Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 21, 2016

An U.S. Navy picture shows what appears to be a Russian Sukhoi SU-24 attack aircraft flying over the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea. The repeated flights by the Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes, which also flew near the ship a day earlier, were so close they created wake in the water, with 11 passes, the official said. REUTERS/US Navy

Daily Mail: 'We will respond with all necessary measures': Russia issues chilling warning to America days after its fighter jets buzzed US Navy warship on NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea just 70 miles from Kaliningrad

* Russian SU-24 attack planes made numerous close-range passes by the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook last week
* The US has said USS Cook was on routine business near Poland in the Baltic Sea when it was harassed by Russian jets
* Russia has now accused the US of intimidation for sailing it near them
* Moscow's ambassador to NATO said the April 11 incident showed there could be no improvement in ties until US withdrew from Russia's borders
* Alexander Grushko said: 'We will take all necessary measures, precautions, to compensate for these attempts to use military force'

Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of intimidation by sailing a US naval destroyer close to Russia's border in the Baltics and warned that the Russian military would respond with 'all necessary measures' to any future incidents.

Speaking after a meeting between NATO envoys and Russia, their first in almost two years, Moscow's ambassador to NATO said the April 11 maritime incident showed there could be no improvement in ties until the US-led alliance withdrew from Russia's borders.

'This is about attempts to exercise military pressure on Russia,' the envoy, Alexander Grushko, said

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 21, 2016

Russia warns U.S. over naval incident as NATO tensions laid bare -- Reuters

Russian Envoy to NATO Affirms Continued Responses to US Military Pressure -- Sputnik

Russia accuses US of intimidation in Baltic Sea incident -- The Hill

Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise -- NYT

‘No business as usual’: Issues remain after first NATO-Russia Council meeting since 2014 -- RT

U.S. Concerned By Reports Of Increased Russian Military Presence In Syria -- RFE

White House concerned Russia moving military equipment into Syria -- Reuters

Master of Oceans: Russian Navy Grows to 100 Warships -- Sputnik

The Revival of the Russian Military: How Moscow Reloaded -- Dmitri Trenin, Foreign Affairs

China is seeking deeper military ties with Afghanistan -- Business Insider

China Exporting Military Drones Worth Millions Of Dollars -- IBTimes

China's Xi Jinping takes commander in chief military title -- BBC

China 'tests terrifyingly powerful Dongfeng-41 nuclear missile' which could destroy London in HALF AN HOUR -- Mirror

Explore China’s ‘Starter’ Aircraft Carrier in 3-D -- Defense Tech

Saudi Arabia’s military weaknesses exposed in Yemen -- New Europe

Myanmar, Latin America Interested in Russia’s Yak-130 Fighter Trainer -- Sputnik

El Salvador unveils new military force to fight gangs -- BBC

Bahamas expands defence force with more marines -- IHS Jane's 360

Diplomats discuss laws for autonomous military weapons -- Business Insider

House Lawmakers Want Air Force To Consider Buying More B-21 Bombers -- Defense News

The future of America's aircraft carriers? Floating drone factories. -- Kyle Mizokami, The Week

Navy’s Future Stealth Destroyer Begins New Phase of Sea Trials -- DoD Buzz

The Navy's Stealthy DDG 1000 Begins "Acceptance Trials" -- Scout

Navy's Shipbuilding Budget Could See Reagan-era Levels -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Congress is already squabbling over next year's military pay raise -- Military Times

Army looks to outsmart soldiers' bad habits -- Army Times

US Senate approves new Veterans Affairs watchdog -- The Hill

Military sexual trauma tied to increased risk of homelessness -- FOX News/Reuters

Commander of Largest US Navy Base in Asia Fired after Investigation -- Military.com

How Pentagon Reached Merger Detente With Antitrust Agencies -- Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg

Don’t Blame a Weaker Military on Money -- Daniel L. Davis, National Interest