Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 5, 2018

Reuters: U.S. policy toward fighting Islamic State in Syria unchanged: Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military policy toward fighting Islamic State militants in Syria remains the same following discussions with President Donald Trump this week and the military has not been given a timeline for withdrawing troops, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Trump agreed in a National Security Council meeting this week to keep U.S. troops in Syria a little longer to defeat Islamic State but wants them out relatively soon, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.

Trump had signaled his desire to get U.S. forces out of Syria in a speech last week, and officials said he had privately been pressing for an early withdrawal in talks with his national security aides.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 5, 2018

Pompeo, Joint Chiefs chairman challenged Trump plans to withdraw from Syria: report -- The Hill

Top general says Trump has not given a Syria withdrawal timeline -- CNN

Trump reportedly wants to get out of Syria — here's how many troops the US has in the country -- Business Insider

PHOTOS Show New US Military Base in Syria While Trump Demands Troop Withdrawal -- Sputnik

US Forces in Syria: Building More Outposts, Pulling Up Lawn Chairs -- New York Times

Killer robot concerns lead to boycott of top South Korean university -- ABC News Online

Beijing May Have Upgraded J-10 Fighter to Become Stealthier (PHOTOS) -- Sputnik

China may be making its fighters more stealthy -- Defense News

Military Death Match: Russia's Su-35 vs. China's J-11 Fighter -- National Interest

Russia’s GeneralS Staff comments on situation on Korean peninsula -- TASS

Russia's Dangerous S-400 Air Defense System is Headed to China (And Maybe Turkey) -- National Interest

Russia, Vietnam ink military cooperation roadmap until 2020 -- TASS

Bomber Battle: Russia's Deadly Tu-160 vs. America's B-1 Lancer (Who Wins?) -- National Interest

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urges calm as Moscow rattles Baltic saber -- DW

US to Supply Ukrainian Army With Sniper Equipment – Reports -- Sputnik

Poroshenko announces United Forces Operation in Donbass -- TASS

Crisis-Hit Norwegian Army Up in Arms Over Lack of Tanks, Helicopters, Staff -- Sputnik

Lawmakers could soon approve Germany’s first armed drone -- Defense News

State Department gives preemptive OK to selling Slovakia newest F-16s -- Defense News

5th-Gen Fighters Tag-Team in Air Force Red Flag Exercises -- DoD Buzz

US cancels military exercise, grounds aircraft in Djibouti after crashes -- The Hill

Air Force Thunderbirds pilot killed in F-16 crash near Nellis AFB -- Air Force Times

Boeing completes fuel certification testing of KC-46 tankers -- UPI

Huntington Ingalls awarded $57M for repairs on USS Fitzgerald -- UPI

Navy Seeks New Advanced Sensors, Weapons For New Frigate - 2023 -- Warrior Maven

The Army needs more trained armor units for Europe. This one’s getting ready -- Army Times

Army soldiers fire new Abrams tanks for first time -- UPI

The Marines and Air Force want the Army’s new handgun. Who else is next in line? -- Army Times

Amid Trump attacks, Amazon competes for lucrative DOD contract -- The Hill

Sands are shifting among Army Futures Command leadership -- Defense News

Army picks new commander for Africa mission -- Stars and Stripes

Intel chief: Trump CIA pick will 'fully' explain torture involvement -- The Hill

Weak White House email domain security 'poses a national security risk': Study -- Washington Examiner

The Triton Cyber Weapon -- Justin Sherman & Inés Jordan Zoob, RCD

Trust, Troops, and Reapers: Getting ‘Drone’ Research Right -- War On The Rocks