Friday, July 10, 2015

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 10, 2015



U.S. Department of Defense: Dunford Faces Senators Considering His Nomination as Chairman

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2015 – Russia, China, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, North Korea are just a few of the situations that the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will have to deal with, and the president’s choice -– Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. -– discussed these and more during his confirmation hearing today.

Dunford, currently the commandant of the Marine Corps, spent almost three hours before the Senate Armed Services Committee. If confirmed by the Senate, Dunford would succeed Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey on Oct. 1.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 10, 2015

Joint Chiefs Nominee Warns of Threat of Russian Aggression -- NYT

Joint Chiefs Nominee: Russia, China Biggest Threats to US -- VOA

Joint Chiefs Nominee Calls Russia #1 Threat, Proposes Arming Ukraine -- Sputnik

Joint Chiefs nominee: Arming Ukraine is 'reasonable' - News - Stripes -- Stars and Stripes

Incoming U.S. military chief says N. Korea is one of greatest threats to U.S. -- Yonhap news Agency

Joint Chiefs nominee Joseph Dunford grilled on Obama Islamic State strategy -- Washington Times

Iran Would Exploit U.S. Pullback From Mideast, Says Nominee to Head Joint Chiefs -- Bloomberg

US to Develop Arctic Military Strategy - Chiefs of Staff Chairman Nominee -- Sputnik

Pentagon Reconsidering Total F-35 Buy, Dunford Says -- Defense One

Russia Developing Multipurpose Missile Launchers For New Warships, Air Defense To Get Self-Homing Warheads -- IBTimes

Russian antisubmarine ships go on combat duty in Pacific -- ITAR-TASS

China military to prosecute another senior officer for graft -- Military

Chinese combat women pilots date Flying Leopard -- One India

US predicts 42,000 unmanned Chinese military planes by 2023 -- News.com.au

India, Pakistan to join expanding security organization led by Russia and China -- FOX News/AP

Why is a Big Cambodia Military Delegation in China? -- The Diplomat

North Korean Pesticide Plant Capable Of Producing 'Military-Sized Batches Of Biological Weapons' -- IBTimes

US Senators want Obama to crack down on North Korea -- The Hill

Australia Refuses to Buy F-35B for Its Military -- Sputnik

Poland’s Patriot Deal Includes Interim U.S. Deployment -- AIN Online

Japan 'interested' in joining NATO missile building consortium – report -- RT

Exclusive: Japan interested in joining NATO missile consortium -- Reuters

US, Russia to Discuss Nuclear Disarmament in Paris - State Department -- Sputnik

U.S. approves a $1.9B arms sale to Israel; analysts say it’s probably meant to offset objections to Iran nuke deal -- National post/Bloomberg

Air Force Buys First 144 Small Diameter Bombs -- Defense tech

Air Force Hints at Delay in Long Range Strike Bomber Contract -- Dod Buzz

Bomber decision due in August or September: U.S. Air Force -- Reuters

Why the new Army pistol will use deadlier hollow-point ammunition -- Washington Post

Northrop Grumman’s Naval Combat Drones Get Lifeline (UPDATED) -- National Defense

Army details how it will cut to its smallest size since before World War II -- Washington Post

Impact of Army reductions will be widespread, general says -- Washington Times

Budget Cuts to Have ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ on US Military -- Sputnik

Jade Helm 15 media blackout: Press not given access to controversial military exercises -- Washington Times

Bill would ban Confederate flag from VA cemeteries -- The Hill

A tale of military training going to the dogs -- Stars and Stripes

America's secret weapon against cyber attacks? Try a new military for cyber crimes -- Andrew Rubin, Fortune

FBI chief: Terrorist group turning to encrypted communications -- Washington Post

Five Reasons America's Rivals Are Catching Up In Military Technology -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

How do Army troop cuts affect our military effectiveness? -- PBS

U.S. Military Strategy Focuses on Russia, China, ISIS Threats -- DoD Buzz

Five Takeaways From America’s New Military Strategy -- Janine Davidson, Newsweek

No comments: