Monday, May 16, 2016

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 16, 2016



VICE News: China Is Pissed About the Pentagon's New Report on Its Military Activity

China is not happy about a new Pentagon report, and has condemned it as a deliberate distortion that exaggerates Chinese military activity and their ramped up activities in the hotly contested South China Sea.

In its annual report to Congress on Chinese military activity, released Friday, the US Department of Defense said that China's "investments in military and weaponry operations continue on a path to increase its power projection."

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 16, 2016

Beijing blasts Pentagon report on Chinese military as damaging trust -- Reuters

Photos reveal growth of Chinese military bases in South China Sea -- CNN

Analysis: China Builds Amphibious Capabilities for Taiwan Scenario -- Defense News

Pentagon: China Restructures for War -- Washington Free Beacon

What the Pentagon Thinks of China’s Military -- The Diplomat

What the Pentagon '16 China Military Report Leaves Out -- Andrew Erickson, Scout

North Korea targeting military suppliers with email hack, source says -- UPI

Turkish Military’s Influence Rises Again -- WSJ

Azerbaijan announces military exercises ahead of Nagorno-Karabakh talks -- Reuters

Denmark's Fighter Jet Selection To Likely Cause Political Furor -- Defense News

NATO Urged to Have Military Presence on Eastern Flank -- Defense News

US holds joint war games in Romania amidst missile shield rift with Russia (VIDEO) -- RT

S. Korea, US, Japan plan joint drills on N. Korean threats -- AP

Japan, India, US to Conduct Joint Naval Exercises June -- Sputnik

United Arab Emirates Military Plane Crashes During Training -- AP

Pentagon chief wants secretive space unit involved in fight against Islamic State -- Washington Post

US Military Seeks New Vertical-Takeoff Planes -- VOA

'Wiped Out': Air Force losing pilots and planes to cuts, scrounging for spare parts -- FOX News

Historic AC-130 Gunship Gets More Lethal -- Scout

Revealed: Inside the Air Force’s Shadowy B-21 Stealth Bomber -- National Interest

DARPA aims to bring cutting edge to the tactical edge -- C4ISR & Networks

Proposed FY 2017 HAC-D Bill Boosts Navy Shipbuilding, Aviation Funding -- USNI News

US Navy poised to take ownership of its most technologically sophisticated warship -- AP

Navy SEAL Instructor Removed From Training After Sailor's Death -- NBC

Accused Spy Edward Lin Will Face General Court Martial -- USNI News

Exclusive: Navy Drops Some Charges Against Accused ‘Spy’ -- Daily Beast

Donald Trump Is About To Start Getting Intelligence Briefings -- NPR

Left divided over women registering for the draft -- The Hill

Our Military Deserves More Than One Brand of Shoe to Wear -- Jim DeMint, Daily Signal

With Maritime Superiority at Stake, US Navy Must Build Partnerships -- John Richardson, Defense One

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