Sunday, April 22, 2018

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 22, 2018

As storm clouds gather in the background multiple B-2 Spirit aircraft land for aircraft recovery Aug. 24, 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-2s low-observable, or “stealth,” characteristics give it the ability to penetrate an enemy’s most sophisticated defenses and threaten its most-valued, heavily defended targets while avoiding adversary detection, tracking and engagement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovan Banks)

The Warzone/The Drive: Huge Strategic Exercise Is Underway With Half The B-2 Fleet Airborne Over The U.S. (Updated)

A series of strategic aircraft movements, including the congregation of a dozen KC-10s tankers, signaled a major operation was underway.

It started around 4pm PST when no less than a dozen KC-10 tankers began to pop up over the central United States. Around the same time, spotters in Minneapolis-St. Paul looked up to see a quartet of B-2 bombers barreling their way towards the southwest, their contrails streaking across the sky. It seems that two other groups of B-2s, another four-ship formation and a two-ship formation, followed shortly after. That is half the B-2 fleet in the air together at one time—something was clearly going on.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 22, 2018

South Korea Says North Agrees to U.S. Military Presence in the Peninsula -- Newsweek

Russia calls on U.S., South Korea to cut military activity after North Korean move -- Reuters

Xi Jinping claims progress on national security in meeting of secretive commission -- South China Morning Post

China deploys new missile seen as 'Guam Express' -- Nikkei Asian Review

China: No Military Aim of Corridor Project With Pakistan -- VOA

Russia Put Up A Smoke Screen To Hide Delivery of S-300 SAMs To Syria According To Claim -- Warzone/The Drive

US Strikes on Syria Promoted Russian Weapons - Military Specialist -- Sputnik

Proton Launches Russian Military Communications Satellite -- Space.com

Russia’s Shipbuilding Program: Postponed Blue-Water Ambitions -- Ihor Kabanenko, RCD

Australia’s new military leadership: a view from America -- Nathan Finney, The Strategist

Trump sees big arms sales as quick fix for Japan trade deficit -- Nikkei Asian Review

Mexico cleared to buy Seahawk helicopters -- Defense News

Forces plan rule changes as 15 per cent of Canada’s regular military unable to deploy -- National Post

German soldier must be reimbursed for luxury cruise, court rules -- DW

Germany shouldn’t buy the F-35, Europe needs military independence – Airbus Defense CEO -- RT

America's F-35s, F-15s and F/A-18s Will Soon Have a New Bomb to Drop -- National Interest

Navy, Marine Leadership Looking at LPD Flight II Missiles, Additional Virginia-class Buys -- USNI News

Congress members call on US Army to buy Iron Dome -- Globes

Pentagon Aims to Win Global Race for New Hypersonic Technologies -- Military.com

A Small Part Is Causing Big Problems For The Army’s Apache Fleet -- Task & Purpose

Goal of 80,000 Recruits Won't Be Met, Army Secretary Says -- Military.com

Strong US economy hurting Army recruitment, military officials say -- FOX News

Army lowers recruiting goal but leaders say more soldiers are staying on -- CBS/AP

Lawmaker: Is the Army Paying Too Much for its New Ultra-Light Vehicle? -- Kit Up!

Trump VA pick faces challenge to convince senators he’s ready for job -- The Hill

White House announces new deputy national security advisor -- Defense News

The US Military Has A Satellite Problem -- Newsy

Global Military Drone Market to Reach $13B by 2024 -- Rotor & Wing

Military vet sets out to make world's strongest bullet-proof vest -- FOX News

Report: Fallen Air Force Tech Sgt. Approved for Medal of Honor -- Military.com

CIA declassifies memo on nominee's handling of interrogation tapes -- The Hill

The CIA Is Getting a Private-Sector Makeover -- Bloomberg

CIA Discrimination Against Disabled Officers Is Hurting the U.S. -- Daily Beast

Red lines and military strikes: Media coverage of the Syrian war -- Al Jazeera

Drones Level the Battlefield for Extremists -- Alexander Harper, RCD

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's rare for ten B2 Spirits to be combat coded and airworthy simultaneously, never mind seeing ten airborn in one exercise. Something is up. Is this all for show, to send a messge... or are they practicing for something big and imminent?