Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 29, 2015

Defense Tech: Rocket Failure Big Setback to SpaceX’s Military Ambitions

The failure of a SpaceX mission to resupply the International Space Station will have serious implications not only for the company’s civilian and commercial business, but also its ambitions to crack into the military market.

The explosion of the company’s Falcon 9 on June 28 over Cape Canaveral, Florida — more than two minutes into flight — came just a month after it was certified by the U.S. Air Force to carry military satellites.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 29, 2015

Pentagon Will Need Russian Rocket Engines for Years, Officials Say -- Defense Tech

Russian rocket engines key to US ‘assured access to space’ - space command chief -- RT

Space Command: U.S Will Need More Russian RD-180 Engines -- National Defense

Prototype of Russia’s new heavy ballistic missile delayed for several months — source -- ITAR-TASS

Russian Program to Build World's Biggest Intercontinental Missile Delayed -- Moscow Times

Finance Ministry proposes to cut military spending in Russia’s 2016 budget -- ITAR-TASS

Russia Military Expansion: Academies See Boom In Applicants As Putin Announces $400B Defense Modernization Effort -- IBTimes

Russia always knew that US missile defense was aimed against it and China — security chief -- ITAR-TASS

India’s Armed Drone Fleet -- The Diplomat

Chinese submarine in Karachi, India alarmed -- Times of India

China builds mystery midget submarine -- IHS Jane's 360

New missiles to be introduced to Chinese submarines -- Want China Times

How Did China Just Win Thailand’s New Submarine Bid? -- Prashanth Parameswaran, The Diplomat

Georgia to Buy Advanced Air Defense Missiles From France -- Sputnik

Trident whistleblower backed by former Royal Navy commander -- Herald Scotland

HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier powers up for first time -- BBC

U.S. Army Begins Training Ukrainian Soldiers -- NPR

Sputtering start to US military's training of Syrian rebels -- AP

US' Latest Show of Strength Features Missile Destroyer Visiting Georgia -- Sputnik

Pacific Pivot Makes Modest Gains in Early Years -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Attack Boat John Warner Delivers to Navy -- USNI News

Navy Debuts New LCS Maintenance Strategy with USS Fort Worth -- DoD Buzz

Snowden Docs: GCHQ and NSA Hacked Antivirus Software, Spied on Emails -- Sputnik

Those Chinese hackers got into FBI files too -- Business Insider

DoD 'wargames' look at the future of recruiting, retention challenges -- Military.com

Why John McCain fired his latest salvo in the fight to save the A-10 attack jet -- Washington Post

61-Year-Old Tank Still Fights Everywhere -- S.K. Au-Yeon, War Is Boring

How Much Does The Pentagon Spend On Weapons? Less Than You Think. -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

'Top Gun 2′ to feature Maverick, drone warfare -- aol.com

Killer robots are coming next: The next military-industrial complex will involve real-life Terminators -- Wendell Wallach, Salon