Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 7, 2018

U.S. soldiers stand guard as a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft is moved on the eve of the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

Reuters: F-35 formally enters operational testing

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense said on Thursday it would start field testing all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II fighter jets in combat conditions to evaluate operational effectiveness and suitability of their weapons systems.

The testing is expected to be completed in the late summer of 2019 and the data will be used by the U.S. government to inform its “Milestone C” decision, leading to formal entry into full-rate production at the end of next year, the Defense Department said in a statement.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 7, 2018

Wright-Patterson selected as primary F-35 logistics hub -- UPI

F-35C Stealth Fighter "At Sea Carrier Ops" Shape Navy War Strategy -- Warrior Maven

Tyndall Air Force Base on path toward normalcy post-hurricane -- UPI

Is IBCS Another 'Too Big to Succeed' Army Program? -- Dan Gouré, RCD

DoD Needs a Joint Cyber Red Team -- US Naval Institute

Navy Secretary States 'Wish List' For Arctic Operations -- National Defense

U.S. Coast Guard chief optimistic about icebreaker ship funding -- Reuters

House lawmakers warn Trump of 'disastrous consequences' without $733B for defense -- The Hill

70 House lawmakers to Trump: Kill proposed $33B defense cut -- Defense News

Inhofe eyes Russian, Chinese threats in first major speech as Armed Services chairman -- The Hill

Inhofe tells military crowd: 'Don't trust the media' -- The Hill

Mattis: Investigation into killing of Khashoggi is ongoing -- The Hill

US chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff urges Google to work with US military, not with China -- SCMP

Top US general: No discussion of military response to Kerch Strait incident -- The Hill

FBI sex sting snares Air Force lieutenant colonel in Georgia -- ABC News

The Definition of Advisor: Comprehending the Mission to Advise Foreign Security Forces -- Edward E. Brown, Small Wars Journal

Germany and Saudi Arabia: Weapons for a 'strategic' partner -- DW

Royal Navy and RAF locked in dogfight over new jets that cannot fly from warships -- SKY News

Stoltenberg: Russia INF violation a risk to Euro-Atlantic security -- UPI

Russia's controversial 9M729 missile system: A not-so-secret secret -- DW

What Is the Mysterious 9М729 Missile the US Wants Russia To Ban -- Sputnik

US tells Russia to scrap 9M729 missile or modify it — Department of State -- TASS

Lavrov: US Wants Russia to Ban Missile That Was Tested Within INF Framework -- Sputnik

Russia is committed to its obligations under the INF Treaty, says Kremlin spokesman -- TASS

Back to the future of self-reliance for China’s military technology -- SCMP

The Tiananmen crackdown ignited a decade of debate on the Chinese military’s role, and where its loyalties should lie -- SCMP

India interested in training its military in Russia -- TASS

South Korea Approves $300 Mln Deal to Buy US Missiles for Aegis System -- Sputnik

Australia prepares to receive F-35A -- Jane's 360

Australia's Department of Defence doesn't know cost of maintaining new F-35 fighter jets -- Sydney Morning Herald

Israel Secretly Trained in Europe to Destroy Hezbollah Tunnels – Report -- Sputnik

Lockheed-Airbus venture ups the pressure on Boeing to deliver its US Air Force tankers -- Defense News

Hypersonic Weapons: A Threat to Stability -- Wavell Room