Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 6, 2016

CBS: Why were Navy SEALs on front line in ISIS fight?

BAGHDAD -- New video has emerged of the intense battle in Iraq that left a Navy SEAL dead on Tuesday. His team was called in when ISIS attacked U.S. allies and their American advisers north of Mosul.

Only twenty minutes into the battle, U.S. forces knew they were in trouble and they called for back-up. Then things got worse.

The Navy SEAL rescue team found themselves pinned down in an intense firefight with over 120 ISIS militants. Kurdish soldiers and their U.S. advisers were forced to take cover.

The attack seemed to come from nowhere, and Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Keating IV was among those shot in the gun battle.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 6, 2016

Video Footage Emerges of Islamic State Firefight That Killed US Navy SEAL -- VICE News and Reuters

Lawmakers to Obama: Don’t Supply Syrian Rebels with Stingers -- DoD Buzz

Navy Endorsed Extending Truman Carrier Deployment Due to Significant Air Strike Capacity -- USNI News

ISIS Seizes Gas Field Near Palmyra: In Syria, Islamic State Making A Comeback After US, Russian Airstrikes? -- IBTimes

UPDATED: U.S. Officials Describe Fight That Killed Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV -- USNI News

Russian Su-25 Fighter Jets Return Home From Airbase in Syria -- Sputnik

Russia to focus on re-equipping airborne forces -- IHS Jane's 360

Turkey Rushes Armed Drones After Increased ISIS Threat -- Defense News

Indonesia, Russia plan to ink agreement to purchase eight Sukhoi aircraft -- Antara News

Foreign Military Sales Strong Through First Half of FY16 -- Defense News

Poland Orders Mortar Vehicles To Enhance Artillery Capability -- Defense News

Polaris replacement will have to wait until decision on new fighter jet, says RCAF commander -- Ottawa Citizen

Afghan President Nominates Defense, Intelligence Agency Ministers -- RFE

US forced to buy boots for Afghan army despite billions already invested - report -- RT

Submarines: North Korean SSB And SLBM Development -- Strategy Page

China Upgrades Older Warships With New Missiles -- F. Gady, Diplomat

Chinese state media blast U.S. Navy for 'menacing' China's sea claims -- Navy Times

Exclusive: U.S. seeks to approve attack aircraft for Nigeria in Boko Haram fight -- Reuters

Murphy's Law: Armed UAVs Rapidly Replacing Manned Bombers -- Strategy Page

US Navy Combining Mine Efforts -- Defense News

Aging Overachiever: Black Hawk Poised To Be U.S. Army's Workhorse Helicopter Through Mid-Century -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

Air Force pits Boeing, Lockheed and Northrop for next group of GPS satellites -- Space News

Pentagon Wants Artificial Intelligence to Defeat Enemy Networks -- Defense Tech

The Air Force wants to defeat enemy missiles with swarms of tiny kamikaze drones -- Maxim

Pentagon caps congressional travel to Afghanistan -- Politico

Dem senator: Trump would leak classified information -- The Hill

DARPA museum exhibit doubles as recruiting tool -- Defense News

Navy: Accused Spy Edward Lin Gave Secret Information to FBI Informant -- USNI News

This is the first female soldier to reenlist as a cavalry scout -- Army Times

Pentagon: Sexual assault reports level in 2015 -- The Hill

Attrition: Where Have All The Good Officers Gone -- Strategy Page

Forget Technology. The Real Military Edge Comes From Promoting Smart People -- Jeff Eggers, Defense One