Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 1, 2015

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USA Today: Pentagon may send more U.S. troops to Syria

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will consider deploying more special operations troops to fight Islamic State militants if its pilot project in Syria shows signs of progress, a senior Defense official told USA TODAY on Monday.

The Pentagon last month announced that 50 commandos would be sent to northern Syria to advise forces battling the Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS. Sending that initial force amounts to "breaking the seal" on inserting special operations forces in Syria and could lead to further deployments, said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about planning. The Pentagon will not comment on whether those commandos have arrived in Syria.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 1, 2015

Pentagon May Mull Deployment of Extra Ground Troops to Syria -- Sputnik

Commando Raids Backed as Obama Strategy to Fight Islamic State -- Bloomberg

Obama anti-ISIS coalition crumbles as Arab allies focus elsewhere -- Washington Times

Eye-popping statistic shows how much the US is going it alone in the fight against ISIS -- Business Insider

The US will push NATO members to do more to protect Turkey -- Reuters

NATO Escalates Middle Eastern Presence After Russia Deploys S-400 in Syria -- Sputnik

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former military intel chief: Iraq war helped create Islamic state -- Washington Times

Pentagon: Russian anti-aircraft systems in Syria a concern but not a threat -- Stars and Stripes

New Russian surface-to-air missiles in Syria, DoD confirms -- Military Times

Pentagon warns Russia’s against arming its warplanes in Syria with air-to-air missiles -- TASS

Russia, Israel To Broaden Defense Coordination in Syria -- Defense News

5 huge myths about Russia's military intervention in Syria -- ISW

Hard Slog Ahead: Successes & Challenges of Russia's Air Campaign in Syria -- Sputnik

Next Up for Syria: Even More Lethal Russian Military Hardware -- Dave Majumbar, National Interest

Russian Strategic Missile Forces to Receive New ICBMs in 2015 -- Sputnik

Russian missile maker to deliver five regimental sets of S-400 to Defense Ministry in 2016 -- TASS

Inside the Ukrainian special forces fight against separatists – and their own government -- Washington Post

China's Plan for a New, Improved Military -- The Diplomat

Senators McCain, Cardin Question Lack of U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan in Letter to Obama -- USNI News

NATO Set to Invite Montenegro to Join in First Expansion of Alliance Since 2009 -- WSJ

Paris Attacks Prompt EU to Create 'European CIA' to Foil Future Terrorism -- Sputnik

F-35A Pilots Begin Training In Simulators Linked Together -- Defense News

DARPA abandons plan to launch satellites from fighter jets -- Popular Science

This armored vehicle lets you use PowerPoint on the battlefield -- Washington Post

U.S. Navy completes three-week assessment on MQ-8C Fire Scout -- Military Embedded Systems

Despite runaway blimp, lawmakers stand behind troubled missile defense system -- L.A. Times

New law facilitates military dogs’ return to U.S., adoption by battlefield handlers -- Washington Times

Pentagon Inspector General Jon Rymer resigning in January -- Military Times

15 astounding technologies that DARPA is working on right now -- Business Insider

The Pentagon is trying to talk its way out of an audit -- Martin Matishak, The Fiscal Times

JSF: The Jet That Ate the Pentagon -- James Hasik, RCD/Atlantic Council

NORAD celebrates 60 years tracking Santa -- Scout