Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 1, 2015

BBC: Syria crisis: Russia and US military to hold talks on air strikes

The US and Russian military will hold talks "as soon as possible" to avoid clashing in Syria, the countries' top diplomats say.

Russian defence officials say their aircraft carried out about 20 missions against the so-called Islamic State group (IS) on Wednesday.

But the US expressed fears the targets were non-IS opponents of Russia's ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The US is targeting IS with air strikes in both Syria and Iraq.

Nato said there had been little co-ordination by Russia with US-led forces against IS, also known as Isil. The US says it was informed of Wednesday's air strikes only an hour before they took place.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 1, 2015

U.S., Russia to hold urgent talks on military actions in Syria -- Fortune/Reuters

US Defense Chief Blasts Russia's Entry Into Syria War -- Defense News/AFP

Russian Jets Fulfilled All Tasks in Syrian Missions in Past 24 Hours -- Sputnik

Su-34: Russia’s Ultimate ISIL-Crushing Machine -- Sputnik

Syria: What can Russia's air force do? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC

The Crowded Syrian Sky: U.S. and Russia Press Rival Air Campaigns -- Newsweek/Reuters

Vladimir Putin’s air war in Syria could veer into collision course with U.S. -- Washington Times

Pentagon puts Syrian rebel training program on hold -- Washington Times

Russian Forces to Get 80,000 Sets of ‘Future Soldier’ Gear Till Year End -- Sputnik

Weapons and equipment of Russian Ground Forces (Photo Gallery) -- TASS

The Russian Navy Is Back -- Sean R. Liedman, National Interest

Pentagon: Russia Violated Treaty with Recent Missile Test -- Defense Tech

Bulgaria Prepares to Allow Joint Air Policing Missions with NATO Allies -- Novinte

China’s Nuclear Submarine Distraction -- The Diplomat

Lawmaker: Chinese J-31, J-20 ‘Mirror’ American F-35, F-22 -- Defense Tech

US Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan Arrives in Japan -- Sputnik

US Air Force’s New Top-Secret Bomber Faces Further Delays -- The Diplomat

Air Force Delays New Bomber Contract by ‘Couple of Months’ -- DoD Buzz

Congress to Air Force: Push to Retire A-10 ‘Misguided’ -- DoD Buzz

Exclusive: F-35 Ejection Seat Fears Ground Lightweight Pilots -- Defense News

US Military Faces $38Bln Shortfall Covering Operational Costs -- Sputnik

President Obama Will Veto Defense Policy Bill -- Defense News

Secret Service official wanted to embarrass congressman -- Washington Post

Apologies, pledges abound again in new Secret Service sandal -- AP

US CIA's Operations in China Take a Step Back in Wake of OPM Breach -- The Diplomat

CIA goes live with new cyber directorate, massive internal reorganization -- Washington Times

Deterrents against cyberattacks outlined; China, Russia, North Korea links confirmed -- Washington Times

Russia-Linked Hackers Tried to Access Clinton Server, Emails Show -- AP

Pentagon chief won’t review gender integration issue until end of the year -- Washington Post