Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 26, 2019

CNBC: Russia threatens military response to any NATO action over nuclear-ready missile

* NATO has said Russia’s SSC-8 missile violates terms of a 1987 missile treaty.
* The alliance has said it will act to mitigate the Russian threat.
* Russia has in turn said it would take “countervailing military measures.”

Moscow has said it will take “countervailing military measures” should NATO fulfil any threat related to Russia’s nuclear-ready cruise missile system.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that Russia must dismantle the short-range system, or the alliance will be forced to respond, adding that NATO-member defense ministers would now look at next steps “in the event that Russia does not comply.”

No detail is yet known over what NATO might do although Stoltenberg said the alliance would not engage in any arms race.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 26, 2019

NATO gives Russia 5 weeks to destroy missiles violating INF Treaty -- UPI

NATO chief threatens response if Russia doesn’t comply with nuclear treaty -- Defense News

Russian Federation Council to Discuss Withdrawal from INF Treaty on Wednesday -- Sputnik

Russia Shows Off New Military Technology at 2019 Army Forum, in Photos -- Moscow Times

Russian Military Aware of Preparations for Info Warfare Against Top Brass - MoD -- Sputnik

Russia says plane in Venezuela carried rotation of military specialists: TASS -- Reuters

Russia Launches Military Drills Due to U.S.-Iran Tensions and Trump Sending Troops Near Border, Expert Says -- Newsweek

Leadership changes could test durability of US Army’s modernization overhaul -- Defense News

More U.S. Navy Personnel Deployed to Middle East Than Anywhere Else -- USNI News

Navy eyes shipyard in Philippines as repair and maintenance facility -- Stars and Stripes

As US Navy orders more P-8A Poseidon surveillance planes, Orion squadron flies final mission -- Defense Post

Congress Wants the Navy to Prove it Can Fight Off Enemy Drone, Boat Swarms -- Military.com

US Senate panel advances bill to restrict emergency arms sales -- The Hill

Top Democrats demand State Department's legal analysis on potential Iran military action -- The Hill

Navy Pilot Recounts The Secret Stalking Of North Korea's Missile Laden Cargo Ship So San -- Warzone/The Drive

The Navy Would Love to 'Sink' The Littoral Combat Ship. Here's Why. -- The National/Task & Purpose

Is the Air Force Serious about Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance? -- Robert Stiegel, War On The Rocks

Trade deal with China or not, the US must bolster Taiwan’s defense -- Bradley Bowman and Mikhael Smits, Defense News

Trump reassures Tokyo he will stick with security pact: Japan government -- Reuters

President Donald Trump bestows Medal of Honor on David Bellavia, the first living Iraq War recipient -- Military Times

Prosecution rests in SEAL Eddie Gallagher's military murder trial -- CNN

Defense To Present Testimony in Navy SEAL Murder Case -- Military.com/AP

Graves of 30 US Servicemen Found on Pacific WWII Battlefield -- Military.com/AP

Canada's military feeling the strain responding to climate change -- CBC

Canadian military allows F-35 to be promoted at fighter jet base in midst of $19B competition -- National Post

U.K. Confirms Joint F-35 Jet Fighter Exercise With Israel for First Time -- Haaretz

France's New Fighter Jet Has 1 Thing In Common with the F-35 -- National Interest

Eurofighter crash leads to calls to end military exercises -- DW

'We'll Do What's In Our National Interest' - Indian Minister on Sanctions Over S-400 Sale -- Sputnik

We Don’t Need Airstrikes to Restore Deterrence in the Strait of Hormuz -- Defense One

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 3, 2017

David French, NRO: Don’t Believe Claims that Trump ‘Botched’ the Yemen Raid

On Twitter, many journalists are rapidly reaching the point of maximum credulity — they’ll immediately believe virtually anything negative about Donald Trump, not matter how thinly-sourced or implausible. Take the kerfuffle that erupted last night in response to this Reuters report where unnamed defense officials blamed the losses in last weekend’s Yemen raid on, you guessed it, Trump:

U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.

