time as part of a plea deal. Some of his supporters believe that he can recover his reputation -- and argue in some ways, he already has.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 23, 2015

Ex-CIA chief David Petraeus will be sentenced for leaking military secrets to mistress -- AP

Former U.S. General David Petraeus to be sentenced in leak case -- Reuters

North Korea May Possess 20 Nuclear Warheads -- Sputnik

China warns North Korea's nuclear arsenal is expanding, report says -- The Guardian

Raising sunken Russian nuclear subs finally taking center stage -- Bellona

Russia wants to build a supercarrier, and it's a total waste -- Business Insider

Russia cuts space funding as economic crisis bites -- Reuters

Russia carries out military drills on disputed Kurile Islands -- Reuters

U.S. Says Russia Ramping Up Military Presence In Ukraine -- Radio Free Europe

Russian Foreign Ministry: delivery of S-300 systems to Iran is not a matter of near future -- ITAR-TASS

China Beware: Here Comes India’s Most Powerful Destroyer -- The Diplomat

Should the US Help India Defeat China's Navy? -- Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat

Chinese, US Navies Aim To Build Trust -- Defense News/AFP

PLA's Type 052D destroyers can beat Vietnam's Su-22s: report -- Want China Times

NATO Expands in Horn of Africa Despite Torture Allegation -- Sputnik

Czech Republic to Deploy Troops to Mali, Golan Heights -- Sputnik

Georgian army to hold joint drills with US troops in May — embassy -- ITAR-TASS

Obama's Top Secret Drone War 'Illegally' Commanded From Germany -- Sputnik

Manned aircraft needed for future Air Force, as Navy moves unmanned -- Air Force Times

House Boosts Funds for Nuclear Submarines, Super Hornets and Amphibs -- DoD Buzz

Navy Leans Toward Building More Super Hornets After F-35C Delays -- Military.com

GAO Report Sees Snags in Future F-35 Affordability -- Avionics Today

Welsh envisions an A-10 replacement but sees no money for it -- Defense News

House lawmakers make push to save A-10 in defense bill -- The Hill

Second A-10 unit deployed in ISIS fight -- The Hill

82nd Airborne Tries Ultralight Vehicles -- Defense News

Congress Calls for M240 Machine Gun Modernization -- Kit Up/Military.com

Air Force chief: Services must be more agile to respond to threats like ISIS -- Washington Times

US Defense Secretary to Announce New Pentagon Cybersecurity Policy -- Sputnik

NSA Chief: Rules of War Apply to Cyberwar, Too -- Defense One

Navy Conducts First Aerial Refueling of X-47B Carrier-Launched Drone -- Defense Tech

Fueled in flight: X-47B first to complete autonomous aerial refueling -- Navair News

Judge Won't Dismiss Sex Claims Against Military Academy -- AP

Federal prosecutors urge ‘severe’ sentence for ex-CIA officer in leak case -- Washington Post

Joseph Dunford next to chair Joint Chiefs? -- Bill Gertz, Washington Times

Spineless Leaders Have Infiltrated The Military -- Patricia L. Dickson, American Thinker

Is the NSA's recycling mascot terrifying? -- USA Today