Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 22, 2018

Business Insider: Tensions are still simmering a year after the world's 2 biggest countries almost clashed over a border at the top of the world

* Indian and Chinese troops squared off high in the Himalayas during a 73-day standoff in summer 2017.
* That border dispute never came to open blows, and the two countries have both tried to mend ties since.
* But the border is still disputed, and both sides are still watching each other warily in an area that could easily flare up again.

At the end of August 2017, Indian and Chinese troops backed away from a 73-day standoff high in the eastern Himalayas, where their borders meet those of Bhutan.

The two countries, both nuclear-armed and among the most powerful militaries on the planet, have tried to mend ties since then, but the rivalry remains, and the small swath of land they nearly came to blows over last summer remains a flash point.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 22, 2018

Is India’s military being politicized? -- Saikat Datta, Asia Times

India, Japan to expand defense ties for 'regional stability' -- UPI

Japan to deploy fleet of warships to Indian Ocean -- UPI

Navy Drills Put Singapore-Japan Military Ties in the Spotlight -- The Diplomat

Azerbaijan shows off kamikaze drone in military exercises -- C4IRSNet

Military experts say Iran’s new fighter jet is actually a US plane from the 1970s -- CNBC

South Korean military may tone down anti-North Korea rhetoric -- UPI

North Korea preparing for major military parade -- UPI

Chinese Firms at Army-2018 Forum Pledge Better Offers to Russian Partners -- Sputnik

Russia planning largest war games since Cold War; China to join -- UPI

Russia, China Gear Up For Massive Joint War Games (VIDEO) -- Sputnik

Russia forced to respond to US missile defenses near its borders, Putin emphasizes -- TASS

Putin Says Russia Must Strengthen Its Military as NATO Inches Closer -- Haaretz/Reuters

Russia displays its latest weapons at military show -- Economic Times/AP

First Armata tanks to arrive for Russian troops in 2018 -- TASS

Kremlin spokesman declines to comment on rumors about fall of Russian missile -- TASS

Russia Developing Next-Generation Anti-Submarine Weapons - Rostec Subsidiary -- Sputnik

Russia to deliver S-400 missiles to Turkey in 2019 -- Al Jazeera

Serbia takes delivery of 2 Russian fighter jets -- AP

NATO receives delivery of U.S.-made precision-guided munitions -- UPI

Top US commander backs S. Korean plan to remove some DMZ guard posts -- Stars and Stripes

Marine commander says rapid drawdown in Afghanistan was premature -- Marine Times

A Year After Deadly Collisions, Navy Still Has Dozens of Changes to Make -- Military Times

NASA begins test flights to study physiological events on military pilots -- Flight Global

Army leaders say this is the service’s ‘secret sauce’ -- C4IRSNet

The U.S. Military Is Throwing Out Its Uniforms -- Bloomberg

Need to report a crime? The US Army has an app for that -- Army Times

Arlington National Cemetery closes after bomb threat -- UPI

Trump awards posthumous Medal of Honor to family of fallen Air Force sergeant -- The Hill

What Duncan Hunter’s indictment means for defense issues -- Defense News

New CENTCOM, SOCOM leadership named -- Military Times