Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 19, 2016

The Telegraph: Row erupts after Chinese fighter jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea

Claims that two Chinese fighter jets carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a US military aircraft over the South China Sea were rejected by Beijing on Thursday.

The Pentagon said on Wednesday that one its reconnaissance aircraft was intercepted the previous day when it was carrying out a “routine US patrol” in international airspace.

But Chinese foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the Chinese aircraft kept a safe distance from the US plane.

He also repeated calls that had previously been made by Beijing for the US to stop spying activities in nearby waters.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 19, 2016

Chinese jets intercept U.S. military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon -- Reuters

China tells US to cool its jets over South China Sea -- DW

US, not China, militarising the South China Sea: FM -- Al Jazeera

Missing missile mystery: What the Pentagon report on China’s military didn’t tell you -- Harry Kazianis, Asia Times

No reduction in Chinese military threat to Taiwan: deputy minister -- Focus Taiwan

ISIS war costing $11.7M per day -- The Hill

Israeli PM asks Avigdor Lieberman to be defence minister in shock move -- The Guardian

Turkish military says helicopter may have been downed by Kurdish militants -- Reuters

Israeli woman, 19, becomes longest jailed military objector -- Times of Israel

Russia's Threatening Military Modernization -- Daniel Gouré, Lexington Institute

Russian military bus falls into ravine, killing 6 officers -- AP

Russia to revive missile trains as U.S. launches European defense system -- UPI

Refugees, Russia and 'IS' on NATO agenda in Brussels -- DW

Lethal weapons are not an option for Ukraine - NATO Military Committee Chairman -- Ukraine Today

U.S., France Differ Over Readiness of NATO Missile-Defense Shield -- WSJ

France DGSE: Spy service sets school code-breaking challenge -- BBC

SAAB unveils the first Gripen E -- SAAB

Japan Shops Futuristic Sub-Hunter Plane -- Defense One

Oxygen Tanks Explode at US Military Base in South Korea -- AP

Explosions rock U.S. military base in South Korea -- UPI

NATO Waiting to See What US Will Do in Afghanistan -- VOA

Chinese Submarine Incident Shows Importance of U.S. UUVs, Navy Official Says -- Sea Power

Navy Wants LCS ‘Frigate’ Upgrade A Year Earlier: 2018, Not 2019 -- Breaking Defense

Navy Set to Deploy New Lethal Anti-Surface ‘Tactical Cloud’ Later this Year -- USNI News

Boeing Turns Focus to Military Aircraft Upgrades, Support Services -- National Defense

Advanced Arresting Gear Tests Delayed But Little Operational Impact Expected -- USNI News

Marines Want To Grow Above 186,800 Troops -- Breaking Defense

A bigger Army, military pay raise: White House says no, House votes yes -- Military Times

Report: Military punishes sex assault victims -- CNN

Derogatory discharge papers blight lives of military who report sexual assault -- The Guardian

Cyber's Hot, but Low-Tech Spies Are Still a Threat -- Neal Duckworth, National Interest

These are the most exciting technologies the US military is building right now -- Tech Insider

6 Signs the U.S. Military Is Dying a Slow, Painful Death -- Justin T. Johnson, National Interest

U.S. Military Deaths in Operations Against ISIS -- NYT