As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al Qaeda base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 3, 2017

Yemen Aftermath: Trump's First Military Raid Continues To Raise Questions -- NPR

Misplaced blame on Trump for Yemen raid ignores deeper problems -- The Hill

Pentagon Investigating Sunday's US Raid on Militants in Yemen -- VOA

White House offers timeline on deadly raid in Yemen -- The Hill

Dems demand briefing on deadly Yemen raid -- The Hill

Analysis: Obama's White House plan to seize Raqqa deemed hopelessly inadequate by Trump's team -- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post

Report: Trump administration scraps Obama's plan to retake Raqqa -- The Hill

U.S. warns North Korea of 'overwhelming' response if nuclear arms used -- Reuters

CIA's Forecast to Come True if North Korea Conducts at Least Five ICBM Tests -- Sputnik

U.S. defense chief, in Japan, reaffirms commitment to defense treaty -- Reuters

Mattis' Mission in Asia: How Defense Secretary Mattis should introduce Trump administration policy to Japan and South Korea. -- Scott W. Harold, US News and World Report

South Korea seeks Sidewinder and Maverick missiles from U.S. -- UPI

Bahrain Needs the F-16; The F-16 Needs Bahrain -- RCD

Air Wing of Russian Aircraft Carrier Destroyed 1,000 Terrorist Targets in Syria -- Sputnik

This is When 5th-Generation PAK FA Fighter Jets Will Join Russian Army -- Sputnik

Tehran ‘unmoved’ by US threats, will use weapons ‘only in self-defense’ – Iranian FM to Trump -- RT

Beijing to Deploy Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea Amid Tensions With US -- Sputnik

U.S.'s Pence, German Foreign Minister agree on NATO's central security role: White House -- Reuters

Sending 2,500 Marines to Australia is taking a long time — and it's not Donald Trump's fault -- Marine Times

USS Antietam Likely Headed to Dry Dock for Repairs, 1,100 Gallons of Hydraulic Oil Still Missing -- USNI News

Red Flag gives F-35A its toughest test yet -- Defense News

Pentagon Panel Urges Trump Team to Expand Nuclear Options -- Roll Call

Pentagon re-assessing future fleet's F-35C, Super Hornet mix -- IHS Jane's 360

New Northrop facility deal likely meant for B-21 stealth coating -- Defense News

Army Extends PATRIOT Missile Tech-Improvement & Ponders New Upgrades -- Scout Warrior

The Military Keeps Picking Sig Sauer When It Needs It Most -- Task & Purpose

Security flaws in Pentagon systems 'easily' exploited by hackers -- ZDNet

Here's all the coolest military tech we saw at the Marine Corps' big West Coast trade show -- Business Insider

US Marines Move Forward With Unmanned Aircraft System Concept -- Sputnik

Pentagon Exemptions to Immigration Ban Include Nationals From All Targeted Countries -- VOA

Pentagon moves to exempt some civilians from hiring freeze -- The Hill

Trump reviews case of Navy man who shot illegal sub photos -- AP

Top Marine aviator: ‘If I don’t get more money, I’ll stop flying in July or August' -- Marine Times

Trump Defense Team Inherits Bad Ideas About Air Power From The Obama Years -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

Navy SEAL killed in Yemen raid to be posthumously promoted -- Navy Times

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 30, 2016

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (L) and Vice President-elect Mike Pence (R) greet retired Marine General James Mattis for a meeting at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Mark Thomson, Time: Why Trump Is Interviewing Generals for His Cabinet

The benefit of their experience may be offset by a military-centric foreign policy.

Many of the latest administration try-outs turnstiling through Trump Tower over the three weeks since Donald Trump’s election couldn’t be blamed for rendering sharp salutes to the soon-to-be command-in-chief. After all, that’s what they did during their decades in uniform.

Trump has tapped Michael Flynn, a combative and cagey retired Army three-star who ran the Defense Intelligence Agency, to serve as his national security adviser. Other retired generals who have spoken with Trump about serving in his Administration include Jack Keane (retired Army general), who said he turned down an offer to serve as defense secretary. James Mattis (retired Marine general) remains a leading candidate for that post. David Petraeus (retired Army general) is under consideration to serve as secretary of state, and John Kelly (retired Marine general) could be tapped as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 30, 2016

Russia fully deploys 2 new divisions near Western border -- AP

Russia's top arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey develops new generation air defense system -- TASS

Russian troops in Crimea on high alert following Kiev’s missile launch preparations -- TASS

