Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 24, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Defense Minister Taro Kono at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Reuters: Pentagon could start global troop rebalance this year, Esper says

Esper said he did not want to put a firm timeline on the completion of his so-called “defense-wide review,” which is expected to trigger those troop movements.

“If I had to put an end-date (on the review), I want to make sure we are in some type of better posture by the beginning of the next fiscal year,” Esper told reporters, referring to the government’s calendar year for spending, which begins on Oct. 1. “So I want to move fairly quickly.”

Esper made the remarks during a trip to Miami as he began a review of military missions in Latin America, part of a sweeping global examination of deployments that he hopes will allow him to redirect more forces to Asia and send others back to the United States from overseas.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 24, 2020

U.S. says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike -- Reuters

Senators push Pentagon on Syria strategy after withdrawal uproar, Soleimani strike -- The Hill

101st Airborne deployed to Manda Bay after al-Shabab attack -- Army Times

Air Force Needs Fleet Able To Fight 2 Major Wars: CSBA -- Breaking Defense

US F-16 fighters and airmen in Italy showed off their flexibility at exercise Agile Buzzard -- Business Insider

SpaceX presses on with legal fight against U.S. Air Force over rocket contracts -- Space News

US Seeks to Develop Hypersonic Weapons Years Earlier Than Previously Planned - Esper -- Sputnik

U.S. Air Force Uses Russian Mi-24 Hind Gunships in Training at Davis-Monthan AFB. -- Aviationist

From long-range fires to countering drones, the Army looks to link weapons systems across the force -- Army Times

US Army develops armoured turret for anti-tank missile gunners -- Army Times

The U.S. Army Keeps Trying—and Failing—To Replace the M2 Bradley -- Popular Mechanics

Bradley Replacement: Did Army Ask For ‘Unobtainium’? -- Breaking Defense

Navy Striving for 71% On-Time Ship Maintenance This Year, No Extensions By End of 2021 -- USNI News

Navy cryptologists urge service to name destroyer after Shannon Kent, the Navy cryptologist killed in Syria -- Military Times

U.S. Strategic Command starts Global Lightning 2020 -- UPI

F-35s integrate with Army missile defense for battle concept -- War Is Boring

America's A-10 Warthog Will Never Die For This Reason -- National Interest

US Air Force's ‘boneyard’ saving taxpayers millions on aircraft components -- FOX News

Senator calls for investigation after whistleblowers raise concerns about C-130 production practices -- Defense News

Deployed 82nd Airborne unit told to use these encrypted messaging apps on government cell phones -- Military Times

Boeing drops out of DARPA Experimental Spaceplane program -- Space News

Good news or bad? Pentagon review of SOUTHCOM kicks off -- Defense News

How Top Military Contractors Raytheon And BAE Systems Are Drawing Non-Traditional Suppliers Into Defense -- Forbes

British Army faces “modernisation challenge”: General -- Army Technology

Russia invites NATO members to take part in war games -- Economic Times/AFP

China's military deploys medical personnel to combat new coronavirus -- Xinhuanet

North Korea slams South for military exercises -- UPI

Pakistan Claims India Risks Igniting Arms Race by Purchasing S-400s From Russia -- Sputnik

Philippines' Duterte Threatens to End U.S. Military Pact Over Senator's Entry Visa -- Time