Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 27, 2019

U.S. deploys 1,500 troops to 'bolster defenses against Iran'. Pictured: An F/A-18E Super Hornet flying above the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. AFP

Reuters: U.S. military in region is 'weakest' in history: Iran deputy Guards chief

(Reuters) - The U.S. military presence in the Middle East is at its “weakest in history”, a deputy commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards was on Sunday quoted by the semi-official news agency Fars as saying.

U.S. President Donald Trump has tightened economic sanctions against Iran, and his administration says it has built up the U.S. military presence in the region.

It accuses Iran of threats to U.S. troops and interests. Tehran has described U.S. moves as “psychological warfare” and a “political game”.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 27, 2019

Iran can sink US ships with ‘new secret weapons’, senior military official warns -- RT

About 1,000 US troops will head to Mideast as tensions with Iran grow -- Military Times

U.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated) -- Warzone/The Drive

How many troops to the Mideast? Media’s got it wrong says acting SecDef -- Military Times

U.S. Sends Three Warships Back Into Persian Gulf After Clearing Them Out Earlier This Month -- USNI News

Trump invokes emergency provision to OK Saudi, UAE arms sales -- UPI

Despite Congress, Trump pushes through weapon sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan -- Defense News

Russia Warns Potential US Military Surge in Mideast to Create New Risks -- Sputnik

Navy's Zumalt destroyers to join drone ships in new experimental squadron -- UPI

The US military was allegedly duped into buying $20 million in Chinese counterfeits -- Quartz

WATCH US Army Cadets Ride 'Made in USSR' Tank in Central Asia -- Sputnik

The Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In Wyoming -- Warzone/The Drive

Senate’s Pentagon budget bill would obstruct Trump from leaving NATO -- Defense News

Senate authorizers approve Space Force but switch up its organizational structure -- Defense News

GOP senator: Trump needs to be 'very careful' on pardons of soldiers charged with war crimes -- The Hill

Trump defense pick expected to face tense confirmation -- The Hill

Sen. Martha McSally takes on mission to change how US military handles sexual assault -- ABC News

US Military to Trawl Through 350 Billion Social Media Messages -- Bloomberg

US Army's Tweet Prompts Stories of Harmful Effects of Military Service -- New York Times

Video: Military Times Honor the Fallen 2019 Memorial Day Video -- Military Times

China and the United States face off in Djibouti as the world powers fight for influence in Africa -- CNN

Saab CEO sees ‘huge interest’ in T-X trainer aircraft following US Air Force deal -- Defense News

Russian Army Introduces New Military Rank -- Moscow Times

Russia to send military specialists to Congo Republic: Kremlin -- Reuters

Russia Upgrading Soviet-Era Grad Multiple Launch Rocket Systems - Manufacturer -- Sputnik

China’s long battle to build a better soldier for a modern fighting force -- SCMP

China’s navy is being forced to rethink its spending plans as cost of trade war rises -- SCMP

Australian ships tailed by Chinese military in South China Sea -- ABC News Online

Two U.S. Navy ships pass through Taiwan Strait as tensions with China rise -- UPI

Beijing protests American warships sailing through the Taiwan Strait (again) -- AP

F-35s and Aircraft Carriers: Making Great Britain’s Military Great Again? -- David Axe, National Interest

Taiwan military holds biggest exercises in five years -- UPI

Taiwan begins mass production of home-grown missile corvettes, minelayers -- SCMP

South Korea, Japan take part in U.S.-led Pacific naval exercise -- UPI

South Korea's Military Has Gone Into Beast Mode -- National Interest

Pakistan military says it test-fired ballistic missile Shaheen-II -- Al Jazeera

Indian Army Unit Looking After China Border Test-Fires BrahMos Missile -- Sputnik

Aircraft Carriers vs. China's Missiles: The Military Contest of Our Time -- National Interest