Kiev assures Black Sea firing drills pose no threat to Crimean residents -- TASS

Russia: Moscow Signs Military Deals With Armenia, Azerbaijan -- Stratfor

Report: Vietnam Expands Military Runway in South China Sea -- VOA

China military says 'not heard' of other base plans after Djibouti -- Reuters

China says it wants smooth military ties with Trump -- Reuters

China military says it's seriously concerned by Japan-South Korea pact -- Reuters

Pakistan's new army chief: A reality check -- CNN

NATO chief ignores fact that Europe isn't paying fair share -- The Hill

EU to support common defense market, boost joint spending -- DW

German domestic spy agency denies security lapse after Islamist mole -- DW

US, India Ink $737 Million Weapons Deal for Ultralight Howitzers -- Sputnik

US, France to Sign Military Space Cooperation Agreement -- Space Daily

CIA head warns Trump: Undermining Iran deal would be 'disastrous' -- The Hill

CIA chief warns Trump: Scrapping Iran deal 'height of folly' -- BBC

Ex-CIA head: North Korea will be able to reach Seattle with nuke by end of Trump's first term -- The Hill

US, S. Korea carry out joint exercises amid new round of N. Korea sanctions -- RT

Trump May Be About To Derail The Pentagon's Nuclear Plans -- Forbes

CNO: Navy to Take Steps to Protect Ohio Replacement Program From CR -- Defense News

The U.S. Navy's New Super Stealth Destroyer Is Getting Ready for Combat -- National Interest

Inside the 'Monster Garage,' AFSOC’s Secret Training Weapon -- Defense News

A Glimpse At How the F-35 Will Help the Marines Storm the Beach -- Defense One

For the First Time Ever, the F-35B Takes-Off at Sea With Full Weapons Load and Drops Live-Bombs -- National Interest

Boeing T-X Headed Toward First Flight -- Defense News

Former Pentagon chief hoping he was wrong about Trump -- The Hill

Trump, British security advisers to meet -- The Hill

Palin under consideration to head Veterans Affairs: report -- The Hill

Over Obama's objection, Congress agrees on a bigger military pay raise, more troops -- Military Times

Chairman hopeful for quick action from Trump on defense spending -- The Hill

Our casual use of military jargon is normalizing the militarization of society -- Tom Hawking, Quartz

Will the Department of Defense Invest in People or Technology? -- Theodore Johnson, The Atlantic

How America Can Rebuild the Military and Win the Wars of the Future -- James Hasik, National Interest

Arms deals account for '40 percent of corruption in world trade' -- DW

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 21, 2015

CNN: Inside Kremlin's creeping military campaign in Syria

Hmeymim airbase, Latakia, Syria (CNN)Russians are renowned for their endless patience -- and I sometimes feel they like to test us foreigners whenever they can.

Certainly our journey into Syria with the Russian defense ministry was testing: Seven hours on a bus to a military airport outside Moscow, three hours going through security, then six hours on a Soviet-era Tupolev passenger jet to Syria.

It was 4 a.m. when we finally touched down, bleary-eyed, at the Hmeymin Air Base in Latakia on northwest Syria's Mediterranean coast, the staging ground for Russia's air war against Islamist terror groups fighting for control of Syria.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 21, 2015

Russia Shows Off Military Might In Syria -- SKY News

Russia’s defence spending hits 10 year high: NATO mulls package to bolster Turkey’s air defence -- IBTimes

Putin: Russia Will Develop, Not Use, Nuclear Weapons -- AP

Russia Reinforces Base In Armenia -- RFE

General sees improvement of Russian army image in recent years -- TASS

Russian-made Su-27/30 fighter jets third most popular combat aircraft worldwide -- TASS

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to Stage Massive Military Drill in February -- Algemeiner

Warplanes: F-16 Fever In the Middle East -- Strategy Page

India's Auditing Agency Punches Holes in Russian Sukhoi -- Defense News

US says bombers didn't intend to fly over China-held island -- Stars and Stripes

The Costs and Benefits of an 'Accidental' FONOP in the South China Sea -- Ankit Panda, The Diplomat

China Tells U.S. to Stop Flexing Military Muscle in Asia -- Bloomberg

China appoints first anti-terror czar: state media -- AFP

2015 a Pivotal Year for China’s Cyber Armies -- The Diplomat

Philippines vows stronger military to back South China Sea claim -- Reuters

Vietnam to Get Fifth Kilo Submarine from Russia in Early 2016 -- The Diplomat

We're going to need a bigger harbour! £100m bill to make Portsmouth deep enough for Navy's giant new warships -- Daily Mail

