Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 1, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discuss progress made against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and lessons learned in Afghanistan during a Pentagon press briefing, Feb. 29, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Washington Post: Pentagon developing plans for expanded U.S. role against Islamic State in Iraq

The U.S. military is developing proposals for augmenting the American role in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq, senior Pentagon officials said on Monday, as plans take shape for a battle to reclaim the city of Mosul.

Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, said he expected the U.S. military to provide expanded assistance to Iraqi forces when they launch a campaign for the northern city, which has been under Islamic State militants for a year and a half. It would be an expansion, he said, of the assistance U.S. forces provided Iraqi troops when the local troops pushed militants out of Ramadi, another Iraqi city, in December.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 1, 2016

U.S., Russia in new Syria military safety talks -- AFP

Mapped: Russian airstrikes in Syria post-cease-fire -- Washington Post

NATO chief says concerned about Russian military build-up in Syria -- Reuters

US Cyberattacks Can Expose Islamic State Communications -- AP

Carter's 'Cyberbombs' Part of Plan to Retake Mosul -- Military.com

Carter Heads to Silicon Valley as ISIS Cyberwar Expands -- Defense News

Israeli military braces for battle over beards -- Reuters

Pentagon Awards Contract To Sell Smart Bombs to Turkey -- Defense News

Russia's S-400 Missile Systems Enter Combat Duty in Western Siberia -- Sputnik

Causes behind warplane crash in Russia's south unclear for now — source -- TASS

Russia Remains India’s Largest Arms Supplier (For Now) -- The Diplomat

China navy launches first self-propelled floating dock -- Reuters

Branch by branch, a look at N. Korea’s massive military -- AP

North Korea continues trade in illicit shipments of military goods: VOA -- Arirang news

Going Nuclear Wouldn’t Be Easy for South Korea -- Troy Stangarone, National Interest

Royal Navy submarine tests new command-and-control system -- UPI

US reassesses Afghan troop levels -- The Hill

Lockheed Risks Losing $700 Million in Mine-Hunting Drone Orders -- Bloomberg

Aerojet, ULA Nab Air Force Contracts to Replace Russian Rocket Engine -- Defense News

Air Force's New B-21 Bomber Looks Eerily Similar to B-2 -- Defense News

Army wants lightweight weapons for UAS -- Defense Systems

US Air Force Turn to Junior Staff to Fill Staff Shortage Crisis - General -- Sputnik

Army Awards Contracts for More Battlefield Radios -- DoD Buzz

Army To Upgun All Strykers: 30 mm & Javelin -- Breaking Defense

US military faces toxic enemy on Qatar air base -- FOX News

Pentagon Seeks $35 Billion to Beef Up Cybersecurity Over 5 Years -- Bloomberg

U.S. can’t force Apple to give FBI iPhone data, judge in N.Y. drug case rules -- Washington Times

2002 Letter Lays Out Bush’s Legal Authority For Conducting Surveillance After 9/11 -- Washington Free Beacon

Exclusive: Aging Helicopters Could Make U.S. Nukes Vulnerable to Terrorists -- Roll Call

America's Missile Defense Is Stuck in the Cold War -- National Interest

Revealed: Pentagon’s Plan to Defeat Russian and Chinese Radar With A.I. -- National Interest