Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 18, 2015

The Telegraph: Mapped: Just how many incursions into Nato airspace has Russian military made?

RAF Typhoons were scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range bombers off northern Scotland on Wednesday, in the latest in a series of provocative operations by the country's air force.

As tensions between Nato and Russia have worsened over the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has significantly increased the number of military flights probing Nato airspace - and submarine activity probing its waters.

The number of interceptions over the Baltic States trebled last year and Nato members including Britain have stepped up air policing support in the area.

Russia’s TU-95 Bear bombers - strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons - make probing flights towards UK airspace about once a month.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 18, 2015

ISIS preps for cyber war -- The Hill

US hosts Asia-Pacific military leaders from 23 nations for meeting on amphibious capabilities -- AP

Asia's Biggest Maritime Expo To Kick Off -- Defense News

US Considering All Options for Arming Ukraine - Pentagon -- Sputnik

Russian economist: The Kremlin's 'military spending binge' is completely unsustainable -- Business Insider

Russia Flexes Central Asia Military Might -- Defense News/AFP

Russia Will Not Sign 'Weak' Arms Trade Treaty -- Defense News/AFP

Russia Will Own Hundreds Of Military Drones By 2025 -- IBTimes

Russia To Boost Military Presence In Crimea -- Radio Free Europe

Fearing Russian expansion, Baltic nations step up military exercises -- Washington Post

How much is China really spending on its military? -- Kyle Mizokami, The Week/War is Boring

Submarines: South Korea Becomes a Potential Threat To China -- Strategy Page

Kerry makes case for THAAD deployment -- Korea Times

Thousands rally against US military base on Japan's Okinawa -- AFP

Indonesian Military Chief Defends 'Virginity Tests' For Female Recruits -- NPR

Turkey To Outfit Drones with Local Mini Rocket -- Defense News

Canada Restarts Attempt to Buy Drones -- Defense News

UK to offer drones to help combat people-smugglers in Libya -- The Guardian

European defense ministers to study MALE UAV program -- Defense News

Government Report: Military Drone Pilots Don't Get Enough Training -- Gizmodo

US Military's New Swarm of Mini-Drones -- Defense News

Will the A-10 Dodge Retirement — and Get New Wings? -- DoD Buzz

Navy Develops Autonomous Air-Launched Missile for F/A-18 -- Defense Tech

Military space plane nears launch from Cape Canaveral -- USA Today

Future MREs and Safer Vehicles Stand Out at Pentagon’s First Lab Day -- DoD Buzz

Retaliation hurts military bid to curb sexual assault: report -- Reuters

Women in combat: Test failures raise questions about how many can succeed -- Washington Times

All bodies recovered from site of U.S. military helicopter crash in Nepal -- Washington Post

Attrition: How Bad Maintenance Gets Pilots Killed -- Strategy Page

Real world military funding -- Fred Hiatt, Washington Post

Stanley McChrystal on how to shake up the military -- Lillian Cunningham, Washington Post

Why a BRICS military bloc won’t happen in a hurry -- Rakesh Krishnan Simha, Russia Beyond The Headlines