Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 29, 2016

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his wife, Stephanie, meet with coalition troops on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Dec. 15, 2015. The secretary spoke about the push to accelerate the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. Carter is on a weeklong trip to the Middle East. DoD photo

New York Times: More Is Needed to Beat ISIS, Pentagon Officials Conclude

WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials have concluded that hundreds more trainers, advisers and commandos from the United States and its allies will need to be sent to Iraq and Syria in the coming months as the campaign to isolate the Islamic State intensifies.

In meetings with President Obama’s national security team in recent weeks, military officials have told the White House that they believe they have made significant progress in the fight against the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria, administration officials said. But to deal a lasting blow to the extremist Sunni militancy, also known as ISIS and ISIL, they believe that additional forces will be needed to work with Iraqi, Kurdish and Syrian opposition fighters on the ground in the two countries.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 29, 2016

US 'Developing Options' For Action Against ISIS in Libya, Says Pentagon Chief -- Newsweek

US Government Undecided on Sending Military Forces to Libya to Fight Daesh -- Sputnik

Syrian Defense Chief in Moscow for Talks on Military Ties -- AP

Iraq Forces Struggling Despite U.S. Military Training -- AP

Iran Says It Flew a Drone Over US Aircraft Carrier -- AP

Paramilitary: The Iranian Foreign Legion -- Strategy Page

Panel: Russian Nuclear Saber Rattling Prompting NATO to Rethink Its Role -- USNI News

Pentagon: Russian Fighter Conducted ‘Unsafe’ Intercept of U.S. Recon Plane Over Black Sea -- USNI News

Chinese military force to take lead on cyber, space defense -- Reuters

China's Nuclear Ambitions Go Global -- Gabriel Walker, Council on Foreign Relations

North Korea activity points to possible space launch: U.S. officials -- Reuters

South Korea Warms to U.S. Missile Shield -- WSJ

North Korea missile site activity revives talk of U.S. missile defense in South -- Reuters

20 More P-8s for US, Australia Ordered From Boeing -- Defense News

Japan Unveils 1st Stealth Fighter; Maiden Flight Planned Next Month -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Japan Unveils First Homegrown Stealth Plane -- Defense News/AFP

Japan’s Elite Amphibious Assault Force Trains With US Marines -- The Diplomat

India Beefs Up Maritime Surveillance Near Malacca Strait -- Lowy Institute

Homeland Missile Defense System Successful in Non-Intercept Flight Test -- Defense News

Sonic Booms Likely Caused by Naval Aircraft Testing -- ABC News

Breakdowns leave 2 of Navy's newest ships stuck in port -- CNN

Lawmaker Calls on Obama to Fund A-10, Develop Replacement -- Defense News

America’s B-2 Stealth Bombers Carry a Dangerous Burden -- Dave Majumdar, National Interest

ISIS, Global Threats Boost US Arms Exports -- Defense One

Red-Dot Optics May Soon Eclipse Traditional Pistol Iron Sights -- Military.com

Coming Soon: Spray-On Radar for the Military -- Popular Mechanics

First Females Start Applying To Join Marine Special Operations Command -- Daily Caller

Carter Announces 12 Weeks Paid Military Maternity Leave, Other Benefits -- US Department of Defense

Nation's Oldest Female Veteran Dies at Age 108 -- NBC

Meet US Navy intel chief who wasn’t allowed to learn secrets for 2 years -- RT

US Navy Commander Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery -- Times of San Diego

Fifth U.S. Navy Official Pleads Guilty in Asia Bribery Case -- Bloomberg

The truth behind 'The X-Files' Pentagon conspiracy -- Jeff Schogol, Military Times/Marine Corps Times