Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 4, 2017

U.S. army soldiers take part in Suwalki gap defence exercise in Mikyciai, Lithuania, June 17, 2017.

Reuters: Eyeing Russia, U.S. military shifts toward more global war games

STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - The U.S. military is moving toward more global exercises to better prepare for a more assertive Russia and other worldwide threats, a senior officer said in an interview with Reuters.

Air Force Brigadier General John Healy, who directs exercises for U.S. forces in Europe, said officials realized they needed to better prepare for increasingly complex threats across all domains of war - land, sea, air, space and cyber.

Some smaller-scale war games with a global focus had already occurred, but the goal was to carry out more challenging exercises by fiscal year 2020 that involved forces from all nine U.S. combatant commands - instead of focusing on specific regions or one military service, such as the Marines.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 4, 2017

US plans ‘global’ drills to counter Russia & other 'complex threats' – top US military official -- RT

Navy’s stealthy Combatant Craft Assault boats operating in Middle Eastern waters -- Navy Times

US sends armored bulldozers to Kurdish militants to defeat IEDs -- Military Times

Trump administration approves attack plane sale to Nigeria -- The Hill

US Renews Push for THAAD in SKorea After North’s Latest ICBM Test -- Defense Tech

Upgrade of Russian strategic bombers tops Defense Ministry’s priority list -- TASS

Crimea’s defense plants considerably increase output, senior official says -- TASS

China Holds Military Parade in the Middle of a Desert -- Popular Mechanics

Indian Navy wants Russian MiG-29K jets to be ‘ruggedized’ -- Defense News

Indonesia Intends to Buy From Russia 8 Su-35 Fighters -- Sputnik

Call for ‘military Schengen’ to get troops moving -- Politico

Free Movement of Troops: NATO 'Demands Military Schengen Zone' in Europe -- Sputnik

Report: Navy Pilot Breaks Silence About Shooting Down Syrian Fighter -- Military.com

US Aircraft Carriers May Be Headed to Korean Waters for Forward Deployment -- Sputnik

Navy Suspends Search for Overboard Sailor in South China Sea -- Military.com

US Navy searching for new supersonic aerial target -- Flight Global

The carrier Ford's first flight ops -- Navy Times

Navy Probe Blames Captain’s Judgment in USS Antietam Grounding -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Marine Corps to field new pack frames in 2018 -- UPI

Coast Guard Design for Navy Frigate? It’s Doable, Zukunft Says -- DoD Buzz

This Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For Days -- The Drive

Cyber-security training center opens in Maryland -- UPI

VH-92A Marine One Replacement Helicopter Has Taken Its First Flight -- The Drive

Why A-10s Need More Laser-Guided Rockets to Attack ISIS -- Scout Warrior

MH-47G Chinook Special Operations Helicopter, United States of America -- Airforce-technology

Trump administration launches review of drone export regulations -- Defense News

Blackwater Founder Wants to Provide a "Turn Key" Mercenary Air Force for Afghanistan -- The Drive

Pentagon identifies soldiers killed in Afghan suicide attack -- The Hill

Welcome the Boneyard, a desert tomb for US military aircraft -- CNET

U.S. Nuclear Strategy in the Face of China’s Rise -- Bradley A. Thayer, RD

The US military indeed spends a lot on Viagra—because it helps veterans with PTSD -- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz