Sunday, July 23, 2017

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 23, 2017

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gives a speech during a meeting of Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 21, 2017, during which he announced freezing all contacts with Israel. (Flash90)

Times of Israel: In first, Abbas halts security cooperation meetings with Israel

As part of general freeze of contacts with Jerusalem over Temple Mount metal detectors, Palestinian sources say PA president suspending security ties for first time since he took office a decade ago

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has canceled security coordination meetings between Israeli and Palestinian officials protesting the installation of metal detectors at the entrances to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City.

The open-ended suspension of security cooperation was part of the more general freeze in contacts with Israel that Abbas announced late Friday, Palestinian sources said, despite initial assessments the PA president would refrain from severing the military ties.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 23, 2017

Israeli Army Gears Up for Escalation in West Bank That Could Last Weeks -- Haaretz

Why Russia's ballistic-missile defense works and the US's kinda doesn't -- Business Insider

Incoming! Russian Airforce to Get Delivery of Over 100 New Aircraft in 2018 -- Sputnik

Putin's forces stage day of military might in Russia as deadly fighter jets take to the skies while the next generation are inspired at armed forces theme park -- Daily Mail

Baltic Frontier: China Will Hold Naval Drills 'Wherever Its Interests Demand It' -- Sputnik

Chinese military to recruit more college students -- Economic Times

Reduce tension through direct dialogue: Pentagon to India, China -- Economic Times

Shortage of ammunition for Indian Army; unfit food on trains: 10 things CAG has red-flagged -- Hindustan Times

ISIS Using Motion Detector IEDs In Battle for Raqqa -- Defense Tech

Egypt opens military base says largest in region -- ABC News/AP

Turkey has agreed to buy Russia's advanced missile-defense system, leaving NATO wondering what's next -- Business Insider

Canadian special forces tasked with buying weapons for Kurds -- RUDAW

Canadian special forces to get new vehicles later this year -- Ottawa Citizen

2 British submariners reportedly asked Theresa May to make it easier to download porn while at sea -- Business Insider

British troops targeted by drones in Afghanistan are being protected by a new radio wave 'rifle' that zaps the unmanned aircraft out of the sky -- Daily Mail

Anti-drone system gets tryout with US special forces -- GCN

U.S. military turns to Silicon Valley to protect troops from drones -- CNN

B-2 Stealth Bomber Flanked By F-15s Stuns At The Royal International Air Tattoo -- The Drive

U.S., seven allies map joint F-35 jet operations in Europe -- Reuters

Breathless F-35 pilots to get oxygen boost via algorithm tweak -- The Register

US Joint Chiefs Chairman: Russia is the Greatest Threat America Faces -- NBC

Top US general: Military option for North Korea not ‘unimaginable’ -- Politico

Top U.S. military commander says at Aspen Security Forum potential conflict with North Korea would be ‘horrific’ loss of life -- Aspen Times

The Navy's put down a 'significant bet' on the $13 billion USS Gerald R Ford, which some say is a risky gamble -- CNBC

How the U.S. Navy Is Waging War on ISIS -- National Interest

Faster, More Powerful Navy Railgun Coming This Summer -- Sputnik

The Navy’s Railgun Will Get Faster, More Powerful This Summer -- Defense Tech

NSA chief: Now is 'not the best time' for US-Russia cyber unit -- NBC

Artillery: When Cheaper Is Better And More Popular -- Strategy Page

The US Navy May Have Watered Down Its MQ-25 Drone Even More -- The Drive

Pentagon nominates Vice Adm. Aquilino to lead Navy’s 5th Fleet -- Stars and Stripes

Veterans' Access to Medical Marijuana Hinges on Monday Vote -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Message On Bunker Buster Bomb Tells ISIS "This Is For Making Me Miss Game of Thrones" -- The Drive

Trump Orders Extensive Study of Defense Industrial Base -- Joseph Marks, NextGov

Pentagon study declares the American empire is ‘collapsing’ -- Raw Story

Weapons: A Better AK-47 But So What? -- Strategy Page