Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 11, 2016

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FOX News: China says repeated US Navy patrols in South China Sea justify defense boosts

China defended its militarization of its artificial reefs in the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday, saying repeated U.S. Navy patrols in the area are forcing it to boost its islands’ defense capabilities.

The China Defense Ministry said in a statement it deployed two navy fighter jets, one early warning aircraft and three ships to track the missile-guided destroyer USS William P. Lawrence as it passed near Fiery Cross Reef Tuesday.

"The provocative actions by American military ships and planes lay bare the U.S. designs to seek gain by creating chaos in the region and again testify to the total correctness and utter necessity of China's construction of defensive facilities on relevant islands," the ministry said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 11, 2016

Russia's military in Syria: Bigger than you think and not going anywhere -- CNN

Problems exposed during Syria operation concern mostly military equipment — Kremlin -- TASS

Flawed Equipment Used in Syria Military Operations Being Analyzed - Kremlin -- Sputnik

Putin highly praises Russian weapons used in Syria -- TASS

Problems with new Russian ballistic missile cause postponement of tests — source. -- Tass

Official: India Will Postpone S-400 Triumf Purchase -- Defense News

Turkey Opens First Mideast Military Base in Qatar -- VOA

In remote corner of Iraq, an unlikely alliance forms against Islamic State -- Reuters

Top UN Official Says UN Not Meeting Goal to Prevent Wars -- AP

A-29 Ground Attack Planes Tally More Than 260 Sorties in Afghanistan -- Military.com

Blocked F-16 Deal: Pakistan Threatens to Buy Chinese or Russian Fighter Aircraft -- The Diplomat

Myanmar Parliament Approves Agreement on Military Cooperation With Russia -- Sputnik

German military gets a personnel boost -- DW

U.S.-Georgian Military Drills Begin -- RFE

Hagel says NATO deployment could spark a new Cold War with Russia -- The Hill

Hagel to next president: We need to sit down with Putin -- The Hill

U.S. Navy Dings Lockheed on Littoral Ship Quality Controls -- Bloomberg

F-35 locked and loaded with improved Block 3i software -- Flight Global

Stealth Drones Could Be U.S. Pilots’ New Wingmen -- David Axe, Daily Beast

Air Force Wants Lasers on Planes by 2022 - Kelsey Atherton, Popular Science

Air Force Will Announce B-21 Name at AFA in September -- Defense News

US Air Force Selects Finalists for Name of New B-21 Strategic Bomber -- Sputnik

Overnight Defense: U.S. House panel unveils $575B defense spending bill -- The Hill

House Spending Bill Includes Stunted War Fund -- Defense News

Special Operations Command Breaks Down Buying Barriers -- Defense News

Senator wants definition on cyber act of war -- Federal News Radio

Survivors still expected at next Pearl Harbor Day, on 75th anniversary of attack -- The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

West Point: Cadet photo was inappropriate, but not political -- Army Times

Citadel Military College Says Prospective Student Can't Wear Hijab -- NPR

Observations on Global Military Posture -- War on the Rocks

Mission Command in The Information Age -- Nathan Wike, Strategy Bridge

The art of the military deal -- Michael O'Hanlon, Brookings

Donald Trump may be the US military’s least liked Republican presidential candidate in over a decade -- Quartz

The Face of Future Combat -- Walter Pincus, The Cipher Brief