Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 9, 2018

Hwang Pyong-So, shown speaking with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, has been removed as director of the military's General Political Bureau AFP/KNS

Channel News Asia/AFP: North Korea confirms dismissal of top military general

North Korea state media on Friday confirmed the sacking of the country's military chief Hwang Pyong So, after Southern reports said he had been fired for corruption.

SEOUL: North Korea state media on Friday (Feb 9) confirmed the sacking of the country's military chief Hwang Pyong So, after Southern reports said he had been fired for corruption.

The North's KCNA news agency, reporting on a military parade in Pyongyang the previous day, introduced armed forces minister Kim Jong Gak as vice marshal and director of the military's General Political Bureau - a post previously held by Hwang.

The General Political Bureau is the North's most powerful military body, in charge of assigning officers to posts and keeping ideological control over its estimated 1.3 million troops.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 9, 2018

As Kim Jong-un stages a purge within his 'unruly' military, could the North Korean leader face a coup threat? -- The Telegraph

Images from military parade show rare glimpse of North Korean nuclear arsenal -- Defense News

PLA scrambles Su-35s, J-20s to S China Sea as US Navy sails in -- Asia Times

China Reveals Its New Russian Jets Flying Over Secret Military Bases in Pacific -- Newsweek

China's working on the next generation of military exoskeleton. Here's what it can do. -- Popular Science

Chinese Army Pushes for Stronger Defense Tech Intellectual Property Protection -- Sputnik

Putin, Erdogan Discuss Military Coordination In Syria -- RFE

Turkey’s NATO allies cringingly silent - analyst -- Ahval

Russia Is Now Working on a Super Heavy Rocket of Its Own -- Popular Mechanics

Will NATO Nations Go to War With Russia? New Munich Security Report Warns of Conflict and Collapse of Liberalism -- Newsweek

Putting the Asian fighter market in perspective -- Defense News

The only thing that will fix Canada’s military is public outcry -- Macleans

Czech military eyes $490M howitzer buy from NATO member -- Defense News

France boosts defence spending to hit NATO target -- The Local/AFP

Trump wants NATO to do a long-term mission in Iraq, but some say it 'looks suspiciously like another Afghanistan' -- Business Insider/Reuters

Pentagon thinks China could be a partner in Afghanistan -- Military Times

Three tech problems the US Navy and Marines are worried about -- Fifth Domain

New carbine, night vision goggles on the fast track under Army’s new modernization command -- Army Times

This robotic Humvee can take point -- C4ISRNet

Neller: Future Marine Corps Could be an ‘Older, More Experienced’ Force -- USNI News

Textron's Scorpion Jet: Disruptive Technology, Disruptive Business Model -- Forbes

New "Digital Eye Piece" Will Allow U.S. Fighter Pilots To Own The Night Like Never Before -- The Warzone/The Drive

Marines Need Submarines: Commandant Neller On Major War -- Breaking Defense

Marine F-35 pilots to perform first-ever hover landings aboard amphibious ship -- Defense News

Is JSTARS the right way forward? Even Lockheed says it’s a question worth asking. -- Defense News

Military certification the next big test for Falcon Heavy -- Space News

US military completes initial Niger ambush investigation -- CNN

It’s official: Army unveils brown beret, new patch for military advisers, SFAB -- Army Times

The Pentagon just launched a sweeping anti-harassment policy for the military -- VICE News

New Pentagon rule bans ‘offensive jokes’ and harassing behavior -- Military Times

Trump Is Totally Ignoring Daily Advice From The CIA -- Alertnet

We asked, you voted: 89 percent said no to Trump’s military parade -- Military Times

Does the US really need a huge boost in military spending? -- Tom McCarthy, The Guardian