Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 13, 2019

A crane moves the lower stern into place on the USS John F. Kennedy at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, making the aircraft carrier 50% structurally complete, June 22, 2017. US Navy

Reuters: Trump's $750 billion defense budget spends more on warships but cuts orders of fighter jets and tankers

* President Donald Trump's $750 billion defense budget is the largest ever submitted in dollar terms.
* The proposal budget directs more money toward ships for the Navy and less on aircraft — particularly on Boeing's newly arrived KC-46 tanker.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's $750 billion defense budget includes more money to build ships, fulfilling a campaign promise to strengthen the Navy, but also cuts the number of Boeing KC-46 tanker jets, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The defense spending request to Congress is the largest ever in dollar terms, but not after being adjusted for inflation, and is meant to counter the growing strength of the Chinese and Russian militaries.

The Navy saw an increase of 5%, or $9.9 billion, in top-line funding to kick off a quicker pace of ship construction, including aircraft carriers made by Huntington Ingalls Industries, and Virginia and Columbia class nuclear submarines made by Huntington and General Dynamics.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 13, 2019

Here’s the breakdown of the Pentagon’s budget request -- Defense News

Troop pay raise, border wall, and wartime funding: Here's your 2020 Pentagon budget -- Task & Purpose

Pentagon details $718B budget request -- The Hill

White House Proposes Huge Increase in War Funding -- Military.com

Pentagon pushes back on accusations of $165B 'budgetary gimmick' -- The Hill

First New Frigate, Unmanned Surface Ships in 2020 Navy Budget Request -- Military.com

Infantry Wins Big in Marine Corps Budget Request -- Military.com

Here’s how much money the Defense Department wants for its trio of new space organizations -- Defense News

Despite push for future tech, munitions remain major wedge in budget -- Defense News

The US is set to start building once-banned cruise missiles for the first time since the Cold War -- Business Insider

Air Force resumes KC-46 deliveries after Boeing changes inspections -- UPI

Air Force's Predator, Reaper drones pass 4 million flight hours -- UPI

Marine officer: Let troops drop acid before they analyze intel -- Task & Purpose

Pentagon sets limits on transgender troops -- Reuters

Soldier to receive posthumous Medal of Honor for tackling a suicide bomber in Iraq -- Task & Purpose

The Possibility Of A Cyber Pearl Harbor Remains Real, Says Former CIA Director -- Jeff Erickson, Forbes

Inside the Room Where Tech Actually Vies for Military Jobs -- Wired

US, UK, Japan to Kick Off Submarine Hunting Drills in Western Pacific -- Sputnik

Plan to charge allies for US troop presence carries risks for Americans in North Africa -- Al-Monitor

Russia says it's going to arm a submarine with 6 nuclear 'doomsday' devices -- Business Insider

Intelligence report: Russia preparing to meddle in EU vote -- UPI

Ethiopia, France sign military, navy deal, turn 'new page' in ties -- Reuters

Germany's military still isn't happy with its combat readiness, and it's keeping an annual report secret for the first time because of it -- Reuters

UK military turns to universities to research psychological warfare -- The Guardian

Italy to Pay $440 Million for US F-35 But Plans to Revise Contract - Reports -- Sputnik

Italy Air Force chief attacks F-35 ‘uncertainty’ in Rome -- Defense News

Israel's Tiny Navy Can Take on Anyone (Thanks to Nuclear Weapons) -- National Interest/War Is Boring

Iran to rethink strategy in wake of ‘suspicious nuclear projects’ in the region – top official -- RT

International weapons exports (Video) -- DW