Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 17, 2017

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency released an undated photograph on Saturday showing the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, observing a recent missile test. Credit KCNA

New York Times: Kim Jong-un of North Korea Vows ‘Equilibrium’ With U.S. Military

SEOUL, South Korea — The leader of North Korea said his country was nearing its goal of military “equilibrium” with the United States, which he said would deter talk about a “military option” to resolve the current standoff, according to remarks carried by the North’s official news agency on Saturday.

The statement by Kim Jong-un came a day after the United Nations Security Council strongly condemned North Korea’s “highly provocative” ballistic missile test over Japan on Friday.

The missile traveled 2,300 miles as it passed over the Japanese island of Hokkaido before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean. It was North Korea’s longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile.

The North has confirmed that the missile was an intermediate-range Hwasong-12, the same model it launched in a test over Japan last month.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 17, 2017

Trump advisers escalate military threats against North Korea -- CBC/AP

Former CIA Chief Warns of N. Korea’s Other Nuclear Weapon -- Jenny Lee, VOA

Pyongyang stockpiling gas 'for war': Documents -- Straits Times

NATO Official: Russia's War Games Lack Transparency -- Military.com/AP

Putin to Inspect Zapad-2017 Russia-Belarus Joint Military Drills Monday -- Sputnik

Chinese firm’s stake in Ukraine military aircraft engine maker ‘frozen’ -- SCMP

F-35s Needed in the Middle East, Lockheed Executive Says -- National Defense

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest against military draft -- France 24

British Army grounds £1bn drone fleet after two crash -- The Telegraph

Royal Navy 'can only send a quarter of its warships to sea after Armed Forces budget cuts' -- Daily Mail

Hacking for the government: Germany opens ZITiS cyber surveillance agency -- DW

German Navy orders new warships in $2B-plus deal -- Defense News

India's Navy Just Built a Second Nuclear Missile Submarine -- National Interest

Armies of US, India Begin Joint Military Drills -- The Diplomat

Navy to Field New "Moving Ship Attacking" Tomahawk -Mid 2020s -- Scout Warrior

Navy's Most Advanced Subs Will Soon Use Xbox Controllers -- Military.com/Virginia-Pilot

US Navy will make a second and maybe a third robotic sub hunter -- Next Big Future

Autonomous Submarines are the Next Frontier for the US Navy -- The Merkle

The U.S. Army's Potential Helicopter Replacement Is Ready to Take Flight -- National Interest

Trump lauds F-35, promises sweet new tech in speech to airmen -- Defense News

Rolls-Royce offers engine for B-52 propulsion modernization -- Defense News

US Army Receives First New M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams Tank Prototype -- Scout Warrior

Watch Never Before Seen Clips of Chinook Helicopters Supporting SEAL Team Six Overseas -- The Warzone/The Drive

Suicide rates among veterans highest in western US, rural areas -- Military Times/AP

Report Claims Famed Russian Test Pilot Warned USAF Pilot Before Fatal Crash Near Area 51 -- The Warzone/The Drive

McCain Laments 'Accident After Accident' After Military Cuts -- Bloomberg

Why not everyone is convinced the military has a readiness crisis -- Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner

US Military Leaders Worry About Iran’s Media Operations -- Defense One

Admiral: US tolerated cyber 'acts of war' over last decade -- Washington Examiner