Cameron to send women soldiers into close combat for the first time despite top brass warnings that female fighters could damage our 'warrior ethos' -- Daily Mail

U.K. to Increase Nigeria Military Backing to Combat Boko Haram -- Bloomberg

Turkey Tests Armed Drone -- Defense News

Israel finishes testing new missile system built with $150mn US aid -- RT

IDF names new commanders of Ground Forces, Navy -- Jerusalem Post

Pentagon Eyeing More Prepositioning of Gear -- Defense News

Lockheed Martin Delivers 45 F-35s in 2015 -- Defense news

Foreign port visits resume for US nuclear-armed Navy subs -- Washington Times

US Navy Prepares Carrier Strike Group to Kick Off Great Green Fleet -- Military.com

US Navy investigating damage to guided-missile submarine that struck buoy -- CNN

US Senator pressures Navy to punish SEALs commander -- Daily Press

Notorious U.S. Army blimp program may be suspended indefinitely -- CBS

NSA Will Overhaul Its Workforce Next Year -- Defense One

Amos investigation unsealed: Anger, confusion, controversy -- Andrew deGrandpre, Military Times

Infantry: The Importance Of Making Every Shot Count -- Strategy Page

The truth about 3-D printing and nuclear proliferation -- Amy Nelson, War On The Rocks

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 29, 2015

The U.S. is now preparing to boost its Special Forces presence in Syria to help warplanes identify high value jihadist targets. The move in part would be in response to Russia’s recent military intervention in the region

Daily Mail: U.S. could send Special Forces to find high-value Syrian terror targets in significant ramping up of the war against ISIS

* America is now preparing to boost its Special Forces presence in Syria
* The move comes after Russia’s recent military intervention in the region
* New ‘boots on the ground’ will help identify jihadist targets on the frontline
* Military officials also examining plans to send Apache helicopters to Iraq

America is preparing to boost its Special Forces presence in Syria to help warplanes identify high value jihadist targets.

The Pentagon is looking to deploy Green Berets or other special operations forces inside the country in a significant ramping up of the war against Islamic State.

The move in part would be in response to Russia’s military intervention in the region which critics have claimed left the US looking ineffectual.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 29, 2015

U.S. looking at expanding role on ground in Iraq, Syria -- Defense News

Iraq ‘didn’t ask’ for US ground operations against ISIS -- RT

US begins consultations on military support for Kurdish militias in Syria — source -- TASS

New allies in northern Syria don’t seem to share U.S. goals -- McClatchy News

Nato 'plotting to send 4,000 soldiers to Russian border' as tension with Vladimir Putin increases -- Mirror

Okinawa affairs minister says Futenma, U.S. military issues outside her mandate -- Japan Times

US, Chinese Naval Chiefs To Talk -- Defense News

China Pushes Back Against U.S. Influence in the Seas of East Asia -- NYT

White House Moves to Reassure Allies With South China Sea Patrol, but Quietly -- NYT

US Pacific Commander to Visit China After US Ship Sails in Disputed Waters -- Sputnik

US To Sail Again Near Islets Claimed By China -- Defense News/AFP

The final flight: The only remaining active Vulcan bomber soars into the clouds for one last time before bringing the curtain down on its legendary career -- Daily Mail

Israel’s all-inclusive F-35I deal doesn’t grant full tech access -- Flight Global

Pentagon Wants Inexpensive, Less Complex Ships -- National Defense

New US Marines Combat Vehicle Faces Risks From Fast Track Development -- Sputnik

M982 - Smart Artillery Round -- Orvelin Valle, We Are The Mighty

US Air Force Expands $393Mln Intelligence, Reconnaissance System Order -- Sputnik

$3Billion Military Blimp (JLENS) Goes AWOL -- AP

JLENS Spy Blimp on the Ground After Journey Over Pennsylvania -- Defense News

Mabus: Unmanned Systems Key to Future of Navy -- National Defense

USAF intel chief proposes single-operator MQ-9 cockpit -- Flight Global

US Lawmakers Look for $5 Billion Defense Cut -- Defesne News

This little-known federal agency can't explain why it needs a fleet of 1,100 flashy SUVs -- The Week

