Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 2, 2016

Lance Cpl. Cody Kelley, machine gunner, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrols with an M240B medium machine gun during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. (Photo by Joseph Scanlan/U.S. Marine Corps)

The Hill: US commander in Afghanistan finishing troop plan this week

The new top U.S. commander in Afghanistan will finish his 90-day review of the situation in the war-torn nation this week.

Army Lt. Gen. John Nicholson's report will play a central role in determining U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan.

"He is literally finishing it this week as we speak, and he is presenting it to his military chain of command," Army Brig. Gen. Charles Cleveland, deputy chief of staff for communication for the Resolute Support Mission, said Wednesday.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 2, 2016

US Likely to Maintain Troop Levels in Afghanistan to Counter Taliban -- Military.com

As Obama’s tenure nears end, he’s open to ‘modifications’ to his Afghanistan plan -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post

Under U.S. Air Cover, Afghan Commandos Chase The Elusive Taliban -- NPR

China's Coast Guard arms up with a new warship -- Popular Science

A Glimpse into South Korea’s New Naval Base on Jeju Island -- National Interest

Warplanes: New Israeli UAV Gets First Combat Experience in Caucasus -- Strategy Page

Iraqi air power strikes ISIL with Chinese-made UAV -- Alert 5

US to send 3 B-52 strategic bombers to Baltic military drills -- The Hill

Analysis: Larger NATO Baltic Sea Exercise Sends Important Message to Russia -- Magnus Nordenman, USNI News

NATO wrestles with internal divisions ahead of Warsaw summit -- DW

India Set to Sell Super Sonic Anti-Ship Cruise Missile to Vietnam -- USNI News

France hands over first Mistral helicopter carrier to Egypt -- TASS

Canada Targets Shipbuilding Costs -- Defense News

F-35 Not Much Noisier Than F-16, Say Dutch -- Defense News

Carrier Eisenhower Deploys for Europe, Middle East Tomorrow -- USNI News

Polaris Debuts New All Terrain Vehicle for Expeditionary Forces -- DoD Buzz

L-3 Communications Wins $1.9Bln Logistics Contract for US Air Force Tankers -- Sputnik

Air Force Chief: US Must be Ready to Fight in Space -- Defense Tech

US Missile Defense Agency tests upgraded Standard Missile-3 Block IB -- Naval-Technology

Pentagon Looks for a Next Generation Firearm, Blasted by General for Idiocy -- Sputnik

The Evolution Of Jet Fighters Takes A Giant Leap With 'Fifth Generation' Planes -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

SOCOM Wants Next-Generation Exoskeleton Prototype by 2018 -- Defense Tech

New DARPA Tech Gives Soldiers Futuristic Edge In Urban Combat -- Task & Purpose

Robots could eliminate explosives, rebuild airfield after attack -- Air Force Times

When it comes to budgets, the Air Force keeps losing -- Mackenzie Eaglen and Rick Berger, Washington Examiner

Too Fat to Fight: Is the Obesity Crisis a National Security Risk? -- Andrea King Collier, NBC News

New Army policy will force out senior NCOs, improve mid-grade promotions -- Army Times

Pentagon pushes back on criticism of handling of sexual assault cases -- The Hill

The Changing Security Structure in the Middle East -- Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS

From Tinkering to Operational Advantage -- Robert Kozloski, US Naval Institute

Do not give up on stealth technologies - Robert Spalding & Adam Lowther, War On The Rocks

What America's Big New Defense Plan Gets Wrong -- Jeffrey P. Bialos & Stuart L. Koehl, National Interest