Friday, January 5, 2018

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 5, 2018

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Al Dhafra Airbase, United Arab Emirates, conducts air strikes in Iraqi and Syrian airspace in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 22, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

Military.com: Russia Has Been Stalking US in Skies Over Syria, General Says

They watched U.S. fighters bring their A-game. They followed fourth- and fifth-generation jets and paid attention to tactics. And once more, they learned.

That's what the Russian air force has been focusing on since they entered the Syrian airspace in the midst of the U.S.-led effort to diminish the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, according to the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 5, 2018

Hamas Says Willing to Integrate Military Wing as Part of PLO -- Haaretz

North Korea Test Fail Sent Missile Crashing Over One of Its Own Cities, Report Says -- Newsweek

US, S Korea, Japan to Maintain Pressure on Pyongyang Despite 'Olympic Truce' -- Sputnik

Chinese Attack Drones Achieve ‘Record’ Missile Accuracy - State Media -- Sputnik

Robots help China fire missiles three times faster. -- Brinkwire

China Begins Construction of Third Domestically Made Aircraft Carrier -- Sputnik

Report: South Korean official's UAE visit tied to military deal -- UPI

U.S. suspends security assistance to Pakistan -- UPI

Questions About US Aid to Pakistan Put Focus on Military's Spending -- VOA

Australia's Military Too Weak to Defend Australia? -- Matt Young, News.com.au

Canadian Military still short thousands of personnel despite small increase in force-members -- Global News

Legalization of pot presents conundrum for Canadian military -- CBC

U.S. commander: Kim Jong Un's speech should be met with caution -- UPI

Hold off on Korean military drills? No big deal, US says -- Washington Examiner

Mattis: Korea drill pause a logistics matter, not a political one -- Defense News

How ready is the US for a North Korean missile attack? -- Axios

What's Behind the New US-Thailand Military Facility Hype? -- The Diplomat

Enhanced Patriot Missile Enters Full Rate Production -- Tyler Rogoway, The WarZone

Doubts linger as US Navy preps to order 10 more Flight III destroyers -- Defense News

Air Force to upgrade Reaper drone fleet as the Predator begins retirement -- UPI

Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones -- Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Army Issues Tips for Operating Weapons in Extreme Cold -- Kit Up!

Jim Mattis shuts down reporter asking about Trump's 'nuclear button' -- Washington Examiner

Defense funding roils 2018 budget fight -- Defense News

NSA Faces Brain Drain Amid Plunging Morale, Placing National Security at Risk: Report -- Newsweek

Former NSA contractor to plead guilty over claims he stole 50TB of classified data -- The Verge

Six Cyber Threats to Really Worry About in 2018 -- Martin Giles, MIT Technology Review

2018 Forecast: Can the Navy Say No? -- Sydney Freedberg, Breaking Defense

My Life as a New York Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror -- The Intercept

1 comment:

B.Poster said...

I will read the military.com article time permitting. I can only hope the American studied Russian tactics and learned as well. Watching the Russians in action should have provided our personnel with opportunities to learn. Hopefully they availed themselves of this opportunity.