Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 7, 2017

The Guardian: Australian navy finds crashed US military aircraft with three Marines dead

Missing Osprey found off coast of Queensland after 26 crew members were rescued on Saturday and dive teams are preparing to recover aircraft

Dive teams are preparing to recover the submerged wreckage a US military aircraft that went down in waters off the central Queensland coast, leaving three Marines presumed dead.

The tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey plunged into the sea at Shoalwater Bay, near Rockhampton, during a scheduled military exercise on Saturday.

Late on Monday, Defence Minister Marise Payne said the HMAS Melville had located the aircraft.

The Royal Australian Navy dive clearance team finalised recovery plans with the US Marine Corps and US Navy, a spokesperson for the USMC said on Monday night.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 7, 2017

Australian Navy locates missing US aircraft -- CNN

Tokyo asks Washington to halt Osprey flights in Japan after crash off Australia -- Japan Times

Top U.S. general to discuss increased security cooperation with Japan, China and South Korea -- Japan Times

‘No plan’ in works to let SDF develop way to attack foreign countries: Abe -- Japan Times

North Korea Vows to Bolster Nuclear Arsenal in Retaliation to Sanctions -- AP

Why Russia's Once Superpower Navy Is in Big Trouble -- National Interest

Russia’s new combat helicopter to undergo tests in Syria -- TASS

Russia Plans to Airdrop Armored Vehicles—With Crew Inside -- Popular Mechanics

Bang! Vladimir Putin's tanks show off their military might as Russian forces are put through their paces in army games -- Daily Mail

China’s first home-grown aircraft carrier could join the navy ahead of schedule -- SCMP

Addiction to online game ‘could sap fighting power’ of China’s army -- SCMP

Iraq and Iran struggle for control over Popular Mobilization Units -- Al-Monitor

Carl-Gustaf M4 Multi-Role Weapon System, Sweden -- Army-Technology

Swedish Defense Minister Backs Military Build-Up Without NATO Membership -- Sputnik

Poland has no plans to deploy US missiles on its territory — top diplomat -- TASS

F-35B Pilots Will Make Rolling Landings Like This To Board Royal Navy Carriers -- The Warzone

U.S. Troops Train in Eastern Europe to Echoes of the Cold War -- New York Times

Late Addition to the USAF's Light Attack Experiment Sparks Drama Online -- The Warzone

General Atomics Railgun System Heading for Testing -- National Defense

Air Force’s surprise JLTV buy in FY18 could be start of larger procurement effort -- Defense News

VH-92A presidential helicopter test bed takes first flight -- UPI

US Army Could Pay $1B for More Black Hawks -- Rotor & Wing

Lockheed Martin to build $350m satellite production facility in Denver, US -- Aerospace-Technology

Department of Defense to start issuing tablets for classified documents -- UPI

Congress approves plans to build a Global War on Terror memorial -- Military Times

Preparing for High Intensity Warfare -- Brian Morra, RCD/Second Line Of Defense

Court Deals Major Blow To Veterans Suing Military Contractor Over Burn Pits -- Task & Purpose/McClatchy News

Why America Must Expand its Amphibious Warfare Capabilities -- Dan Goure, National Interest

Fears of Frogmen: Why Navies Are Spooked by 'Ghost' Combat Divers -- Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics

Declassified photos show the US's final preparations for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Business Insider

Syria: Assessing the CIA Program -- Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamini, Spectator