Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 11, 2015

A pair of US F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria. (Reuters)

Long War Journal: US military fails to ‘decimate’ Islamic State leadership despite thousands of airstrikes

The US killed three senior Islamic State commanders in separate airstrikes in the Iraqi-Syrian theater in late November, with a US military spokesman touting the strikes as “an example of how we’re able to decimate networks.”

Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, the US mission in Iraq and Syria, announced the deaths of the three Islamic State leaders during a Pentagon briefing yesterday. Among those killed was the Islamic State’s finance minister. The exact dates of death of the three Islamic State leaders was not disclosed; Warren only said all three were killed “in late November.”

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 11, 2015

US Military Readiness In Question Amid Calls For Syria Invasion Against ISIS -- IBTimes

U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq Killed 350 ISIS Fighters in Past Week, Pentagon Says -- AP

US Combat advisers in Ramadi would face harrowing urban fight -- Military Times

Advanced Russian air power, jammers are focus of U.S. troops -- Military Times

Britain 'moving towards military action against Isil in Libya' -- The Telegraph

Lavrov says Russia does not consider air strikes on Islamic State in Libya. -- TASS

Russian defense minister: Syria operation shows drones are irreplaceable in modern warfare -- TASS

Russian Military Possesses 1,720 Drones Irreplaceable in Times of Combat -- Sputnik

Russian Defense Ministry got nearly 250 aircraft under 2015 state defense order -- TASS

Germany's 'Mr Hizbollah' to head up EU's joint intelligence operation -- The Telegraph

Reform military or we’ll 'take a beating' says China army newspaper -- The Telegraph

South Korea unlikely to gain US missile defense system, for now -- Stars and Stripes

Pakistan tests ballistic missile with intermediate range -- AP

Germany To Lead Development of European UAV -- Defense News

France Orders New Batch of Reapers -- Defense News

US-Israel Arrow-3 Intercepts Target in Space -- Defense News

The Colombian Navy: South America`s powerhouse? -- CIMSEC

Zimbabwe's Mugabe says military caught up in succession rift -- Reuters

As More Israelis Go Vegan, Their Military Adjusts Its Menu -- NPR

US Gives Over 100 Military Vehicles To Philippines -- Defense News

These drones see in the dark -- USA Today

A Booming Business in Drone Pilot Training -- National Defense

U.S. Sticks With Raytheon Despite Five-Year GPS Network Delay -- Bloomberg

Citadel cadets suspended over KKK-like images -- The Hill

US Special Operators Say No to Women in Special Operations Jobs -- AP

State Department Says Hackers May Have Stolen Sensitive Data -- Defense One

The U.S. Navy’s $500 million ship that’s ready for disaster in a warmer world -- David Axe, Reuters

The Case for the Centuryfortress: Defining the B-52J -- Col Mike “Starbaby” Pietrucha, The Diplomat

Don’t Forget COIN, Because COIN Threat’s Getting Worse: CNAS -- Sydney J. Freedberg, Breaking Defense