Military and Intelligence News Briefs -- January 28, 2016

From Alert 5: Japanese-owned Mitsubishi A6M Zero made its first flight over Japan today

A Japanese-owned Mitsubishi A6M Zero made its first flight in Japan at JMSDF Kanoya Airbase, Kagoshima today at 14:27 local time. Former Lockheed test pilot Skip Holm was at the controls.

Military and Intelligence News Briefs -- January 28, 2016

Iraqi army learns Ramadi's lessons in U.S.-led coalition training -- Reuters

Iraq forces struggling despite U.S. military training -- AP

US Defense Secretary Prepared to Request More Troops in Iraq if Needed -- Sputnik

Israel To Equip Troop Carriers With Trophy APS -- Defense News

Why Did Russian Nuclear-Capable Bombers Circumnavigate Japan? -- The Diplomat

Tooled Up: State-of-the-Art Weapons of the Russian Military -- Sputnik

Special Operations: China Authorizes International Operations -- Strategy Page

Taiwan Exercise Demonstrates Self-Protection Abilities -- Defense News

USFK to fly attack drone in event of war -- Korea Times

Taiwan stages military drills on island off Chinese coast -- AL Jazeera

Exclusive: Hackers may have wider access to Ukrainian industrial facilities -- Reuters

Italian MoD Source: Kuwait To Sign Deal for 28 Eurofighters -- Defense News

German Official Sounds Alarm Over the Dilapidated State of the Country's Military -- VICE News

Stoltenberg: NATO Defense Spending on Firmer Footing -- Defense News

Murphy's Law: America Mysteriously Denies Arab Allies New Aircraft -- Strategy Page

Experts: Costs for upgrading weapons will put further pressure on US forces -- Stars and Stripes

Top U.S. Lawmaker Vows To Ban Military Use Of Russian Engines -- RFE

Pentagon Defends Use of Russian Engines to Launch Satellites -- AP

Sanders: I won't 'apologize' for national security stance -- The Hill

Nicholson Nominated as Next Afghan War Head -- Defense News

Nominee for Afghan commander pledges to reassess troop levels -- The Hill

Warplanes: A-10 Dodges Another Bullet -- Strategy Page

US Navy: Sitting Ducks in Future Cyberwars? -- Sputnik

U.S. Should Prepare for ‘Higher-Intensity’ Cyber Attacks From North Korea -- Washington Free Beacon

The Obama Administration’s Encryption Views Are All Over the Map -- National Journal

Hacker Accused of Giving Military Personal Data to ISIS in U.S. Court -- NBC

US Pacific Chief Talks China, Regional Partnerships -- Defense News

New docs confirm CIA had rendition flight lurking in Europe to catch Snowden -- RT

Pentagon to release almost 200 photos of tortured Afghan, Iraqi prisoners under court order -- RT

As military integrates combat jobs, a new push to position women as leaders -- Military Times

Look Who’s Worried About the NSA’s 96 Percent Retention Rate -- Aliya Sternstein, Defense One/NextGov

What the Army doesn't want you to know about Bowe Bergdahl -- Michael Ames, Newsweek

Here Are 12 Badass Military Helicopters -- Sarah Sicard, Task & Purpose

What Happened When Ash Carter Crashed Davos -- Kevin Baron, Defense One