Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 13, 2018

The Hill: Trump signs $717B annual defense policy bill into law

President Trump signed into law Monday the $717 billion annual defense policy bill, the earliest in the year the bill has become law in more than four decades.

“The National Defense Authorization Act is the most significant investment in our military and our warfighters in modern history, and I am very proud to be a big, big part of it,” Trump said before signing the bill.

“It was not very hard. You know, I went to Congress, I said let’s do it, we got to do it. We’re going to strengthen our military like never, ever before, and that’s what we did,” he said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 13, 2018

Washington Freezes Open Sky Treaty With Moscow in New Defense Bill -- Sputnik

Iran tests ballistic missile for first time this year: report -- The Hill

Iran unveils next-generation ballistic missile -- TASS

Iran Reportedly Ready to Share Its New Military Tech With 'Brotherly Countries' -- Sputnik

Destination Taiwan? J-16 Fighters Join Chinese Air Force -- Sputnik

China flexes its military might with series of naval exercises in local waters -- SCMP

DC Think Tank Says China's Third Carrier Can 'Put China in a Very Elite Status' -- Sputnik

U.S. Military Sends China Volley of Tweets After Testy Exchange During Navy Reconnaissance Flight -- Newsweek

Russia's Armata T-14 Tank: Armed with Deadly Lasers and Railguns? -- National Interest

Russia to modernize Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bomber -- TASS

Russia Wants a New Stealth Bomber. It Might Not Be Easy To Build For 1 Reason. -- National Interest

Russia’s Almaz-Antey for first time joins ranks of top ten global defense companies -- TASS

Exclusive: As Trump cracks down on Pakistan, U.S. cuts military training programs -- Reuters

Diplomatic row jeopardizes $1.5B helicopter deal between Turkey and Pakistan -- Defense News

Greek military suspends confidence-building activities with Turkey over detained soldiers -- Ekathimerini

Ukraine military to get Canadian-made .50 calibre sniper rifles -- Winnipeg Sun

NATO still can't find the missile accidentally fired near the Russian border, and Estonia is halting exercises to investigate -- AP

Poll: One-third would back Finland's Nato membership on President's say-so -- YLE

US, Japan Putting $9 Billion Into Developing Guam as Okinawa Alternative -- Sputnik

US gives Sri Lankan military US$39 million to combat China’s investments in strategic island -- SCMP

Navy’s top officer warns of increased Russian and Chinese activity in the Atlantic Ocean -- Navy Times

Overseas military sales surge to $63 billion despite tariff woes -- Washington Examiner

Northrop Grumman successfully tests APG-83 radar on F/A18 -- UPI

Northrop Grumman's New Radar Could Mean Big Things for Marine Corps F/A-18C Fighter Jets -- National Interest

CIA cables detail interrogation at base run by CIA director -- FOX News/AP

White House Takes Aim At Financial Protections For Military -- NPR

Michigan Air Force base water may have caused cancer -- Air Force Times/AP

Mattis defends reversing his stance on Trump's 'Space Force' -- The Hill

Who is General James Mattis? (Video) -- FOX News

Video: A century of women in the Marine Corps -- Military Times

Was this an insider attack at a Syrian outpost, or a negligent discharge? CENTCOM says it can’t tell -- Marine Times