Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 3, 2015

VOA: New US Law Puts Curbs on Surveillance Programs

The bill signed into law by President Barack Obama ends the government's massive collection of telephone call data intended to prevent terrorist attacks, part of a national security program that had expired earlier this week.

The controversial surveillance program was part of a bill given final passage earlier Tuesday by the U.S. Senate, after being approved by the House several days earlier. The measure also reauthorizes two other national security programs that had lapsed earlier this week.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 3, 2015

U.S. phone companies escape new data storage mandate in surveillance bill -- Reuters

Congress Curbs NSA Spying Two Years After Snowden Disclosure -- Bloomberg

Congress passes first major NSA reforms since Edward Snowden leaks -- The Telegraph

With passage of USA Freedom Act, Congress tweaks security-privacy balance -- Francine Kiefer, CSM

How does the US Freedom Act affect NSA surveillance? -- The Telegraph

Two Years on From Edward Snowden Claims: Spy Agencies Reined-In -- Sputnik

Anti-Spying Law Wins Cautious Praise From Edward Snowden -- Time

Snowden: NSA spies on Cameron; could have ‘backdoor’ into GCHQ -- RT

‘GCHQ doesn’t spy on everyone, we don’t have enough staff’ – intelligence officer -- RT

Information Warfare: NATO Is Lost In Cyberspace -- Strategy Page

The Secret Money Behind Vladimir Putin's War Machine -- Andrey Biryukov, Bloomberg

Russian Navy’s Top 5 Military Innovations: Armata Learns to Swim? -- Sputnik

Russia Cannot Build New Ships Until Ukrainian Engines Substituted -- Sputnik

Lack of Ukrainian components stalls construction of ships for Russian Navy — deputy PM -- ITAR-TASS

Sanction-hit missile firm bids to distance itself from MH17 -- Flight Global

Canadian Military Trainers to Arrive in Ukraine in Mid-August - Yatsenyuk -- Sputnik

Pakistan and China pledge to strengthen military cooperation -- Want China Times

China Stages Military Exercise Along Myanmar Border -- The Diplomat

Weapons: China Pushes Grenade Launcher Innovation -- Strategy Page

Submarines: North Korea Runs A Fake -- Strategy Page

From Under the Sea: North Korea’s Latest Missile Test -- 38 North

Israeli military scraps punishment for soldier found eating pork sandwich -- FOX News/AP

French 2014 Arms Exports 'Best in 15 Years' -- Defense News/AFP

Military-wise, There Is No Europe -- Jyri Raitasalo, War On The Rocks

U.S., India Strengthen Military Ties With Trade Deals -- WSJ

US army bans soldiers from area of G7 summit -- The Telegraph

US, South Korea Activate First-Ever Combined Division -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Pentagon: 2,000 anti-tank weapons arrive in Iraq -- The Hill

US Air Force issues call for next-gen, U.S.-made space launch systems -- Defense News

Unmanned Aircraft Remains Future of Military Engagements -- Chris Safran, Washington Free Beacon

House panel advances $579 billion Pentagon funding bill -- The Hill

White House reminds Senate of defense veto threat -- The Hill

CIA veteran: The Obama administration does not understand how to fight ISIS -- Business Insider

4th Navy sub sailor gets prison in shower recordings case -- AP

Slighted WWI Soldiers Finally Awarded Medal of Honor -- VOA