Thousands Of Soldiers With Mental Health Disorders Kicked Out For 'Misconduct' -- NPR

Medal of Honor recipient Groberg: 'Now I have a big responsibility' -- Stars and Stripes

Decline of the U.S. Navy carrier air wing -- Eric Palmer Blog

How To Cut Predator, Reaper UAV Crew In Half: Lt. Gen. Otto -- Richard Whittle, Breaking Defense

What the new ‘Long Range Strike Bomber’ is replacing -- Washington Post

Mystery Plane: The secrecy around the USAF's LRS-B brings military value, but some ill-understood costs. -- Rachel Rizzo & James Hasik, Atlantic Council

Northrop’s Long Range Strike-Bomber: What We Still Don’t Know -- Defense News

US Army Lost Track of 27 Ballistic Missiles Left Over from Cold War-Era -- Sputnik

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 17, 2015

US Navy Photo/Alamy

Bill Sweetman, Daily Beast: The Pentagon is On Course for Fiscal Disaster

The U.S. military is planning on spending megabucks on a slew of new weapons systems—with no obvious way to pay for them.

If the Pentagon was a family, the parents would be buying new cars every other year and eating out three times a week while blithely planning to put all five kids through Harvard. This is sometimes called the “bow wave” in defense circles, but that’s a euphemism for fiscal misfeasance.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 17, 2015

Shortchanging Missile Defense: The need is urgent as nuclear threats proliferate. -- WSJ

Iran arms exports to Iraq tolerated in fight against Isis says report -- The Guardian

Military chiefs in Saudi for anti-Islamic State talks -- Jakarta Post

Saudi Military Says Helicopter Crashes, Kills 4 Crew Members -- ABC News

Two new generation radars to be commissioned ahead of time in Russia's Siberia -- ITAR-TASS

Russia’s Su-34, MiG Fighter Jets Begin Combat Exercises; Dutch Military To Inspect Southern Russia -- IBTimes

Russia Angles to Snatch $20Bln Indian Fighter Jet Deal From France -- Moscow Times

Germany Says Russian Moves Triggering Military Shift -- Bloomberg

Poland to Spend $42bn on Military Hardware in Next Decade -- Newsweek

Italy to maintain F-35 jet orders despite political pressure -sources -- Reuters

Ex-MI6 chief urges debate over Libya intervention after ISIS beheads Coptic Christians -- RT

The veil is lifting on the world's largest military -- The Economist

Warplanes: And Then There Were Five Chinese Stealth Fighters -- Strategy Page

Corruption in China’s Military: One of Many Problems -- Dennis J. Blasko, War On The Rocks

Chad begins U.S.-backed military exercise as warm-up for Boko Haram -- Reuters

America's Future 6th Gen. Fighter Faces a Changing World -- John Stillion, Real Clear Defense

Space: How Google Killed The KH-12 -- Strategy Page

Reinventing The Army Via ‘Pacific Pathways’ -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense

‘Such a knucklehead’: US army commander admits confusing location of key Ukrainian city -- RT

As Hagel’s tenure as secretary of defense ends, a look back -- Stars and Stripes

New defense chief makes Pentagon debut; wife slips, falls on ice -- AP

Army tracks most-wanted fugitives on new website -- Army Times

Army eases policy on transgender soldiers -- Military Times

Pentagon Risks Soldiers’ Health, Safety to Save Money -- Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

5 U.S. Special Operations Forces Terrorists Should Fear -- National Interest

Special Operations: The Revenge Of The Bureaucrats -- Strategy Page

Spy agencies fund climate research in hunt for weather weapon, scientist fears -- The Guardian

The F-35 and Defense Transformation -- Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake, Defense News

The original Air Force One found neglected and baking in the Arizona desert: Aircraft on which Eisenhower wrote his 'Atoms for Peace' speech has fallen on hard times -- Daily Mail

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 26, 2011

Military Preps for Hurricane Irene -- Military.com

Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the east coast, and the U.S. military is taking steps to ensure warfighting assets are out of Mother Nature's way. The Navy is moving ships out to sea and prepping aircraft to move inland, and the Air Force has already evacuated aircraft from at least one vulnerable North Carolina base. At the same time all services are warning members and families to prepare for the worst.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. Navy sorties dozens of ships ahead of Irene -- Navy Times

