Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 27, 2015

The Guardian: US military plane departs for Nepal with disaster aid teams and supplies

Pentagon says aircraft left Delaware air force base with 70 personnel and 45 tons of cargo and is due to arrive Monday in Kathmandu

The Pentagon said on Sunday a US military plane had departed from the Dover air force base in Delaware bound for earthquake-stricken Nepal.

Onboard were 70 personnel, including a US Agency for International Development disaster assistance response team, a Virginia-based search and rescue team and 45 tons of cargo to provide assistance to areas hit by Saturday’s massive quake that left more than 2,500 dead.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 27, 2015

Pentagon: Disaster, search and rescue teams to arrive in quake ravaged Nepal on Monday -- AP

Chinese army rescuers leave for Nepal -- Xinhua

Russian T-14 Armata: Most Powerful Tank in the World in Details -- Sputnik

Russia Poised to Sell Coveted S-400 Missiles to China -- Sputnik

China Signs Huge Arms Deal With Russia, Buys World's Best Missile -- Popular Science

War games off UK coast not response to Russia, says NATO -- CNN

Ukraine’s military mobilization undermined by draft dodgers -- Washington Post

US army walks cultural minefield training Ukraine troops -- AFP

China investigates three senior army officers suspected of graft -- Reuters

Operational J-15s loaded onto Liaoning aircraft carrier -- Want China Times

Seoul to Deploy New Guided Missiles Next Year -- Chosun Ilbo

Delays Plague Indian Army Comm Program -- Defense News

Deployment of troops along LoC strengthened: India Army -- Times of India

Libya Dawn Going DIY: S-125 SAMs Used as Surface-to-Surface Missiles -- Belling Cat

Hezbollah is trying to turn Israel's entire northern border into a single battlefront -- Avi Issacharoff, Business Insider/The Times Of Israel

Israeli military indicts 3 soldiers for looting in Gaza war -- Washington Times

Procurement: How The Swedes Got Played By The Czechs -- Strategy Page

Trident nukes could move to Gibraltar under SNP pressure, says academic -- RT

Too Hot to Handle: UK Calls to Review Rifles That 'Can't Shoot Straight' -- Sputnik

USN confirms 2016 as starting point for deploying two Littoral Combat Ships to Singapore -- IHS Jane's 360

Air Force Upgrades B-2 Stealth Bomber as Modern Air Defenses Advance -- Military.com

Bomber, Sixth-Gen Take Cuts in Chairman's Markup -- Defense News

Army seeks gun industry help on M4 carbine in tacit admission of rifle’s flaws -- Washington Times

John McCain eager for military to run drone strikes -- Politico

General sees threats to critical satellites -- The Hill

Cyber Strategy Relies on Deterrence, Industry -- Defense News

Counter-Terrorism: The Special Forces Scrutinize FaceBook -- Strategy Page

Snowgoose Is The Pentagon's Low-Cost Resupply Drone Of Dreams -- Foxtrot Alpha

Army cooks test new battlefield kitchen appliances -- Army Times

Report: Anti-Corruption Programs Lacking -- Defense News

1 Navy SEAL dead, another injured in Va. base accident -- Washington Times

A joint military force in the Middle East is not the answer to peace -- Al Bawaba