Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 24, 2019

View of the damaged site of a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 20. Iran denies involvement in the attack, which initially halved oil output from Saudi Arabia, the world's largest petroleum exporter. Responsibility was claimed by Yemen's Houthi movement, an Iran-aligned group fighting a Saudi-led alliance in Yemen's four-year-old conflict. REUTERS/Hamad l Mohammed

Military.com: Attacks on Saudi Oil Plants Reveal Weaknesses in US-Made Defenses

Ground-hugging swarms of drones and cruise missiles that decimated Saudi oil production facilities this month did billions’ worth of damage and defeated U.S.-made air-defense systems, including Raytheon's Patriots. The attacks raise concerns, analysts say, about the efficacy of such defense systems against the threat.

The accurate Sept. 14 strikes on the huge Abqaiq oil production facility and the nearby Al Khurais oilfield, allegedly carried out by Iran or its proxies, were a "humiliating failure for Saudi Arabia's air-defense system" of Hawk and Patriot batteries bought from the U.S., said Michael Knights, a Washington Institute analyst.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 24, 2019

Saudis Project Resolve, Flash Military Might After Aramco Attack -- VOA

Joint military drill by 7 countries gets underway in Saudi Arabia -- Big News Network

Iran says it will destroy any aggressor as tensions build in Gulf -- The Guardian

Iran's Strange Navy of Small, Fast Boats Is No Joke -- National Interest

Can Iran Get China and Russia's Military Support? U.S. Rivals Play Cautious Game Near World's Most Important Oil Route -- Newsweek

This could be the Corps’ next grenade -- Marine Times

U.S. Navy ship completes three-day mine countermeasures test -- UPI

Marine unit cancels planned Mar-a-Lago event -- The Hill

What upgrades are coming to the B-2? -- Defense News

Here’s how the Air Force is keeping CV-22 Ospreys in the fight -- Defense News

Pentagon to investigate Air Force over KC-46A refueling arm -- Stars and Stripes

Orbital nabs $1.1B contract for Missile Defense targets -- UPI

Raytheon awarded $500.6M for R&D of two radars -- UPI

Unqualified pilot, inadequate training and a nonstandard maneuver: Inside the investigation to the 2018 midair refueling collision that killed six Marines -- Marine Times

Army redacts report on 2016 training accident that killed 9 at Fort Hood -- Army Times

1 in 10 older women veterans were sexually assaulted in military -- UPI

Trump Asia expert to become deputy national security adviser -- Reuters

With Korea Exercises Canceled, Troops Could Spend More Time Training in Alaska -- Military.com

US, South Korea set to resume defense cost-sharing talks -- Stars and Stripes

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

New NATO command is designed for rapid movement of troops, vehicles -- UPI

Germany promises US greater military involvement -- DW

Turkey May Buy Russia's Su-57 Fighter Jets on Favourable Terms - Turkish National Assembly Speaker -- Sputnik

Debut for new made-in-Taiwan jet prototype to help fend off mainland China threat -- SCMP

Japan failed to detect North Korea missiles, report says -- UPI

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

China's role in joint drill with Iran and Russia limited to anti-piracy forces, analysts say -- SCMP

China sets date for launch of first Type 075 amphibious helicopter assault ship, sources say -- SCMP

Terrorist Groups, Artificial Intelligence, and Killer Drones -- Jacob Ware, War On The Rocks