Gadhafi’s Loose Weapons Could Number a ‘Thousand Times’ Saddam’s -- Danger Room

China deploys advanced n-missile on Indian border: US -- Indian Express

China Has ‘Workable’ Anti-Ship Missile Design, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg

China’s development of fighter jets relies on Russian systems -- Washington Times

Nuclear safety getting worse in military facilities, says MoD study -- The Guardian

Australia: Collins-class submarine forced to surface after engine failure -- The Australian

Russia ready to help Venezuela with weaponry purchases -- RIA Novosti

Finland: No NATO Membership Anytime Soon -- Defense News

Pentagon Isn’t Sweating China’s New Weapons of Doom -- Danger Room

U.S. worried about Chinese military -- UPI

US Military Video Shows Hypersonic Aircraft Test Flight -- Space.com

Grounding Ends for Remaining U.S. F-35s -- Defense News

Navy Official Questions Need For JSF Variants -- Aviation Week

New Humvee Upgrade Rides Great Until... Then Great Ride Continues -- Aol Defense

Third Production C-5M Super Galaxy Delivered to US Air Force -- RTT

Betting on the next wave of cyber-security -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon is investing in a greener military -- Physorg

C.I.A. Demands Cuts in Book About 9/11 and Terror Fight -- New York Times

NYPD confirms CIA officer works at department -- Breitbart/AP

Military widows find safe haven, remember loved ones at Alaska retreat -- Washington Post

Why are we subverting the Constitution in the name of security? -- Thomas Drake, Washington Post

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 13, 2011

Gates Says NATO Could Face 'Irrelevance' In The Future -- Voice of America

American Defense Secretary Robert Gates has told NATO members that they need to do more -- and spend more -- to support the alliance.

ROBERT GATES: "The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense.”

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO at the crossroads after Gates speech -- AP

Russia objects to US warship in Black Sea -- Yahoo News/AP

Is a European missile shield worth it? -- DoD Buzz

Iran successfully tests domestic air defense missiles -- RIA Novosti

Pakistan military 'should forgo American aid' -- The Telegraph

Pakistan tells CIA chief no U.S. boots on the ground -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Military training jet crashes in Canada -- UPI

S. Korea to deploy Apache-class attack helicopters on western border island -- Yonhap News

China Has Second Thoughts About Indian Ocean Base -- Strategy Page

South Korea Looks to Military Robots for Security -- Azorobotics

Renewable Energy to be a Major Investment Priority for Military Agencies during the Next 20 Years -- IBTimes

The battle to replace the Hellfire -- DoD Buzz

US foresees $46 billion in 2011 military sales -- AFP

Policy Options for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) -- Defense Talk

House Panel Seeks Report If Boeing Tanker Cost Rises $5 Million -- SFGate

House panel recommends Navy procurement cuts -- Navy Times

US Littoral Combat Ship: Far Off Budget -- Defpro

Defense Secretary Nominee Backs Prompt Global Strike Effort -- Global Security Newswire

New military radio unveiled -- UPI

Boeing's History Is Its Future -- Ares/Aviation Week

Drugmaker pays millions in suit over military's use of Factor VII -- Stars and Stripes

Sergeant getting Medal of Honor is a hero's hero -- AP

At Ramstein, America's military aeromedical mission heats up -- CNET News

Eye doctors salvage sight in war zone -- USA Today

Second Group of Women Chosen for Sub Service -- Military.com

Pentagon’s New Factory: Your DNA -- Danger Room

Army nixes the beret for ACUs, offers alternative to Velcro -- Stars and Stripes

40 years after leak, Pentagon Papers coming out -- Yahoo News/AP

'Collective Military Irrelevance'. Bob Gates tells the all too bitter truth about NATO. -- Wall Street Journal (commentary)

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 25, 2011

Photo from Mangrums.net

Female Soldiers Say They’re Up For Battle -- Army Times/AP

COMBAT OUTPOST RAHMAN KHEYL, Afghanistan — Pfc. Tasha Conger and Pfc. Tanya Redinbaugh hope their service will seem typical someday. For now, they’re part of a tiny minority of female soldiers living at front-line combat positions.

