Monday, September 28, 2015

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 28, 2015

Supporters of Syria's president wave Russian, Chinese and Syrian flags during a pro-regime rally in central Damascus. CNN

RT: China’s military advisers ‘heading to Syria to help fight ISIS’ – report

China will be helping out the Syrian government in the fight against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIL/ISIS) by sending “military advisers,” media reports have claimed.

“The Chinese will be arriving in the coming weeks,” a Syrian army official told the Lebanon-based news website Al-Masdar Al-‘Arabi.

The report claims that a Chinese naval vessel is on its way to Syria with dozens of “military advisers” on board. They will reportedly be followed by troops.

The ship is said to have passed the Suez Canal in Egypt and be making its way through the Mediterranean Sea.

According to the website, the advisers will be joining Russian personnel in the Latakia region.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 28, 2015

Russian troops will not fight in Syria 'for now', says Putin -- The Telegraph

Russia, Syria, Iran, Iraq to Share Intelligence on Islamic State -- VOA

Russia Surprises U.S. With Accord on Battling ISIS -- NYT

Kremlin Denies Russia, Syria, Iran Created Center in Baghdad to Fight ISIL -- Sputnik

CIA, Special Operations Cooperate to Kill Extremists in Syria, Iraq -- AP

On board an RAF spy mission over IS-occupied territory -- BBC

Russia's T-50 5th Generation Fighter Jets to Enter Service in 2017 -- Sputnik

The real reason for stationing Russian fighter jets in Belarus -- Artem Kureev, Russia Direct

Live-firing of Iskander-M tactical missile successfully completed in southern Russia -- TASS

Russia Stole Ukraine's Old Navy: Now Ukraine Needs a New One -- Motley Fool

China may launch Type 001A carrier on Mao's birthday: report -- Want China Times

China may be building first indigenous carrier -- IHS Jane's 360

Chinese Super Manoeuvrable Air-to-air Missile Closer to Deployment -- Defense World

New Chinese UAVs Could Support Anti-Carrier Missile -- Aviation Week

Japanese Legislation Frees Military To Assist Allies -- Defense News

India Surges to Second-Biggest U.S. Weapons Buyer -- Bloomberg

Analyst: North Korean military's status declining under Kim Jong Un -- UPI

Canada's patched-up military: Too few dollars, too many missions -- CBC

Britain to send troops to Somalia for training -- Defense News/AFP

Why Does the UK Need Armed Drones? -- Rich Wordsworth, Gizmodo

Germany’s sleek military ambitions: From ‘A Hard Look at Hard Power’ -- AEI

No new US nuclear weapon elements at German airbase — ambassador -- TASS

Bomber Paves Way for USAF Acquisition Shift -- Defense News

Defense industry giants await Long Range Strike Bomber award, but competition is still a toss-up -- Washington Business Journal

US Special Ops Deployed in Nearly 70% of the World's Nations This Year -- Sputnik

The military’s secret military: Green Berets, Navy SEALs and the special ops you’ll never know about -- Tom Dispatch/Salon

New maritime capability developed for MQ-9 -- Flight Global

Oil Savings Provide Limited Help With DoD Budget Challenge -- Defense News

DARPA is implanting chips in soldiers’ brains, according to this new book -- Fusion

What's next for drones? Swarming, lasers, and wingmen, military leaders say -- Air Force Times

'God bless the military' sign in US Marine base violates Constitution, group claims -- Christian Today

Bombs Away: Why the Pentagon Doesn't Need an Increased Defense Budget -- Lawrence J. Korb, National Interest

The Military Isn’t Preparing People for Private-Sector Success -- Scott Beauchamp, The Atlantic

Why the Marines want to raise the bar to join the infantry — for both men and women -- Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Washington Post

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