Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 4, 2016

CNN: Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV killed in Iraq after ISIS breaks through Peshmerga lines

(CNN)Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV, the grandson of savings-and-loan financier Charles Keating Jr.,died in combat against ISIS in northern Iraq, his family said Tuesday.

"He is our family hero in every sense of the word," cousin Elizabeth Ann Keating told CNN.

Keating, 31, is the third American combat casualty since the U.S. redeployed forces to Iraq in the summer of 2014 to advise local forces and conduct special operations against ISIS. He was an adviser to Kurdish Peshmerga forces fighting ISIS, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement Tuesday.

He died as a result of a "coordinated and complex attack" by roughly 100 ISIS fighters nearly 30 km (18.6 miles) north of Mosul, Pentagon officials confirmed Tuesday.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 4, 2016

White House: Troops in Iraq doing 'dangerous work' -- The Hill

U.S. gathers allies on next steps in Islamic State fight -- Reuters

Carter says fight against Islamic State 'far from over' -- FOX News

US Senate Dems worried US-backed Syrian groups fighting each other -- The Hill

Russian, US military work out joint approach to uphold Syria truce – Khmeimim center -- RT

Defense chief, outgoing commander defend NATO -- The Hill

SecDef Keeps Door Open For Russia — If It Ends Aggression -- Breaking Defense

Russia says will respond to NATO deployment in Poland, Baltics -- Reuters

Kremlin Creating New Military Divisions To Counter 'NATO Buildup' -- RFE

Russia to form 3 new divisions to counter NATO buildup -- RT

World's first air-droppable missile system being developed for Russian Airborne Forces -- TASS

Europe Must Shed Military-Spending `Sclerosis,' NATO Member Says -- Bloomberg

Swiss military hit by series of cyber attacks -- The Local

China is building its first overseas military base in Djibouti — right next to a key US one -- PRI

China to carry out more military drills in South China Sea -- Reuters

Keeping up with China's Evolving Military Strategy -- Joe McReynolds and Peter Wood, War on the Rocks

Amid scandal, China military hospital closes doors to new patients -- Reuters

As regional tensions grow, Japan will house new U.S. special operations aircraft -- Air Force Times

India Crafts Naval Technology Plan -- Defese News

India begins sea trials of first Scorpene submarine -- IHS Jane's 360

Times must really be hard, Kim! Bizarre video shows North Korean troops practising military manoeuvres with TOY planes and cardboard guns -- Daily Mail

On defense, Canada is an ally worth engaging -- The Hill

GAO: Delayed Maintenance Threatens Navy's Ability to Meet Missions -- Virginia Pilot

Lockheed Martin Gets $1.3 Billion For F-35 Plus-Ups -- Defense News

Boeing KC-46 Tanker $3b Production Decision Slips to June -- Bloomberg

It’s a Plane! It’s a Helicopter! It’s the Army’s Next-Gen Hybrid Jet-Copter -- Sputnik

US Feds pushed administrative punishment for leakers -- The Hill

Navy sees increase in ‘sextortion’ cases; NCIS warns sailors about online behavior -- The Day

A Twist in the Fight for Women in the Military -- Nicholas Clairmont, The Atlantic

The US military may soon be forced to buy American sneakers -- CNBC

Failed US Foreign Fighter Training Could Out-Scandalize the Panama Papers -- Sputnik