Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 25, 2015

Russian servisemen drive T-72 main battle tanks during a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two in the Far Eastern city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, September 2. America has said it is "closely monitoring" allegations of a Russian military build up in Syria.Sergei Krasnoukhov/Reuters

Damien Sharkov, Newsweek: Q&A: What Military Equipment and Troops Has Russia Sent to Syria?

Alleged sightings of Russian military gear, reports of Russian servicemen being coerced into fighting a secret war abroad accompanied by vehement denials by the Kremlin that Moscow is engaged in covert operations on another country's territory—sounds like a familiar story. But while the Ukraine conflict is currently enjoying a rare and relative de-escalation of violence, Russian President Vladimir Putin's government is once again faced with accusations that his army is preparing for a covert military intervention, this time in Syria.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 25, 2015

Pentagon: Russian Drones, Pilots Scouting Targets in Syria -- Daily Beast

Russians, Syrians and Iranians setting up military coordination cell in Baghdad -- FOX News

Israel Military Says It Is Coordinating With Russia on Syria -- AP

France, UK concerned by Russian military buildup in Syria -- Reutesr

German diplomat: Military solution to Syrian conflict possible -- TASS

Carter: US Willing to Work With Russia Against ISIS -- Defense News

Ashton Carter: Russian buildup in Syria could ‘pour gasoline’ on ISIS -- Washington Times

Document: Report to Congress on How Russian Military Deployments to Syria Could Complicate U.S. Policy -- USNI News

Russia announces naval drills in 'east Mediterranean' -- AFP

Russian Black Sea Cruiser Moscow, Amphibs Heading to Drill in Eastern Mediterranean, MoD Warned Planes Away from Syria -- USNI News

Ukraine's new military doctrine names Russia as main aggressor -- Reuters

Foreign Leaders at UN Expect to Get Spied On - Former CIA Officer -- Sputnik

U.S. Says Chinese Sub That Can Hit U.S. on Patrol Soon -- Bloomberg

Researchers identify Chinese military hacker -- CNN

South Korea's KF-X project in jeopardy on botched F-35 deal -- Korea Times

South Korea's $6.7B indigenous fighter jet program at risk, report says -- UPI

The jet that ate the Norway defence budget to be cut by 10 -- Eric Palmer Blog

Ballpark Cost Revealed For Royal Navy Frigates -- Defense News

Will Montenegro Become NATO’s 29th Member? -- WSJ

Staying Longer: US Might Keep Thousands of Troops in Afghanistan Past 2016 -- Sputnik

U.S., Allied Military Review New Options for Afghan Pullback -- WSJ

NSA chief says new intel challenges are hurting efforts against ISIS -- Washington Times

US special operations forces deployed to 135 countries in 2015 - report -- RT

Pentagon Needs $5,000 Headsets to Keep F-35 Crews from Going Deaf -- Sputnik

U.S. Army Testing Light Recon Vehicles -- DoD Buzz

U.S. Army to enlist robots to pull soldiers off the battlefield. -- Army.mil

34 lawmakers ask for answers on cooked ISIS intel allegations -- The Hill

Pentagon begins to plan for a government shutdown -- The Hill

US Army’s Combat Patch for ISIS Conflict Draws Flak over Design -- Military.com

‘Damned if I know.’ New Marine chief says he had no clue he would get job -- Washington Post