Monday, August 20, 2018

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 20, 2018 (Evening Edition)

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Daily Mail: Russia prepares for massive military exercise involving China as Moscow boasts of the country's largest show of force in nearly 40 years

* Five days of drills will pave the way for the Vostok (East) 2018 military exercise
* War games, set for next month, will be the biggest since Soviet exercises in 1981
* Army, air force and navy will take part in drills across the Far East and Siberia
* Military units from China and Mongolia will also take part, Russian officials say

Russian military forces are preparing for massive war games involving China and Mongolia in what Kremlin officials have called the country's largest show of power in nearly 40 years.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said five days of military drills will pave the way for the Vostok (East) 2018 military exercise.

Those manoeuvres, set for next month, will be the largest since the massive Soviet war games in 1981, he said.

The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said President Vladimir Putin could attend the exercise.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 20, 2018

Russian military on alert for massive war games said to be the largest since Soviet games in the ’80s -- Defense News/AP

Russia just put its military on high alert ahead of massive war games that'll be 'unprecedented in scale' -- Business Insider

China to take part in Vostok-2018 strategic drills in Russia -- TASS

Chinese military set for capability boost with delivery of Russian Su35 fighter jets -- SCMP

China's Xi says military must resist 'corrosion' of corruption -- Reuters

China: U.S. should ‘stop releasing’ reports on military -- Washington Examiner

String of Chinese satellites to keep real-time watch on South China Sea to ‘reinforce national sovereignty’ -- SCMP

Taiwan is developing missiles in response to Beijing’s military build-up -- SCMP

Iran to Unveil New Fighter Jet, Missile Development Stays Top Priority - Report -- Sputnik

Russian strategic bombers conduct exercise near Alaska -- Military Times/AP

The U.S. Military’s Worst Nightmare: Russia Attacking Our Satellites -- National Interest

Kalashnikov gunmaker unveils assault rifle chambered for NATO cartridge -- TASS

Sunken World War II British warships reportedly raided by pirates for scrap metal -- FOX News

UK Navy Vows to Protect New Aircraft Carrier From "Frightening" Russians -- Sputnik

Endgame begins for German anti-missile program -- Defense News

New U.S. training unit in Afghanistan faces old problems -- Reuters

Coalition spokesman: US troops will stay in Iraq as long as needed -- The Hill

U.S. Pave Hawk helicopter crashes in Iraq; at least 1 dead -- NBC

The US Navy’s fight to fix its worn-out Super Hornet fleet is making way -- Defense News

Trump preparing to nominate key military personnel: report -- The Hill

Defense Dept making $34 million upgrades to two backup presidential aircraft: report -- The Hill

The DroneHunter knocks killer drones out of the sky -- NBC

Trump scraps Obama rules on cyberattacks, giving military freer hand -- Politico

Mattis says he'll dispatch Navy hospital ship to help Venezuelan migrants -- The Hill

The Military Is Overhauling Troops’ Chow as Obesity Rates Soar -- Military.com

Pentagon: Trump canceled military parade before being briefed on cost -- The Hill

Forget the F-22 or F-35: Why Sixth-Generation Jet Fighters Could Be Revolutionary -- Sebastien Roblin, National Interest

Better Wargaming Is Helping the US Military Navigate a Turbulent Era -- Defense One

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is like Hitlers Wehmacht having war games with Stalin's Red Army.

Big bowl of pop corn time for American intel.