Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 2, 2016

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Defense News: Carter Unveils Budget Details; Pentagon Requests $582.7 Billion

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s fiscal year 2017 budget will request $582.7 billion in funding for the Pentagon, including $71.4 billion for research and development funding, $7.5 billion to fight the Islamic State group, $8.1 billion for submarines, and $1.8 billion on munitions, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced Tuesday morning.

In a speech previewing next week’s budget release, Carter also highlighted new technologies his department is developing in order to meet what he called a “major inflection point” that takes “the long view” for the Department.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 2, 2016

Exclusive: U.S. budget plan includes over $13 billion for new submarine - sources -- Reuters

What To Expect in US Air Force’s Budget Request -- Defense News

Procurement: Iraq Orders A Boatload Of Bombs -- Strategy Page

Russia’s Su-35S fighters in Syria to be used against ground targets — expert -- TASS

Russia's Air Campaign in Syria Demonstrates Advanced Combat Capabilities -- Sputnik

Israeli images show Russian SU-24 jets getting new engines -- Jerusalem Post

Russia’s Cutting-Edge S-500 Missile System to Begin Tests This Year -- Sputnik

No-Fly Zone: Russia's Next-Gen S-500 to Start Tests This Year -- National Interest

Modern Aircraft Represent Over 50% of Russian Aerospace Forces' Fleet -- Sputnik

China Sets up New Military Regions as Part of Reorganization -- AP

It's Official: China's Military Has 5 New Theater Commands -- The Diplomat

SDF ramps up defenses to stop N. Korea missile -- Japan News

JF-17 vs HAL Tejas: New Competitors on the Military Block -- The Diplomat

Is France at War? Its Forces Certainly Are, Top Defense Official Says -- Defense News

UK to receive final F-35 test aircraft shortly -- IHS Jane's 360

UK Signs Major Deal for Military Aircraft, Training -- Defense News

DOD requesting 3,000-5,000 more troops for Europe in FY17 budget -- Stars and Stripes

'Unfair': US Navy Bemoans Test That Shows Major Vessel Vulnerabilities -- Sputnik

Navy Seeks Answers as 2 LCSs Break Down in a Month -- Military Times

US Navy Orders 20 New Anti-Submarine Warfare Planes -- The Diplomat

USAF Stands Up Space Mission Force to Counter Russia, China -- Defense One

Stubbornly Overheating Reapers -- Air Force Magazine

Pentagon report questions ‘unrealistic’ F-35 test schedule -- Flight Global

F-35 “is not capable of unsupported combat against any serious threat” -- Alert 5

Pentagon’s White Elephant: F-35 to Miss Final Software Release Deadline -- Sputnik

Cybersecurity Gap Blocks Pentagon From a Lockheed F-35 Database -- Bloomberg

US Navy’s Unmanned Jet Could Be a Tanker -- Defense News

Lawmakers to press commander on troop levels for Afghan war -- AP

Smaller military pay raise in 2017 concerns HASC chair -- Military Times

Pentagon proposes medical benefits for transgender troops -- The Hill

US Air Force Pays Nearly $1Bln for Services in War on Drugs - Pentagon -- Sputnik

First 3-D printed part approved for AWACS -- US Air Force

Boeing starts work on replacing Air Force One -- Defense News

4 Ex-Blackwater Contractors Appeal Convictions in Shootings -- AP

White House tech adviser denied security clearance -- Federal Times

A Nuclear Weapon the U.S. Doesn't Need -- Bloomberg editorial

Nearly five years after Petraeus scandal, bad decisions still resonate -- Howard Altman, TBO