Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 1, 2019

David Axe, National Interest: This Picture Is the Future of Russia's Military: Stealth Fighters and Drones

Look very carefully.

The Russian air force’s first stealth fighter has flown in close formation with its first armed, stealth drone, possibly indicating that the two types might fly and fight together in the future.

The Okhotnik unmanned aerial vehicle made its first joint flight with an Su-57 manned fighter, the Russian defense ministry announced on Sept. 27, 2019.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 1, 2019

Russia’s national defense budget to total $154 bln through 2022 -- TASS

Russia Carries Out Successful Test of Topol-M Nuclear ICBM Against Target in Kamchatka - Video -- Sputnik

Russia’s top brass signs contracts on delivery of latest self-propelled mortars to troops -- TASS

Upgraded T-90M may become Russian Army’s main battle tank -- TASS

Moscow Is Disappointed Over NATO Reaction at Putin's INF Weapon Moratorium Proposal -- Sputnik

China: Soon to Be a Naval Superpower (Better Than the U.S. Navy?) -- National Interest

New Intelligence: China’s Navy To Unveil Large Underwater Robot -- Forbes

This Is How the U.S. Navy Would Hunt (And Sink) Chinese Submarines -- National Interest

The U.S. Navy Isn't Ready to Take On Iran - Foreign Policy -- Foreign Policy

Navy sailor dies after falling off USS Nimitz during port visit in California -- FOX News

Air Force's new B61-12 nuclear bomb hits target in testing -- FOX News/Warrior Maven

Air Force paints a digital future where data from satellites play central role -- Space News

Why the U.S. Air Force Wants to Combine Drones and Missiles -- National Interest

Don’t Just Call Them ‘Drones’: A Guide To Military Unmanned Systems On Air, Land And Sea -- Forbes

Modernize or Risk Losing: New Army Secretary's Challenge to the Force -- Military.com

Trump Boasts of Spending $2.5Trln on ‘Most Magnificent and Finest’ Arms, Nukes After INF Collapse -- Sputnik

Trump tweeted ‘billions of dollars’ would be saved on military contracts. Then the Pentagon fired the official doing that. -- Martin de Bourmont and Sharon Weinberger, Yahoo News

U.S. military is practicing moving Middle Eastern command base -- Yahoo News

Stalled Ukraine military aid concerned members of Congress for months -- CNN

How U.S. military aid became a lifeline for Ukraine -- Politico

A Senior Twitter Exec Has Been Moonlighting in the British Army’s Information Warfare Unit -- Vice

UK Military top brass consider ending ban on male soldiers wearing make-up while on duty after personnel accused the Army of double standards over leaked orders for officers based in Canada -- Daily Mail

Major military exercise Joint Warrior set for Scotland -- BBC

Spanish army to investigate soldiers pictured drinking beers while armed -- El Pais

Swedish navy returns to vast underground HQ amid Russia fears -- The Guardian

Kongsberg unveils Vanguard warship design that could ‘rock the market’ -- Defense News

Soviet-Made MiG-29 Jet In Slovakia's Air Force Crashes, Pilot Survives -- RFE

Singapore's Military Is Small But Can Kill -- National Interest

Amid Pakistani Nuke Threat, India Sends Disaster Team to France for Training -- Sputnik

Indian Navy battles defense ministry over future of $3 billion contract -- Defense News

Iran-US tensions threaten fragile stability in Iraq, amid army dismissals and restructuring -- The Independent