Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 29, 2017

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Task & Purpose: North Korea’s Military Is Getting Millions Of New Volunteers, According To North Korean Propaganda

As talks of an all-out war with the United States rage on, 4.7 million patriotic “students and workers,” including more than a million women, have volunteered to join the North Korean military. At least, that’s what the North Korean state-controlled media said Sept. 28.

The country, which only boasts a population of around 25 million, does have one of the largest ground armies, according to a June report from Newsweek. It is also one of a handful of countries with compulsory military service, even for female citizens. Which sort of leads one to wonder how the Hermit Nation would have one-fifth of its undernourished populace suddenly, uh, volunteer for service.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 29, 2017

North Korea claims almost 5 million have signed up to join its already enormous army -- The Independent

S. Korea Seeks to Take Over Wartime Control of Military From US -- VOA

North Korea war a real possibility, says RUSI -- The Australian

North Korea-US war now 'a real possibility', warns influential Rusi think tank -- The Independent

NORTHCOM General ‘Amazed’ at North Korea’s Rapid Missile Advances -- DoD Buzz

Seoul's VERY special forces: South Korea invests £18million and creates a crack weapons team to protect Winter Olympics to be staged just 50 miles from Kim Jong-un's border -- Daily Mail

Alarming graphic predicts radioactive aftermath of N. Korean nuclear launch -- RT

Australia should prepare for North Korean attack, former Pentagon missile boss warns -- ABC News Online

Kalashnikov's next military gear might be hoverbikes -- Endgadget

Russia receives down payment from Turkey on S-400 air defense systems – Moscow -- RT

Beijing Wants You! to Join the People’s Liberation Army in Hong Kong -- Sputnik

China and Pakistan Demonstrate Alliance, Flex Muscles During Joint Exercise -- Sputnik

China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet is in service -- Defense News

US urges suspension of weapons supplies to Myanmar -- DW

Australia to continue military training in Myanmar despite ethnic cleansing allegations -- ABC News Online

German military investigating right-wing extremism within its ranks -- DW

Germany extends military missions, expecting long coalition talks -- DW

Emmanuel Macron calls for shared European military force -- CBC/AP

Lithuania has a volunteer army fighting a war on the internet -- Euronews

Mattis makes unannounced visit to Qatar -- CNN

The Army’s Lethal New Sniper Rifle Is Still In The Works Despite Cancellation Fears -- Task & Purpose

Navy Awards Money for 2 More Arleigh Burke Destroyers -- US News and World Report/AP

US Army awards billion-dollar contract for 100-foot landing ships -- Defense News

US Army to Stop Buying Tactical Network Systems, General Says -- DoD Buzz

The US Navy Has Created Its First Ever Underwater Drone Squadron -- The Warzone/The Drive

Navy Using ‘Legally Creative’ Contract Structure to Keep Ship Availabilities On Track Despite Continuing Resolutions -- USNI News

'You have to be a computer genius': Trump likened the Navy's new catapult technology to learning the seat controls in a new car -- Business Insider

Industrial base war-gaming: Pentagon wants companies to find supply-chain weaknesses -- Defense News

Inside ‘Ripper Lab,’ Marines 3D-Print Drones That Can Support Combat -- Defense Tech

U.S. appoints general to oversee military response to Puerto Rico disaster -- Reuters

Low-Tech Logjam at San Juan Port Stymies Puerto Rico Relief Effort -- Defense Tech