Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 20, 2016

NATO is discussing plans to bolster troop numbers ahead of possible Russian aggression

Daily Mail: NATO assembles its biggest military build-up since the Cold War as more troops are deployed in eastern Europe to deter Russia

* NATO set to puts more troops into eastern European member states
* Troops could be deployed on rotation in Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria
* John Kerry said NATO was building a 'robust' defensive eastern flank

NATO foreign ministers have been finalising the alliance's biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War in the face of a more aggressive and unpredictable Russia.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the two-day meeting, which began yesterday, would address 'all the important issues' to prepare for a 'landmark' summit in Poland in July.

NATO leaders will endorse plans to puts more troops into eastern European member states as part of a 'deter and dialogue' strategy.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 20, 2016

NATO finalises military build-up to counter Russia -- AFP

U.S. to Provide Fewer Troops to NATO’s Eastern Europe Force -- WSJ

U.S. House Backs Increase In Defense Spending For European Deployments -- RFE

NATO Vows to Continue Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan Beyond 2016 -- Sputnik

Dunford: NATO Military Chiefs Coalesce on Threats -- US Department of Defense

British soldiers 'can't get up' in new body armour: Complaints that kit is also difficult to put on in the dark and that rucksacks are too small for equipment --Daily Mail

Dunford: U.S. Troops in Iraq Reinforce Success, Bolster Iraqi Actions -- U.S. Department of Defense

Pentagon Insists US Forces In Combat In Iraq Aren’t Really In Combat -- Daily Caller

Here’s How the US Has Been Using Vietnam-Era Warplanes in Iraq -- Fiscal Times

Russia in talks with US on joint air strikes in Syria — defense minister -- TASS

Russia's Hybrid-Warfare Victory in Syria -- National Interest

Russia's new missile has 250-mile reach -- UPI

Kalashnikov designs superior assault rifle for Russian Special forces -- RT

Russia’s MiG-35 to Boast State-of-the-Art Ship-Relative Navigation System -- Sputnik

Russia introduces new combat training methods based on Syrian experience -- TASS

Russia says it beefed up its military in southwest -- AP

China’s blunt warning to America: ‘We’re ready for repeat of Korean War or Vietnam if U.S. military stirs up any conflict in South China Sea’ -- Daily Mail

China demands end to U.S. surveillance after aircraft intercept -- Reuters

China’s Challenge to International Cybersecurity -- Dean Cheng, Daily Signal

Australia’s defence budget: sign of a power shift in East Asia? -- Army-Technology

Airbus Wins Contract To Support British Helicopter Fleet -- Defense News

Bureaucratic Paralysis Hits Rafale Deal -- Defense News

F-35 Pilot Gives Scout Warrior an Inside Look at the Stealth Aircraft -- Scout

US Navy Takes Ownership of Stealth Destroyer Zumwalt -- Defense News

New and Improved Littoral Ship Still Isn't Good Enough for the GAO -- Bloomberg

Underwater Mine Hunting Drone Starts Tests With US Agencies -- Sputnik

House provision would bring back 1980s 'Star Wars' space missile shield -- Washington Examiner

Small Diameter Bomb II's Tri-Mode Seeker Can Destroy Moving Targets in Adverse Weather -- Scout Warrior

The Tiny Town Where Air Force Cadets Learn to Drop ‘Cyber Bombs’ -- Defense One

U.S. Military Forces in FY 2017 -- Marc Cancian, CSIS