Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 16, 2018

Newsweek: U.S. Has Spent Six Trillion Dollars on Wars That Killed Half a Million People Since 9/11, Report Says

The United States has spent nearly $6 trillion on wars that directly contributed to the deaths of around 500,000 people since the 9/11 attacks of 2001.

Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs published its annual "Costs of War" report Wednesday, taking into consideration the Pentagon's spending and its Overseas Contingency Operations account, as well as "war-related spending by the Department of State, past and obligated spending for war veterans’ care, interest on the debt incurred to pay for the wars, and the prevention of and response to terrorism by the Department of Homeland Security."

The final count revealed, "The United States has appropriated and is obligated to spend an estimated $5.9 trillion (in current dollars) on the war on terror through Fiscal Year 2019, including direct war and war-related spending and obligations for future spending on post 9/11 war veterans."

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 16, 2018

The cost of post 9/11 wars hit $5.9 trillion, 480,000 lives lost, study says -- Stars and Stripes

America has spent $5.9 trillion on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says -- CNBC

Congressional commission cites ‘crisis of national security,’ concludes task of rebuilding US military far from complete -- Washington Examiner

2 Reports On The U.S. Military, 2 Different Messages -- NPR

Rolls-Royce to supply engines for new LCAC 100 assault hovercraft -- UPI

USS Harry Truman Enters the Mediterranean Sea - Reports -- Sputnik

Five Hornet jets damaged after hangar fire system goes off -- Navy Times

US military to draw down in Africa by 'less than 10 percent' -- The Hill

US Captain says U.S. military does not view Central American migrants as 'enemies' -- CNN

Pentagon fails first-ever audit -- The Hill

Here’s what the Pentagon’s first-ever audit found -- Defense News

Pentagon spends $500 million to fix problems found in audit -- CNN

Pentagon spends $560M to fix failures found by 'largest audit in history' -- UPI

Pentagon official: Trump's Space Force could cost up to $10 billion -- The Hill

Lockheed Martin contracted for F-35 flight testing and nuclear capability -- UPI

Pentagon report on Turkey's F-35 program delivered to Congress -- Reuters

Trump visits Marines, talks at veterans' event -- AP

Will looming budget cuts bust up the US Navy’s plans for an enormous fleet? -- David B. Larter, Defense News

Thanks to Messy Transparency Laws, the Pentagon’s Revolving Door Still Spins -- Mother Jones

US Senate rejects effort to block Bahrain arms sale -- The Hill

US House shelves Yemen vote, but the issue isn’t dead -- Defense News

Indian Army Seeks to Procure More Lethal Mortar, Ammunition -- Sputnik

Russian servicemen depart for India to take part in joint military drills -- TASS

Russia Spotted 16 Foreign Spy Aircraft Near Border Over Past Week -- Sputnik

With nukes in mind, French officials stake out must-haves for Franco-German warplane -- Defense News

PLA Xinjiang Troops Upgrade Training to Boost Counter-Terror Efforts -- Sputnik

North Korea's Kim oversees new weapons test -- The Hill

Japan's New Cybersecurity Minister Has Never Used a Computer -- Fortune

Quietly, Japan has established itself as a power in the aerospace industry -- Ars Technica

Mexico overturns law meant to regulate troops in drug war -- Reuters

Spanish Defence Minister Backs Idea of Creating European Army -- Sputnik