Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 12, 2015

ITAR-TASS: Russia remembers Kursk submarine disaster 15 years on

MURMANSK, August 12. /TASS/. On Wednesday, August 12, Russia remembers the Kursk submarine disaster exactly 15 years ago, paying tribute to the memory of its 118 crew.

Meetings will be held at all Russian fleets, church prayers for the dead will be read.

Seamen of the Russian Pacific Fleet observed minute’s silence on Wednesday, August 12, in memory of the seamen from the Kursk submarine. Remembrance meetings were held at naval ships at noon local time, said Roman Martov, the head of the press service’s information department.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 12, 2015

The day the Kursk sank: 15 years on, Russia remembers one of worst-ever submarine tragedies -- RT

Russia Commemorates 15th Anniversary of Kursk Submarine Tragedy -- Sputnik

Russian Air Force to Receive First Modernized Tu-160 Bomber in 2021 -- Sputnik

Russian Navy to Get Five Advanced Unmanned Underwater Vehicles by 2016 -- Sputnik

Saudi Arabia Setting Terms for Purchase of Russian Iskander Missiles -- Sputnik

China Stages Live Military Drills to Sharpen Joint Command -- Bloomberg

U.S. and Syrian rebel allies at odds over who is the enemy -- CBS

‘Complete disaster:’ US training of Syrian rebels falters as Kurds prove combat superiority – report -- RT

US Air Force's Secret Stealth Bomber Details Will Emerge When Pentagon Unveils 'Black Budget' -- IBTimes

The Top Secret Pentagon Project That Had Its Own Super Bowl Commercial -- Bloomberg

Value of Stealth Bombers Is Overstated -- Lt. Col. Paul Darling, Defense News

Report: F-35 Inferior to Older US, Foreign Fighters -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

F-35 might not meet performance of CF-18s, says U.S. think tank -- Globe and Mail/Canadian Press

US Air Force Plans Industry Day for Huey Replacement -- Defense News

US Navy Plans to Double LCS Fleet Size to Eight Ships by February -- Military.com

U.S. Navy Ordered to Put Costliest Carrier Through Shock Testing -- Bloomberg

Pentagon Directs Shock Tests on Carrier Ford -- Defense News

Admiral’s View: The Case for Aircraft Carriers and Air Wings -- DoD Buzz

US Chief of Staff Warns Army Too Small to Deter Global Threats -- Sputnik

Research underway on graphene-based camoflage -- UPI

Pentagon guidelines on war coverage by journalists draw fire -- AFP

ISIS Group Claims to Have Hacked Information on U.S. Military Personnel -- NBC

ISIS releases ‘hit list of US military personnel’, claims hacking victory -- RT

Military Officers Don’t Need College Degrees -- Benjamin Luxenberg, WSJ

Will the Army open its elite Ranger Regiment to women? A controversial decision awaits. -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post

The last kamikaze: two Japanese pilots tell how they cheated death -- Justin McCurry, The Guardian