Monday, November 2, 2015

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 2, 2015



VOA: US Defense Chief Visits Korean DMZ

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program during a visit Sunday to the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas.

Carter traveled to the DMZ from Seoul and walked up to Observation Post Ouellete, the closest point where South Korea's side of the DMZ meets with the North's.

Pyongyang abandoned negotiations on its nuclear program in 2009 conducted with five other nations, including China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States.Carter said Washington remains committed to the negotiations, and called on the communist country to return to the talks.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 2, 2015

US Defense Chief Calls On North Korea To Avoid Provocations -- AFP

Pentagon Chief to North Korea: End Nuclear Weapons Program -- AP

Response to US Patrol? Beijing's Fighter Jets Hold Drills in S China Sea -- Sputnik

US faces renewed challenge from Russian navy -- Financial Times

Russia Seeks To Energize Asian Presence -- Defense news

Russia, India Sign Military-Technical Cooperation Agreement -- Sputnik

Japan Launches New Warship -- The Diplomat

Construction of British Military Base in Persian Gulf Underway in Bahrain -- Sputnik

Australia’s Submarines: The US Option -- The Diplomat

Africa's Long-Awaited Intervention Force Finally Stutters To Life -- AFP

France's military, facing new threats, get new 'Pentagon' -- AP

Sweden Seeks To Join NATO Info War Agency -- Defense News

Spain Completes Withdrawal From Afghanistan -- Defense News

US Army Africa Objectives (Video) -- Defense News

Heads roll at Lockheed Martin over troubled F-35 program -- RT

US Budget Deal Provides Industry, Military Stability -- Defense News

Bomber Award Kicks Off Interservice Fight for Funding -- Defense News

After Bomber Award, Experts Raise Red Flags -- Sandra I. Erwin, National Defense

Combat Test of Lockheed Mine-Hunting Drone Postponed, Navy Says -- Bloomberg

Marine grunts react to switch from the M16 to the M4 -- Marine Times

McCain: Halt Army Handgun Program, Choose the Bullet First -- Military.com

America’s Least-Known Mideast Military Force -- Politico

Oversight leaders want answers on runaway blimp -- The Hill

Gen. Breedlove: Intelligence Community Changing How it Handles Russia -- Defense News

How FBI Cyber Division helps agencies investigate intrusions -- Federal Times

Wake Up, America—Your Military Is Marginal -- James Jay Carafano, Heritage Foundation

Analysts: US Special Forces Operators in Syria Not a Cure -- Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould, Defense News

What Was The Shortest-Lived Military Vehicle Ever? -- Raphael Orlove, Jalopnik

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