Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 17, 2014

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) gestures next to Strategic Command commander Adm. Cecil Haney at a news briefing to announce reforms to the nuclear enterprise at the Pentagon in Washington, November 14, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Military Scrambles To Keep Its Edge Despite Budget Woes -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Short of funds, and awash in global challenges, the U.S. military-industrial complex is betting on robotics and other new technologies to stay ahead of rapid advances in weapons development by China, Russia and other potential foes.



But with budgets already under pressure and deeper cuts looming in fiscal 2016, it remains uncertain if the Pentagon can win support in Congress to speed up the acquisition process and turn the new technologies into game-changing weapons.



Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveiled a new "Defense Innovation Initiative" at a conference at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Saturday, an effort to secure and expand the U.S. military's competitive edge.



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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 17, 2014

Hagel Announces New Technology Initiative to Stay Ahead of China, Russia -- DoD Buzz



Hagel Lists Key Technologies For US Military; Launches ‘Offset Strategy’ -- Breaking Defense



Hagel announces new Pentagon research and development program -- FOX News/AP



Pentagon to sharpen tech edge with robotics, 3D printing, weaponry -- ZDNet



Hagel: US Needs Game-Changing Military Innovation -- Military.com/AP



Another Pentagon official calls for innovation -- Washington Post



Hagel says U.S. military accelerating mission to train Iraqi troops -- