Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 12, 2017



Al Arabiya/AFP: On Russia’s Syria pullout claims, Pentagon voices skepticism

The Pentagon on Monday voiced skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he had ordered the partial withdrawal of troops from Syria.

Putin visited the war-torn nation Monday and said a “significant part” of the Russian troop contingent in Syria is heading home after their mission had been largely completed.

But Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian Rankine-Galloway said such declarations were not necessarily reflected by action.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 12, 2017

Russia not withdrawing forces from Syria, Pentagon says -- Reuters

Russia will keep bases in Syria to strike at insurgents: Kremlin -- Reuters

Pentagon not yet ready to declare victory over ISIS in Iraq -- Washington Examiner

China's Second Aircraft Carrier Is Its Most Crucial Yet -- Popular Mechanics

North Korea says it is a 'matchless nuclear weapons state' -- UPI

Report: U.S. Navy deployed spy plane near North Korea -- UPI

U.S. 'well postured' to deal with possible N.K. SLBM: Pentagon -- Yonhap News Agency

US officials fear North Korea building biological weapons amid signs of microbe production -- The Telegraph

N.Korea media reports on munitions industry conference for first time -- NK News

Russia's top general warns against US-South Korea exercises -- Nikkei Asian Review

Spat over the F-35 bubbles up in Germany -- Defense News

Lawmakers extend German military missions until spring -- FOX News/AP

UK defence minister on $6.7bn arms deal with Qatar -- Al Jazeera

Potential ‘harm’ to economy now a factor in all Canada defense competitions -- Defense News

Pentagon Looking to Triple Size of Afghan Air Force by 2025 -- Sputnik

Hunting Taliban and Islamic State Fighters, From 20,000 Feet -- New York Times

Helmand again the focus of US strategy in Afghanistan -- Military Times

A return of flying sergeants? Air Force says no despite too few pilots -- Dayton Daily News

Fix the Fighter Pilot Shortage: It Can Be Done -- George Perry, RCD

SECNAV Memo: Navy Won’t Reactivate Perry Frigates for SOUTHCOM Mission; Will Send Ships to Fight Drug War in 2018 -- USNI News

Bath Iron Works to support Arleigh Burke-class destroyers -- UPI

Marine Corps Wants Hundreds More Small Boats for Coastal Operations -- Defense Tech/Military.com

US Officials, Lawmakers Warn More Cyberattacks Coming -- VOA

Trump signs $700B defense budget into law -- UPI

Trump announces pick for nuclear weapons czar -- Defense News

US military: 1 soldier dies, 2 injured in vehicle incident -- Fox News/AP

Ex-US Army defector Charles Robert Jenkins who spent decades in North Korea, dies at 77 -- DW

Does the U.S. Military Maintain Secret Underwater Bases? -- Diana Brown, How Stuff Works

After Court Ruling, Military Will Accept Openly Transgender Recruits As Of Jan. 1 -- NPR

Why Military Women Are Missing from the #MeToo Moment -- Time

Global U.S. military presence questioned -- Bryan Bender, Politico

Cruise Missiles – A Greater Threat Than North Korea’s Ballistic Missiles -- Sandy Clark, RCD

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