Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 26, 2019

Ukrainian SOF conduct visit, board, search and seizure training in the Black Sea with U.S. SOF, July 19, 2017 during exercise Sea Breeze. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea and is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security within the region.

Defense News: Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed

WASHINGTON ― At the center of the latest scandal threatening to take down President Donald Trump is $391 million in military aid that Trump reportedly asked his staff to freeze for two months before dropping the hold a week ago, under pressure from lawmakers.

On Wednesday, Washington was consumed with a July 25 call between Trump and Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. According to a memorandum of the call released by the White House, Zelenskiy asked to buy U.S. Javelin anti-tank weapons and Trump asked Zelenskiy to help him work with U.S. officials to investigate political rivals.

That call fueled a whistleblower’s complaint which has become central to the formal impeachment inquiry launched Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but the call also highlights the vital role of U.S. military aid to Ukraine, which has lost 13,000 of its people since its conflict with Russia began in 2014.

Here’s what you need to know about the U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 26, 2019

What are Javelin missiles and why did Trump discuss them in call with Ukraine's president? -- ABC News

U.S. expects about $30 million in Ukraine military aid may be delayed: sources -- Reuters

Killer Army Robots for Ukraine? -- National Interest

The U.S. Army Is Working on Body Armor That Is 14 Times More Powerful -- National Interest

U.S. 2nd Fleet Flexes Arctic Operational Muscle -- USNI News

Under the Wire, Navy Says it Has Met Mattis' Fighter Jet Readiness Deadline -- Military.com

Navy's Super Hornet, Growler fleets hit 80 percent readiness goal -- UPI

Sikorsky’s new combat rescue helicopter hovers into production -- Defense News

How a $5 part on nuclear warhead programs could cost $850m to fix -- Defense News

B61-12 Nuclear Warhead Delay Drives Up Price Tag -- Air Force Magazine

Congress briefed on Iran after Saudi oil attacks -- The Hill

US military warns service members about extremist violence at 'Joker' screenings -- The Hill

US military struggles to weed out soldiers with far-right ties -- France 24

A year after Hurricane Florence, Camp Lejeune is still working on housing repairs -- Military Times

Military pursuing new eligibility rules for burial at Arlington National Cemetery -- The Hill

Here's how a routine training flight ended with 6 Marines killed in a tragic midair collision and 4 officers fired -- Business Insider

5 times the US military totally screwed up on Twitter -- Business Insider

State Dept. approves sale of laser aircraft defense system to Qatar -- UPI

US, Polish presidents sign pact to boost American military presence in Poland -- Defense News

U.S. Tanks, Troops Headed to Lithuania for Long Deployment -- Stars and Stripes

South Korea braces for bumpy ride in U.S. military cost-sharing talks -- UPI

India, US, Japan Set for 'Malabar' Naval Exercise -- Sputnik

Dispute between Tokyo and Seoul disrupts naval review in Japan -- Navy Times

NATO Says Russian Proposal on Intermediate-Range Missile Deployment Ban Not Credible -- Sputnik

Russia’s proposed moratorium on missile deployment ‘not a credible offer,’ says NATO -- TASS

Kremlin Confirms Putin Calling on Europe, Asia to Abstain From Deploying Intermediate-Range Missiles -- Sputnik

Russia develops seaborne cruise missile with increased range capability — sources -- TASS

No Fanfare for Russia’s Reduced-Scale Strategic Exercises -- RCD

Did Russia Just Practice Fighting a War Against NATO? -- National Interest

China says National Day military parade ‘won’t disappoint’ in scale or advanced weapons -- SCMP

Photos: China Launches First Type 075 Helicopter Carrier -- Sputnik

75 years ago, the Allies launched an ambitious but ill-fated plan to end WWII — here are 6 things you didn't know about Operation Market Garden -- Business Insider/We Are The Mighty