That could change if a national commission gets its way. The commission told Congress last month that if a woman can show she’s qualified, she ought to be allowed to take any military job.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Defying gravity in the Air Force: The military isn't just for men -- Syracuse.com

Iran mounts missiles on hovercrafts -- Press TV

Report: Aussies eyeing U.S. GCV -- DoD Buzz

SAS at risk of recruitment crisis as Army is stretched http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifto the limit -- The Telegraph

MoD accused of misleading MPs over safety of submarine reactors -- Herald Scotland

Russian Helicopters Are Back -- Strategy Page

New Chinese shipborne navy jet fighter makes waves among analysts -- Global Times

Karzai says no to US Permanent military bases -- The Nation

Stability And Security In Space -- Space Daily

U.S. Air Force Changes Mind -- Again -- on Funds to Study ICBM Options -- Global Security Newswire

Apache to field ground fire-detection system -- U.S. Army

Defense CIO wants to speed adoption of cloud, mobile technologies -- Computer World

Japan quake briefly cut US military computer links -- AP

U.S. troops restore a train station, one dirt pile at a time -- Stars And Stripes

Female U.S. soldiers "encouraged" to wear hijabs while in public in Afghanistan -- Mangums.net

The new U.S. Army chief’s challenges -- Army Times

Holly Petraeus: An Army Wife Takes Command -- NPR

Supreme Court May Review Law that Prevents Military Personnel from Suing for Medical Malpractice -- AllGov

Obama's Machete Hacks Up Pentagon Budget -- Jed Babbin, American Spectator (commentary)

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 14, 2010

KNIGHT RESCUE - U.S. Navy sailors observe flight operations aboard the USS Peleliu as Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters prepare for take-off to provide aid to flood-stricken Pakistan, under way in the North Arabian Sea, Aug. 13, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar A. Dominquez

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Sea Links -- New Wars

Japan Arms Ban Hurts Security as Firms Quit Industry, Business Lobby Says -- Bloomberg

Japan Wants More Submarines -- Strategy Page

Soldiers Try To Trade Tech Support For Afghan Intel -- The Danger Room

Germany to Phase Out Conscription: Report -- Defense News

U.S. Tests Mock Nuclear Bomb -- Global Security Newswire

'Vigilant Eagle' Tests NORAD, Russian Response -- Space Daily

U.S. Justice Department Stonewalls Sen. Cornyn on Military Voting -- Washington Times

Lesbian Cadet Quits West Point: Cites 'don't ask, don't tell' policy -- FOX News

EXCLUSIVE: Navy Air Force Inspector General Under Investigation After Dismissing Anti-Gay Harassment Complaint -- FOX News

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 24, 2010

COIN in Real Life -- Defense Tech

We’ve had a lot of discussion at Defense Tech and across other Military​.com properties about counterinsurgency and how COIN theory should be applied in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. The echo chamber in DC and military centers of excellence are wallpapered with treatises from think tanks and other annointed 500-pound brains.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Gates Gone Early Next Year? -- DoD Buzz

Obama Outlines Changes to U.S. Security Doctrine -- Global Security Newswire

Britain's Defense Choices: What To Cut -- Defense News

South Korean Navy to get new course after loss of Cheonan -- Joong Ang Daily

Intelligence: Killing Snowflakes (Taliban fears on being spied on) -- Strategy Page

Course correction in carriers’ future -- Sign On San Diego

Study Calls for Halt of UK Carrier/JSF Programme -- Defence Professionals

Hawaii's Hickam base preparing for arrival of its F-22 Raptors -- Honolulu Advertiser

Floating Causeway Boosts Hospital Ship Ops -- War Is Boring

Pentagon to Troop-Killing Superbugs: Resistance is Futile -- The Danger Room

Shalikashvili Says, Repeal DADT Now -- Armchair Generalist

GPS is getting an $8-billion upgrade -- L.A. Times

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 18, 2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Strategic Missile Forces Chief Nikolai Solovtsov walk past Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile at a nuclear missile base in Teikovo, some 250 km (150 miles) northeast of Moscow, Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Report Urges Action to Break Tactical Nuke Deadlock In Europe -- Global Security Newswire

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Russia should agree to exchange data about their respective tactical nuclear arsenals in Europe as a step toward hastening the process of removing the weapons, a new report urges.

