Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 6, 2017

Reuters: Kremlin says Russian-Saudi military cooperation not aimed at anyone

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had discussed military cooperation in talks on Thursday and said other countries should not worry about such ties.

“Work on this will be continued,” Peskov told reporters on a conference call. “The improvement of military cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia ... is not directed against a third party and we believe it’s groundless to express concern about this issue.”

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 6, 2017

Russian military bans selfies to prevent soldiers revealing locations -- The Independent

Russia is hacking and harassing NATO soldiers, report says -- DW

Japan to purchase AMRAAM missiles from United States -- UPI

US Prepares New Missiles for Japan After North Korea Threatens Nuclear War -- Newsweek

North Korea Threat Is Boosting Global Preparation for Missile Attacks -- NRO

Pakistan Army Spokesperson: Pakistan Has Links to But Does Not Support Terror Groups -- VOA

US Intelligence Sees China's Military Expanding Bases Globally -- Bloomberg

China eyes 18 overseas naval bases -- Sunday Guardian

Indian military helicopter crashes near China border, seven dead -- Reuters

Israeli Army Combating a New Kind of Cyber Threat -- Haaretz

BAE Systems to support Queen Elizabeth carriers -- UPI

'We have to be neutral': Canadian Forces warn members affiliated with radical groups -- CBC

Trump wants 1,000 soldiers from NATO allies for Afghanistan -- Politico

U.S. military halts some exercises over Qatar crisis -- Politico/AP

U.S. military says 'opting out' of some exercises following Gulf rift -- Reuters

3 American deaths highlight US military role in Niger -- ABC News

JSTARS Replacement Decision Due by End of October -- Defense Tech

Air Force Awards 2 Contracts for Upgraded ICBM System -- DoD Buzz

Air Force contracts for upgraded ICBM launch system -- UPI

Army Tests Strykers With Artificial Intelligence -- Scout

Federal officials investigate drone collision with Army helicopter near New York City -- USA Today

Navy to repair USS John S. McCain in Japan -- UPI

The US Army Is Buying New Boats to Replace Vietnam-Era Landing Craft -- The Drive

New Grunt-Invented Kit Could Help Prepare Marine Corps For War -- Defense Tech

Lawmakers to US Army: If network programs worth $6B are discarded, what’s next? -- C4ISRNet

Mattis warns DoD against leaks in new memo -- Military Times

Pentagon: Hurricane to slow some deployments to Afghanistan -- Virginia-Pilot/AP

153 GOP lawmakers back Trump call for $700B defense budget. -- The Hill

Pentagon Begins Another Fiscal Year Under Continuing Resolution -- Department of Defense

‘A significantly weaker America’: Major study warns of eroding US military -- Defense News