Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 18, 2015

USA Today/Military Times: After Paris attacks, Pentagon quietly shifts to new phase of ISIL war

The Islamic State group's ferocious attack on Paris will be met with "intensification" of the U.S.-led fight against the terror group, President Obama said Monday, but it will not fundamentally alter his strategy nor his reluctance to put more U.S. troops on the ground in Iraq and Syria.

"We have the right strategy and we're seeing it through," Obama said during the close of the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey.

"There will be an intensification of the strategy we put forward, but the strategy that we are putting forward is the strategy that ultimately is going to work," he said. "But as I said from the start, it is going to take time."

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 18, 2015

Pentagon targeting trucks, rigs in assault on Islamic State oil funding -- Reuters

Obama’s Bad Relationship with the Military Is Hurting the Fight Against ISIS -- Liz Peek, Fiscal Times

Military leaders dubious of bigger war against ISIL -- Politico

Does NATO Require America to Go to War over the Paris Attacks? -- Christopher A. Preble, National Interest

Turkey ‘has plans’ for joint U.S. operation against ISIS -- Al Arabiya

France has one of the world's strongest militaries, and can use it to bring the fight to ISIS -- Business Insider

France's Charles De Gaulle Aircraft Carrier: The Good, the Bad and the Nuclear -- National Interest

Russian combat ships to provide no air defense support for French navy off Syria — source -- TASS

Officials: Carrier Truman may launch strikes against Islamic State group from Mediterranean -- Navy Times

How to Form an Army to Fight Islamic State -- Gerald F. Seib, WSJ

Justin Trudeau says Canada will send more military trainers to Iraq -- The Guardian

Germany Won't Take Part in Airstrikes -- AP

Saudi-led coalition: New U.S. arms will enhance military precision -- Al Arabiya

Iran army exercise simulates response to ISIS attack -- Al Arabiya

False alarm causes Iron Dome to fire interceptor missile -- YNet News

Russia's Brand New Cruise Missile Spotted on Video -- Sputnik

Russia Arms Sales to Reach $15Bln in 2015 -- Sputnik

Soyuz 2-1B launches EKS-1 to upgrade Russian Early Warning System -- NASA Space Flight

Marines send more embassy guards to Paris after ISIS attack -- Marine Times

NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps to test ‘simulated’ troop deployment near Russian borders -- RT

B61-12US Modernized B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Boasts Two New Features -- Sputnik

Drawdown update: Army cut 17,000 troops in fiscal 2015 -- Army Times

Deploying Beyond Their Means: The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps at a Tipping Point -- National Interest

Pentagon's Premier Drone Developed For Airstrikes Hits Milestone -- FOX News

US Air Force scraps new Ghostrider Gunship after test flight damages total $115mn -- RT

The Pentagon's Exploding Guns, By the Numbers -- Motherboard

The Pentagon's $766 Million Afghan 'Slush Fund' Comes Under Scrutiny -- Fiscal Times

The $43 Million Gas Station: Why We Need to Audit the Pentagon -- Fiscal Times

Pentagon spending $100M to encrypt tactical communications -- Defense Systems

The Pentagon's plan to outsource lethal cyber-weapons -- Endgadget

Boat or panda? The US Army is now decoding human thoughts using image analysis -- Extreme Tech

Search Begins for Carter Aide Replacement -- Defense News

Lt. Gen. Garrett named new U.S. Army Central commander -- The State

Sources Say Obama Could Name First Female Combatant Commander -- NPR

This Is How The U.S. Military Sees the Future of War -- Alex Ward, National Interest