Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 3, 2019

Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Reuters: NATO meeting to focus on Russia, as U.S. cautions Turkey over missile purchases

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey remains an important NATO ally and partner to the United States despite concerns over its plans to buy missile defense systems from Russia, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, a day before the start of a NATO meeting in Washington.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to preview the meeting of NATO foreign ministers, said the gathering would discuss all elements of the military threat posed by Russia, including in the Black Sea, as well as the Afghan peace process and members’ budget contributions to the alliance.

The official said the NATO allies would seek to agree on a package of measures to bolster NATO’s military presence in the Black Sea, which has become a flashpoint with Moscow over its seizure of Ukrainian ships last year.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 3, 2019

NATO to Kick Off Ministerial Marking 70th Anniversary With Russia High on Agenda -- Sputnik

NATO approves spending at US forces support site in Poland, eyes expanded presence in Black Sea -- Stars and Stripes

3 Ways Europe Is Looking at a Fraying NATO -- Defense One

What’s the secret of Nato’s long life? It’s not just a military pact -- Peter Ricketts, The Guardian

China Threat Rises to NATO’s Agenda -- The Wall Street Journal

Dutch security agency warns against using ‘undesirable’ Chinese, Russian technology, citing hacking risk -- SCMP

US Military Refocuses on Pacific to Counter Chinese Ambitions -- WSJ

Missile-tracking aircraft arrives on Okinawa amid fears N. Korea may lift testing moratorium -- Stars and Stripes

Defense chief: US, S. Korea ‘building capability up’ with military exercises, not scaling back -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon refuses Boeing tanker deliveries over quality issues -- France 24

Air Force Gearing Up for Next A-10 Re-Winging Contract -- DoD Buzz

Air Force secretary warns: 'We are too small for what the nation is asking us to do' -- Stars and Stripes

Navy's Plans for Unmanned 'Ghost Fleet' Remain Shrouded in Secrecy -- Military.com

Naval teams narrow factors in physiological episodes on jets -- UPI

NIST’s Ron Ross on the state of cyber: ‘We literally are hemorrhaging critical information’ -- Fifth Domain

The U.S. Military Is Hiring Hackers to Kill Small Drones -- Futurism

From 75th Ranger Regiment to the Pentagon, Gen. Clarke now helms SOCOM -- Army Times

CIA sued for censoring ex-agent books -- AFP

For a million U.S. men, failing to register for the draft has serious, long-term consequences -- USA Today

Boeing awarded $250M for JDAM guidance kits for U.S., allies -- UPI

Shanahan: Turkey will drop purchase of Russian missile system amid F-35 pressure -- The Hill

Turkey’s marriage of F-35 and S-400 ‘absolutely unsustainable,’ says EUCOM nominee -- Defense News

Pentagon holds out hope of salvaging military sales to Turkey -- Al-Monitor

F-35s for Turkey on hold as U.S. approves sales for Australia, Norway -- UPI

US and Philippines said to be in talks on rocket system to deter Beijing’s ‘militarisation’ in South China Sea -- SCMP

Japan Intercepts Chinese Military Aircraft Flying Over East China Sea -- Sputnik

How one pilot’s death created the modern Chinese military -- Inkstone

US approves anti-submarine helicopter sale to India -- AFP

Indian Army, Air Force, Navy Reportedly Ready to Strike Pakistan AGAIN -- Sputnik

St. Petersburg Military School Explosion Was an Attack, Media Reports -- Moscow Times

Why a Russian surveillance plane is being allowed to photograph US military sites -- Task & Purpose/New York Daily News

Behind the Scenes of Russia’s Military Detachment to Venezuela -- Sergey Sukhankin, Eurasia Daily Monitor