The two former Cold War adversaries have taken unilateral action to reduce these arms stocks on the continent, amid warnings that nuclear weapons as small as torpedoes or gravity bombs are difficult to track and might pose a serious risk of terrorist theft or unauthorized use.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

New U.S. Bomber To Focus Heavily On ISR -- Aviation Week

Video–F-22 undefeated at Al Dhafra: 27th FS pilot -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Recession hasn’t dampened sales of military planes -- The Hill

Israeli Robots Over Iran -- Strategy Page

Russian Military Aircrew Numbers Tumble -- Aviation Week

UK helicopter-making under threat as MoD nods to Boeing -- Times Online

Furore Over UK Defence Budget Shifts -- Defense Professionals

Iran Missile a Big Deal -- Defense Tech

Spytech Agency Wants Software Brains to Connect the Dots -- Danger Room

Obama, Medvedev may get arms deal "in principle" -- Reuters

Unmanned unit tested for psychological warfare --UPI

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 15, 2009

Hat Tip Worldwide War Pigs

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. Eyes Super Tucano for SpecOps Work -- Defense News

Defense Firm's Global Warming Solution: More Drones -- The Danger Room

Air-Based Logistics in Afghanistan -- Captain's Quarters

Self-Propelled Howitzer PZH 2000 at the Australian Air Show -- Defense Talk

Uncle Sam Still Wants Her at Age 58 -- Military.com

U.S. Navy Air and Missile Defense Command -- Strategy Page

The CIA's Buddhist affair -- Toronto Star

Former FBI chief: NSA can't run cybersecurity alone -- CNET

CIA, NSA Adopting Web 2.0 Strategies -- Information Week

US casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan (By State)

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 26, 2009

A U.S. Army soldier looks out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Bagram, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2009. He and other soldiers, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, participated in a humanitarian mission to deliver supplies to Afghan villagers. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Prentice C. Martin-Bowen

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Obama budget to scrutinize DOD weapons programs -- AP

Obama Names Five to Key Defense Department Posts -- U.S. Department Of Defense

Marketing for the clueless audience (Video of the F-22 and F-35) -- War Is Boring

Aerial tanker replacement is top priority-Pentagon -- Forbes/Reuters

Navantia Lays Keel Of Fifth F-100 Frigate -- Defense Technology News

Growler Power: EA-18G boasts F-22 kill -- The Dew Line

CIA Chief: Drone War Over Pakistan to Continue -- The Danger Room

Estonian spy sold Nato secrets. -- BBC News

Pakistan foreign minister pushes US for drones -- AP

Smart Weapons for Small UAVs, HPM for Missiles. -- Aviation Week

Herons, Eagles and Reapers Soar in Afghanistan -- Defense Updates

Poland confirms plans to deploy U.S. Patriot missile systems -- RIA Novosti

U.S. navy says no sign yet of new Iran naval bases -- Naval Open Source Intelligence

Russian authorities accept blame for massive oil spillage -- Irish Independent

'Secret' Troops a Last Chance for Pakistan -- and Maybe Us -- Spy Talk

Convicted CIA Official Was Suspected of Sharing Woman with Russian Mole -- Spy Talk

Video: War Bots and the Littoral Combat Ship -- War Is Boring

Pentagon OKs Photos of Returning War Dead -- Military.com

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 21, 2009

Stryker vehicles will equip six brigade combat teams. From Army Technology.com

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Sukhoi Confirms Su-35 Deliveries To Russian Air Force In 2011 -- Defense Professionals

Why Raytheon Designed A Ray Gun? -- Defense Technology News

Deep Cuts Will Require an Innovation Strategy -- Information Dissemination

Spy for Israel sold bugged cars to Hizbullah members - report -- The Daily Star

Osprey heads out on Bataan for deployment -- Pilot Online

New Russian nuclear sub to start trials -- RIA Novosti

Gates Willing to Pay More for Kyrgyzstan Base -- Wall Street Journal

Ballistic Missile Defense Efforts Tied to Iran, Gates Says -- U.S. Department Of Defense

Afghanistan Logistics Trouble -- Worldwide War Pigs

B-2 Bomber Weapons -- Worldwide War Pigs

Agencies Rapped Over Untracked Weapons -- Military.com

The Middle East, F-35 And SA-20 -- Defense Technology News

US Army to Deploy Stryker Vehicles in Afghanistan / Strykers Gear Up for New Mission in Afghanistan -- Defense Technology News