Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 5, 2015

Howard W. French, Foreign Policy: The South China Sea Could Become a Dangerous Contest of Military Might

Here’s how the United States can prevent that.

In 2009, during the first go-round of China’s extended push to assert control over almost all of the South China Sea, Beijing staked its claim on a map that it submitted to the United Nations and soon published in every new passport it issued to its citizens.

The map, formerly an obscure relic of Nationalist rule in the early 20th century, quickly became famous around the world for its most important feature, a loop in the form of nine dashes that droops hundreds of miles from China’s southernmost province, the island of Hainan, and approaches the shores of several Southeast Asian nations to enclose one of the world’s most important waterways. The map put China’s neighbors on notice that the region’s largest country was turning boldly revisionist as it grew in strength. For the time being, though, some may have been reassured by their belief that most of the world would scorn China’s attempt at cartographic fiat as fundamentally baseless.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 5, 2015

A maritime ‘coalition of the willing’ must confront China, urges US analyst -- Inquirer

Vietnam sends message to China with bid to buy fighter jets and drones -- The Guardian

Philippines Moves Toward New Naval Base Near the South China Sea -- The Diplomat

Philippines wants defense pact for Japanese troops -- AP

THAAD deployment could lead to Chinese attack on S Korea: US scholars -- Want China Times

Why China’s Air Force Needs Russia's SU-35 -- Jesse Sloman and Lauren Dickey, The Diplomat

Meet the PLA’s Deadly New 'Carrier Killer' Drone -- The Diplomat

Is China making authorized knock-offs of Russian radars? -- Want China Times

Go Ahead, China—Copy Our Crappiest Warplane -- David Axe, Daily Beast

The Big Story Behind China’s New Military Strategy -- Alexander Sullivan and Andrew S. Erickson, The Diplomat

Russia: We Are At War And Military Spending Must Take Priority -- Strategy Page

Expert: Threat of US Missile Deployment in Europe Should Be Taken Seriously -- Sputnik

Lawmaker: Moscow can answer possible deployment of US nuclear missiles in Europe -- ITAR-TASS

German Military Lacks Weaponry for Tanks, Fighter Jets -- Sputnik

Airstrikes killing 1,000 ISIS fighters a month, commander says -- The Hill

U.S. delivers weapons directly to Iraqi forces for first time -- Washington Examiner

Pentagon: Iran Continuing Work on Nuclear Systems -- Washington Free Beacon

Admiral: Corrosion Damage on F/A-18 Hornets ‘Caught Us by Surprise’ -- DoD Buzz

US Air Force to Unveil New Long-Range Bomber Contract in Early August -- Sputnik

US Army Mulls Merging Drone Training after Scathing Audit -- Defense Tech

Mabus: Navy Cannot Account for All Its Spending Due to Pentagon’s Finance Agency -- USNI News

Air Force’s Batman Drops in the Pentagon -- Defense Tech

Disaster droids face off in the Darpa Robotics Challenge -- BBC

These Army Exoskeletons Make Soldiers Shoot Straighter -- Popular Mechanics

Pentagon review of how troops get recognized for combat heroism in final phases -- Washington Post