Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 29, 2018

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Zero Hedge: Russia's "Nuclear Combat" War Games Largest In Nearly 40 Years

Russia's upcoming joint military exercise with China and Mongolia, set for September 11 - 15, will be the largest Russian drill in nearly 40 years according to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who said they will be larger than the Soviet military's 1981 Zapad-81 (West-81) exercises.

"In some ways they will repeat aspects of Zapad-81, but in other ways the scale will be bigger," Shoigu told reporters from the Russian region of Khakassia.

The exercise, Vostok-2018 (East-2018), will occur in central and eastern Russian military districts, and will involve nearly 300,000 troops, over 1,000 military aircraft, two of Russia's naval fleets, and their entire airborne forces, Shoigu said in a Tuesday statement.

"Imagine 36,000 armored vehicles — tanks, armored personnel carriers and armored infantry vehicles — moving and working simultaneously, and that all this, naturally, is being tested in conditions as close as possible to military ones," said Shoigu.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 29, 2018

China’s elite troops head to Russia for massive Vostok 2018 war games -- SCMP

Vostok 2018 war games: China’s chance to learn Russia’s military lessons from Syria -- SCMP

Russia’s Central Military District to involve all forces in Vostok-2018 drills — commander -- TASS

Nato alarm: Russia announces vast scale of world’s biggest military exercise since cold war – and China is taking part -- SCMP

Russian Military Begins Testing "Robocop" Exoskeleton -- Zero Hedge

Russian Can't Afford To Give Its Next-Gen Battle Tanks to Most of its Army -- Popular Mechanics

Russia deploys military ships to Syria armed with Kalibr cruise missiles -- Defense News

China is helping Afghanistan set up mountain brigade to fight terrorism -- SCMP

China denies planning military base in Afghanistan -- Reuters

Former US Intel Chief: Taiwan Should Practice Attacking China’s Liaoning Carrier -- Sputnik

Brazil’s new helicopter carrier set to arrive -- Jane's 360

Ukraine tests cruise missile — can it hit Moscow? -- Defense News

Germany seeks tech independence from US and China with new cybersecurity bureau -- SCMP

UK eyes alternative to Galileo satellite system as Brexit row widens -- Defense News

Japan Seeks Stronger Missile Defense Alliance With U.S. -- RCD

Qatar expands US military base in show of strength -- Express

Pentagon Warns Saudi Arabia It May Cut Support Over Yemen Civilian Casualties -- Zero Hedge

Mattis seeks to clarify remarks on suspended South Korean military exercises -- The Hill

Mattis: Reorganization of military space forces already in motion -- Space News

US Army leaders look to Ukraine conflict to gain battlefield advantage over Russia -- Washington Times

After nearly 2 decades in development, the US Navy is close to operating with its new stealth fighter -- Defense News

Air Force Light Attack Vision Inches Closer to Reality -- National Defense

The Army Is Building a New Cannon to 'Outgun' Russia in a War -- National Interest

US Army to bring new vehicle protection technologies to fleet as early as 2020 -- Defense News

Air Force, Army conduct joint personnel, supply drop exercise -- UPI

First Vietnamese-American general takes command of US Army Japan -- Stars and Stripes

Inhofe poised to take over McCain’s powerful Senate role -- The Hill

Who will challenge and check the military now that Sen. John McCain is gone? -- John Spencer and Lionel Beehner, USA Today

JDAM: How Boeing's Low-Cost Smart Bomb Revolutionized Strike Warfare -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

New document lays out American military’s early cyber struggles -- Fifth Domain