Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 20, 2017

A police officer stands guard near Japan and South Korea national flags at a hotel in Tokyo, June 22, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

SCMP: Friends or ‘frenemies’? South Korea fails to meet obligations of military intelligence sharing deal with Japan

Known as the General Security of Military Information Agreement, the pact was signed in late November 2016 under president at the time, Park Geun-hye

South Korea is failing to meet the terms of an agreement reached last year with Japan to share a wide array of military intelligence, according to a report in Japan’s Asahi newspaper.

An unnamed source in the Japanese armed forces claimed that the only information that Seoul has shared to date relates directly to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes. Data that South Korean has gathered on the activities of the Chinese military in the South China Sea, for example, has not been provided, the source said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 20, 2017

South Korea refuses to share military intelligence with Japan: report -- Korea Herald

Seoul: 2 top North Korean military officers punished -- ABC News/AP

N. Korea conducts rare inspection of key military organ: spy agency -- Korea Herald

South Korea fears further missile advances by North this year in threat to U.S. -- Reuters

South Korea Fears Further Missile Advances by North This Year in Threat to U.S. -- US News and World Report

South Korea Renews Vow to Buy Stealth Fighters, Drones, Missile Systems -- Defense Tech

Countering North Korea: US Congress authorizes major buildup in homeland missile defense -- Defense News

U.S. Plans to Use Weapons of the Future to Take Down North Korean Missiles -- Newsweek

How Do U.S. Military Ships Compare to North Korea's Growing Navy? -- Newsweek

China sends bombers and intelligence-gathering planes through international airspace near Okinawa -- Japan Times

China’s aircraft carrier conundrum: hi-tech launch system for old, heavy fighter jets -- SCMP

Kabul Investigates Reports of Taliban Using Russian-made Night Vision Equipment -- VOA

Iraqi militia publicizes Iranian Qods Force chief by Syrian border town -- Long War Journal

Are Hamas drones really a threat to Israel? -- Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor

Russian Military Mounts Missiles Near NATO Borders in Central Kaliningrad -- Newsweek

Russia's Supersonic Bombers: Now Locked and Loaded with New Supersonic Missiles -- National Interest

Not That Invisible: Russian Radars Spot Overhyped French Stealth Frigate -- Sputnik

Russian Navy keeping close eye on French stealth frigate in Black Sea — source -- TASS

Ukraine Fields an Armed Drone for Use Against Pro-Russian Forces -- Defense One

Erdogan's Top Aide Reportedly Calls to Reconsider Turkey's Membership in NATO -- Sputnik

Erdogan’s chief adviser calls for Turkey’s NATO membership to be reconsidered – local media -- RT

Head of NATO tells Canada to gear itself up for Russian cyber threats -- CBC

Argentine navy ramps up hunt for missing German-built submarine with 44 crew -- DW

U.S. military builds up in land of ‘Black Hawk Down’ disaster -- Politico

US troops lack support despite expanding mission in Africa -- Military Times

US service members restricted to base, alcohol prohibited after deadly crash in Okinawa -- ABC News

The Air Force is throwing money at pilots to stay. Fewer and fewer are interested. -- Air Force Times

US Army's next-gen cruise missiles can reach targets over 480km away -- IBTimes

All Navy Carriers to Deploy with Dive Chambers to Treat Sick Pilots -- Defense Tech

The U.S. Military Is Building a Fleet of Star Trek-Inspired 'Shadow' Bombers Invisible to Radar -- Newsweek

West Point cadet makes the list of Rhodes scholars -- AP

Earning it: A complete history of Army berets and who's allowed to wear them -- Army Times

Separate housing for veterans in jail becomes a national trend -- Washington Examiner

False Flag: Investigating Stolen Valor -- Todd Brogowski, Medium

U.S. drafted request to deploy nukes on Honshu in 1960s, documents show -- Japan Times

What’s inside the $700 billion defense budget plan headed to Trump’s desk? -- Military Times