Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 26, 2016

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter attends a news conference at the French Defence Ministry in Paris, France, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/CHARLES PLATIAU

Reuters: Pentagon chief to preview fiscal 2017 budget on Feb. 2: sources

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is scheduled to preview the Pentagon's fiscal 2017 budget request in a speech on Feb. 2, a week before the White House sends its budget plans to Congress, two U.S. defense officials said on Monday.

Carter is expected to highlight the broad themes of the Pentagon's budget request and its priorities, rather than presenting a detailed list of programmatic changes, said one of the sources, who was not authorized to speak publicly.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 26, 2016

US Defense Secretary Wants Mideast Allies To 'Do More' Against ISIS -- Defense News

Carter Signals US Plans to Deploy More Troops to Iraq -- Military.com

Gen. Dunford wants 'decisive military action' against ISIS in Libya -- CNN

US forces could get closer to battlefield for Mosul offensive -- The Hill

Russia denies report of new military base in north Syria -- AFP

Watch Russian Tu-22M bomber perform high-altitude old-fashioned carpet bombing in Syria -- Aviationist

How Soon Can Russia Finish Its New Stealth Bomber? -- Dave Majumdar, National Interest

Flights of MiG-31 fighters suspended due to air crash in Siberia -- TASS

5 Ways Russia is Positioning to Dominate the Arctic -- Andrew Poulin, International Policy Digest

Did Ukraine's Cyberattacks Originate in Russia? -- Cristina Maza, Atlantic Council

Egyptian troops in Saudi Arabia for joint military exercise -- Al Bawaba

'Drone zones' planned in Tokyo -- Chicago Tribune

Indonesia reverses course, increases defence budget -- IHS Jane's 360

Taiwan Stages Military Drills on Island off Chinese Coast -- ABC News

India shows off military might, culture in parade -- DW

India to Consider French Fighter Jets for Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier -- The Diplomat

Dassault Expects Rafale Contract With India Within Month -- Defense News

Trident: What the future holds for the UK's nuclear submarines -- The Independent

Belgium orders 108 Fox special forces vehicles from Jankel -- IHS Jane's 360

NATO's Global Hawks Due in Sicily by Year's End -- Defense News

U.S. Marines Teach Japanese Forces How to Fight From the Sea in Expanded Iron Fist Exercise -- USNI News

Navy Builds New Nuclear-Armed Submarines -- Scout.com

New Strategy Will Change How Marines Train -- Military.com

Budget Cuts May Be Causing Spike in Military Helicopter Crash Deaths -- Washington Free Beacon

Pentagon chief denies officials trying to slow down Gitmo transfers -- The Hill

Contractor Working to put Jeeps Back on Battlefield -- AP

Researcher Finds Several ‘Serious’ Vulnerabilities in US Military Websites -- Motherboard

Military laser market to reach $4.63B -- C4ISR & Networks

We’re Long Overdue for Due Diligence in Defense -- Douglas MacGregor, Defense One

Obama visits wounded soldiers -- The Hill

Military Drone Operators Risk a Serious Injury -- Slate