Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 6, 2019

CNBC: Trump vows to bolster the military by boosting the Pentagon's budget and reassessing foreign alliances

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he plans to rebuild the U.S. military by increasing the Pentagon's budget and by reassessing military alliances and agreements with foreign nations.

The Trump administration has approved two defense-friendly budget bills that have elevated the Pentagon's spending power to $700 billion in 2018 and $717 billion in 2019.

"We are also getting other nations to pay their fair share," Trump said pivoting to the defense budgets of NATO allies.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 6, 2019

‘Great nations do not fight endless wars’ — Trump touts troop drawdowns in State of the Union -- Defense News

Federal budget to be released mid-March, Pentagon expects nearly $750B -- UPI

Budget for fiscal 2020 expected to be released March 12 -- Defense News

Pentagon official says Mattis was not wrong to oppose Syria withdrawal -- The Hill

Washington Not Contemplating Deploying Nuclear Missiles in Europe - US Official -- Sputnik

House panel advances measure to withdraw US support from Saudi coalition in Yemen -- The Hill

US test-launches Minuteman ICBM from southern California (VIDEO) -- RT

Ford-class Ship Self Defense System undergoes first live test -- UPI

US Navy Removes Unreliable Anti-Torpedo Defense Systems From Supercarriers -- Sputnik

Navy accepts USS Billings, announces next two LCS names -- UPI

U.S. Navy ships collide in Atlantic Ocean, no injuries reported -- UPI

Frustrated With Textron RQ-7 Shadow UAVs, US Army Considers Replacements -- Sputnik

Last operational F-18 Hornet squadron flies into the sunset -- UPI

Afghanistan’s Black Hawk program is short of pilots to fly them -- Stars and Stripes

Watchdog: Navy bought too many helicopters -- Navy Times

Commercial satellite roaming possible with existing military terminals, experiment shows -- Space News

U.S. Army to purchase Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system -- UPI

Russia approves 38 million euro loan to Cuba's military -- Reuters

Envoy says Russia will not deploy missiles to Belarus due to US pullout from INF Treaty -- TASS

Russia bids farewell to INF Treaty with fresh nuclear development plans -- Defense News

Russia successfully test-fires Yars intercontinental ballistic missile -- TASS

Yars ICBM Test Launched From Plesetsk Space Centre - Russian Defence Ministry -- Sputnik

Poseidon underwater drone trials confirm its speed, unlimited range — source -- TASS

2,000,000 Strong: China's Military Is Smaller but Deadlier Than Ever Before -- National Interest

China to build four nuclear aircraft carriers by 2035, report says -- UPI

Chinese intelligence hacked Norwegian software firm Visma to steal client secrets, investigators say -- SCMP

India’s new defense budget falls way short for modernization plans -- Defense News

French Air Force rehearses a long-range nuclear strike -- Defense News

France, Germany announce first deals for future warplanes -- Reuters

British military invests £1million into headsets that create hostile virtual reality environments for soldiers to train in -- Daily Mail

Top-secret committee to study foreign meddling, military use of Canadians' info -- CTV News

Why 5G is a big deal for militaries throughout the world -- William Schneider, Jr, C4ISRNet