Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 18, 2018

US President Trump and Russian President Putin hold a joint news conference in Helsinki on Monday. (Reuters)

CNN: US offers no details as Russia claims Trump and Putin reached military agreements

Washington (CNN)Russia announced it was ready to pursue agreements reached by Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump "in the sphere of international security," though the White House and Pentagon would not confirm any agreements had been made or offer any details.

Trump and Putin met for about two hours during their summit in Helsinki with only translators present. It is still not clear what the two men discussed or agreed to during their meeting.

"The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is ready for practical implementation of the agreements reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in the sphere of international security achieved at the Helsinki summit," Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a Russian military spokesman, said in a statement Tuesday.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 18, 2018

Pentagon stays mum on potential meeting between Russian, US defense chiefs -- TASS

Exclusive: Trump's defense chief open to first talks with Russian counterpart - sources -- Reuters

Russian defense minister says direct confrontation between Moscow, Kiev impossible -- TASS

Russia Can Turn Troops and Tanks 'Invisible' With New Military Material -- Newsweek

Putin: Flight tests of super-heavy rockets to begin in 2028 -- TASS

New Russian Naval Base in Dagestan Assumes More Menacing Dimension -- RCD

China to begin large-scale military exercise ‘tailored for Taiwan separatists’ in East China Sea -- Japan Times

China's floating hospital helping win hearts and minds in an increasingly contested Pacific -- ABC News Online

China's Special Forces Units Are Getting Ready for War -- D. Majumdar, National Interest

S. Korean military grounds helicopters after crash kills 5 marines -- Stars and Stripes

‘Chronic’ but solvable: Why is the majority of French military helos ‘immobilized’? -- Defense News

Eurofighter ‘natural bridge’ to European FCAS says CEO -- UK Defense Journal

UK prime minister moves to reassure industry as Brexit terms lose support -- Defense News

Netherlands signs deal for unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drones -- Defense News

Erdoğan reforms Turkish military radically -- Hurriyet Daily News

Air Force Slowly Building Up in Eastern Europe: USAFE Commander -- DoD Buzz

UPDATED: USS Harry S. Truman Now Operating in Cold War Era Submarine Hot Spot -- USNI News

Future Ships Classes Will Need Hands-On Trainers Like LCS, DDG-1000 Systems -- USNI News

Contract award for US Air Force’s Huey replacement helicopter at risk of delay until FY20 -- Defense News

Pentagon confirms Boeing will get $3.9 billion for new Air Force One jets -- CNBC

US Fighters May Carry StormBreaker Foul-Weather Bomb by Next Year -- Defense Tech

Trump Talks Up Air Force One Design: 'Top of the Line' -- Military.com/The Dayton Daily News

Donald Trump says NATO is better funded 'only because of me' -- ABC News Online

House votes champion stable military spending, but gridlock looms -- Defense News

Pentagon Seeks to Reprogram $4.7B in Funds to Procure Additional Military Weapons -- Executive Government

Revealed: The new structure for the Pentagon’s tech and acquisition offices -- Defense News

Selling U.S. aerospace overseas amid trade tensions • U.S. Air Force excited about U.K. space • Quantum computing as space weapon -- Space News

If Your Weapons Aren’t Cyber-Hardened, Expect to Lose Pentagon Contracts -- Defense One

Fitness app Polar revealed not only where U.S. military personnel worked, but where they lived -- Washington Post

How is the global defense industry performing? 3 takeaways from a key report on revenue -- Defense News