Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 3, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops stationed in Hong Kong on June 30. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)

South China Morning Post: Xi Jinping clears decks for top-level changes to China’s military

Party congress expected to usher in major changes at body that controls People’s Liberation Army

China’s ongoing military leadership reshuffle, which has seen two heavyweights in the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) lose their commands in the past month, will help President Xi Jinping shake up the body, which controls the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and increase his dominance of it, analysts said.

The ousting of General Fang Fenghui, former head of the CMC’s Joint Staff Department, and General Zhang Yang, former head of the commission’s Political Work Department, from the functional posts that gave them CMC membership is further proof that Xi, who also chairs the CMC, is cementing his control over the military.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 3, 2017

South Korea’s president stresses need to grow national defense capabilities -- Defense News

U.S. aircraft carrier Reagan due in Korea this month -- Yonhap News Agency

US clears $815M sale of F-35 weapons for Australia -- Defense News

US Army Europe commander says Russia war games broke observer rules -- AP

Russia, Uzbekistan team up for military drills at Uzbek Forish ground -- TASS

UAE wants to buy over a squadron of Su-35 advanced fighter jets from Russia -- UAE

Iran launches military drill with Iraqi Shiite militia on KRG border -- RUDAW

Growing Use of Turkish Military Stokes Fears of Foreign Policy Shift -- VOA

Female Israeli Soldier Dies After Collapsing in Military Prison -- Haaretz

Mossad Director Reveals Extent of Israeli Spying Agency's Overseas Operations -- Sputnik

EU-NATO hybrid threat center launched in Finland -- DW

How Will UK Stop Terrorists Attacking Houses of Parliament? With Giant Mats! -- Sputnik

US Army commander calls for speedier movement for NATO forces in EU -- AP

Trump and NATO Are in Agreement on This Key Issue -- National Interest

Navy Submarine Rescue Unit Participates in NATO Exercise -- DOD

US General: We'll Fly Where International Rules Allow -- Military.com/AP

Senate Foreign Relations chairman: US troops likely in Afghanistan for another decade -- Military Times

Cockpit Episodes Continue After Navy T-45s Resume Training Flights -- Defense Tech

Navy T-45 Squadron Pauses Operations After Crash Kills Two -- DoD Buzz

Army Fires New Stryker 30mm Cannon - Preps for Major Land War -- Scout Warrior

Boost the U.S. Bomber Force -- Mark Gunzinger, Breaking Defense

ICBMs receive $68M upgrade -- Air Force Times

Here's what the Army's tactical network for the future will look like -- C4ISRNet

Outmatched, Army begins long road to electronic warfare rollout -- C4ISRNet

Report: Company allowed Russia to review major Pentagon defense software -- Fifth Domain

Army Seeks More Cross-service Cyber Drills -- Mark Pomerleau, Fifth Domain Cyber

Guam Governor Asks U.S. Military to Stop Construction -- AP

Advocates warn war injuries could lead to Alzheimer’s disease -- Military Times

Lessons learned from 15 years in Afghanistan: SIGAR -- Phil Hegseth, Long War Journal