Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 25, 2017

Business Insider: Ukraine tricked North Korean spies into trying to steal fake nuke plans on camera

Ukraine has released footage of two North Korean spies exuberantly photographing fake missile designs in 2011, as part of a sting operation that eventually landed the pair in jail, as CNN reports.

Ukraine, once home to thousands of Soviet nuclear ICBMs, continues to produce missiles today as it faces a Russian-backed insurgency in the countries east. Another Cold War remnant in Ukraine appears to be spycraft, which allowed the country to trick and capture two North Korean spies.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 25, 2017

The North Korean spies Ukraine caught stealing missile plans -- CNN

North Korea: UK faces 'miserable end' if it joins US-led military drills -- The Guardian

U.S. Military Finds Small Ally to Watch North Korea's Kim Jong Un With Big Radars -- Newsweek

Over 9,000 Islamic State terrorists active in Syria — Russian General Staff -- TASS

Russian drones make over 14,000 sorties in Syria - TASS

Russian aircraft deliver around 90,000 strikes against terrorists during Syria operation -- TASS

'Future Soldier Gear': Russian Forces May Get Next-Gen Ratnik System by 2025 -- Sputnik

NATO calls for Russia to come clean on military drills designed to skirt regulations -- AFP

Drone swarms vs conventional arms: China’s military debate -- Financial Times

China’s military warns against return to bad old ways of graft -- SCMP

Japan: Price spike sparked defense ministry struggle over Global Hawk drone: internal docs -- Mainichi

Normalizing Japan's Military Isn't a Straight Sprint, It's a Set of Hurdles -- Stratfor

Saudi soldiers dive through car windows in extravagant military display ahead of Hajj pilgrimage -- Daily Mail

Nigeria considers buying more fighter planes, artillery, others from Russia -- Premium Times

General Atomics sheds light on the future of unmanned tech -- Defense News

US Takes Over Baltic Air Policing Mission on Russia’s Borders -- Defense Tech

SEAL Team Testing New Headset to Boost Skills -- National Defense

Video: DoD spaceplane set to launch X-37B atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 -- Defense News

The Army’s Space Force Has Doubled in Six Years, and Demand Is Still Going Up -- Defense One

Lockheed Martin Wins Multimillion US Army Contract for 7,358 Hellfire Missiles -- Sputnik

Navy Calls Off McCain Rescue Efforts, IDs 1 Dead, 9 Missing -- DoD Buzz

General: Navy crashes in the Pacific won't stop the US from checking Beijing in the South China Sea -- Reuters

Many warnings of readiness 'crisis' before latest ship accidents -- CNN

The Navy's Surface Warfare Crisis -- James Holmes, RCD

Why Are Navy Ships Colliding in the Pacific? Experts Weigh In -- Military.com

Collisions: Part I—What Are the Root Causes? -- US Naval Institute

Amid 7th Fleet Turmoil, Sailors Open Up About The Navy’s Silent Threat: Sleep Deprivation -- Task & Purpose

Transgender ban in US military would go into effect in six months, memo says -- The Guardian

Defense Technologists Divided Over Killer Robots -- RCD

Military officers on Pence detail abroad reassigned for allegedly bringing women back to hotel -- CBS

The military-industrial complex is booming in Trump's America -- Don Pittis, CBC

A Business Approach to America’s Warfighting Model -- War on the Rocks