Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 1, 2016

RFE: Stoltenberg: NATO Defense Spending To Rise For First Time In Decade

Spending on defense by European members of NATO will grow for the first time in a decade, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told the Financial Times in an interview published on May 31.

“The forecast for 2016, based on figures from allied nations, indicates that 2016 will be the first year with increased defense spending among European allies for the first time in many, many years,” Stoltenberg said.

“We are faced with uncertainty. We are faced with more threats, more security challenges, than in a generation," he said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 1, 2016

NATO Chief: Warsaw Summit Comes at 'Critical Time' -- VOA/AP

The New Syrian Army: America’s “Tip of the Spear” Against ISIS in the Syrian Desert -- Bellingcat

Russian Military Puts Syrian Experience to Use Upgrading Planes, Missiles -- Sputnik

Russian Military to Hold Over 2,000 Drills in 2016 -- AP

Russia's Strategic Missile Forces to Hold Over 50 Exercises in 2016 -- Sputnik

Russian top official comments on increase in NATO's military spending -- TASS

Russia Warns NATO It Will Neutralize Any Threat From Black Sea -- Newsweek

Why NATO's Growing Presence in Black Sea Won't Change the Strategic Balance -- Sputnik

NATO likely to designate cyber as operational domain of war: German official -- Reuters

Amid Russian Aggression, NATO May Bolster Cyber Defense, Increase Warfare Domain -- IBTimes

How Nato Will Upgrade Its Tanks To Keep Pace With Russia -- Popular Mechanics

US ‘provocations’ may force China to declare air defense zone in S. China Sea – report -- RT

How Asia's Military Spending Growth is Outpacing the World -- Bloomberg

Australian war remains repatriated from Malaysia and Singapore -- BBC

Pacific Military Exercises to Include 27 Nations, a Record -- AP

Uzbekistan Shows Off New European Military Helicopters -- Eurasianet.org

Turkey, US Diverge Over Procurement and Security -- Defense News

US army may soon use Israeli-designed ‘suicide drones’ -- Jerusalem Post

US Air Force Boosts Boeing Contract for ‘Smart Bomb’ Kits to $3 Billion -- DoD Buzz

US Army Continues Research Into Laser Weapons For Helicopters -- Manufacturing.net

18 ways the US Army wants to make you deadlier -- Army Times

U.S. Army and Air Force Agonize Over Picking a New Handgun -- Popular Mechanics

The U.S. Military Is Getting Serious About 'Stealth' Motorcycles -- FoxTrot Alpha

DARPA requests designs for XS-1 military space plane -- FOX News/Space.com

Crews Aboard the Navy’s New Sub-Hunter Get Less Tired: Boeing -- DoD Buzz

The U.S. Navy's New Lethal Torpedo Is Almost Ready for War -- National Interest

Marines can now wear fitness trackers in more military facilities -- Marine Times

Yes, the U.S. Military Is Developing an 'Iron Man' Suit -- Kris Osborn, National Interest

Justice Department drops second criminal investigation into Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette -- Washington Post

Ex-Army Sniper Gets 20-Year Sentence in Murder-for-Hire Scheme -- NYT

Band of Brothers: Sex crimes and cover-up in the 101st Airborne Division -- Sofrep

CIA to Spill the Beans on Top-Secret Cold War Spy Ops -- Sputnik

CIA to detail secret Cold War actions -- The Hill

China Military Build-Up Threatens U.S. Dominance, Not Its Security -- Doug Bandow, CATO Institute

Canada’s Spies Won Awards for ‘Dangerous’ Work in Afghanistan, but Details Remain Secret -- Justin Ling, VICE News

The Military Used to Get Rid of Rape Victims by Claiming They Were Mentally Ill -- Nora Caplan-Bricker, Slate

Navy’s Railgun Push May Reshape Global Military Power -- David Z. Morris, Fortune