Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 26, 2015

FOX News/AP: EU leaders, NATO secretary-general meet on how to better face security challenges together

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders and NATO's secretary-general are meeting to discuss how their organizations can better cooperate to face new challenges to European security, including from Russia and from Islamic radicalism in North Africa and the Middle East.

NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that "a strong Europe makes also NATO strong."

Of the 28 EU member countries, 22 also belong to the US-led NATO political and military alliance.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 26, 2015

Nato to review nuclear weapon policy as attitude to Russia hardens -- The Guardian

Sweden boosts military readiness amid Russia concerns -- AFP

Russia Unveils Its ‘Hell Machine’ – New Generation Mine Layer -- Sputnik

Putin Vows Further Army Modernization Needed to Maintain Peace, Stability -- Sputnik

Putin: Russia must spend $400B on military upgrades -- Washington Times

Putin Vows To Continue Russian Military Modernization -- Radio Free Europe

Mixed Messages from Putin and Russian Treasury on Defense Spending -- Bob Garver, Fiscal Times

Military Experts Question New Russian Tank Capabilities -- VOA

US general: Russian military presence in Ukraine irrefutable -- AP

China military declines to confirm Djibouti base plan -- Reuters

Is China Building a Military Base in Djibouti? -- Sputnik

China's Space Station Gets A 'Super Eye' -- Popular Science

Despite Its Roar, China’s Military Is a Paper Tiger -- David Axe, Fiscal Times

China Sea Strategy Boosts Military Use of Civilian Ships -- VOA

China military to investigate who owns its land -- Reuters

China's WW2 Military Parade to Include Russia, Mongolia - and Taiwan -- The Diplomat

Japan, China to agree on procedures for unexpected military encounters: source -- Reuters

Japan, Philippines defy China with second spy plane flight -- Daily Times

Japan Open to Joining U.S. in South China Sea Patrols -- WSJ

SAS training march deaths inquest adjourned until July -- The Guardian

US spy chief James Clapper says China lead suspect in cyber hack -- BBC

GAO: Air Force could be overstating savings from A-10 retirement -- The Hill

U.S. Navy Littoral Ship Found Vulnerable to Attack -- Bloomberg

Report Urges Pentagon To Arm F-35Cs With Tactical Nuclear Weapons -- Foxtrot Alpha

Iraqi pilot flew military plane that crashed in Arizona -- AP

Fighter jet crashes in Arizona: sixth military crash in as many months -- CSM

US Must Fund Urgent $270Bln Nuclear Weapons Upgrade Plan – DoD Official -- Sputnik

Aging Vehicles, Helicopters Weaken US Nuclear Base Security - Generals -- Sputnik

General Atomics Readies Drone for European Skies -- DoD Buzz

Fixing the Pentagon’s Windows XP Problem -- Defense Tech

Fearless soldiers: Pentagon eyes new drugs to control human fear, anxiety -- Christian Today

The 30,000-pound bomb that could be used against Iran's nuclear facilities 'boggles the mind' -- Business Insider

U.S. military: Not considering policy against Confederate flag -- UPI

Should the military ban the Confederate flag? -- Oriana Pawlyk and Andrew deGrandpre, Military Times