Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 29, 2017

The British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth © Russell Cheyne / Reuters

RT: ‘Big convenient marine target’ – Russian MoD on new British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth

The Russian Defense Ministry has called the latest Royal Navy aircraft carrier a “big convenient marine target,” comparing it to a queen bee that is not capable of defending itself without a “hive” of other warships.

The statement comes after UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said that the Russians will be jealous of the 65,000-ton HMS Queen Elizabeth.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 29, 2017

'Convenient Target': Russian MoD Compares New UK Warship to Admiral Kuznetsov -- Sputnik

Top military brass baffled by UK defense chief’s remarks about Russian warship -- TASS

Battle Plans: 'Leader' Destroyer Design Accepted by Russian Defense Ministry -- Sputnik

Report: Russian Navy To Build Nuclear Powered Destroyer and New Aircraft Carrier -- National Interest

How much of a threat does Russia pose, and to whom? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC

Pentagon Report: Kremlin Believes U.S. Wants Regime Change In Russia -- RFE

Japan fitting F-35 fighters with advanced missile system brings it ‘much closer to targets’, says defence analyst -- SCMP

China makes its military more visible in Hong Kong -- CNN

China says Pakistan military base talk pure speculation -- Reuters

Sniper's record kill shot in Iraq 'should be celebrated', Trudeau says -- The Guardian

US Aircraft carrier to celebrate Canada Day in Halifax -- Navy Times

HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier runs on Windows XP, vulnerable to cyberattack -- RT

Nato warns cyber attacks 'could trigger Article 5' as world reels from Ukraine hack -- The Telegraph

NATO just kicked off a major exercise focused on finding and destroying enemy submarines -- Business Insider

Fifteen NATO Members Ready to Increase Troop Numbers in Afghanistan -- Sputnik

NATO agrees to send more troop trainers to Afghanistan -- Washington Post

Ex-nuke commanders: Talk to North Korea, open NATO-Russia dialogue -- Politico

Australia, United States begin their biggest joint military exercise -- Reuters

Military option for North Korea being prepared for Trump, McMaster says -- FOX News

What’s wrong with the F-35? Reliability problems and slow repairs, Pentagon says -- Star Telegram/Bloomberg

House armed services panel overwhelmingly passes FY18 defense policy bill -- Defense News

Pentagon Budget Boost May Not Survive Senate Fight -- RCD

Senate Armed Services Bill Directs Navy to Start a Preliminary Design Effort for a Light Carrier, Pluses Up Shipbuilding Totals Over Trump Budget -- USNI News

In spending bill, new muscular ways that the Pentagon could deter Russian military action -- Washington Post

The Pentagon May Not Get the Budget Boost It Needs -- Sandra Erwin, National Interest

Space Corps, opposed by Air Force, survives House debate -- Washington Examiner

1,000 foreign-born military recruits facing deportation under proposed Pentagon plan -- Military Times

House lawmakers threaten to block new military transgender rules -- Military Times

The Latest: Panel rejects bid to add women to military draft -- FOX News/AP

Kaspersky Lab may face US military ban over Russia concerns -- CNET

FBI 'reopening' probe of DoD-funded school with suspected Chinese military ties, rep says -- FOX News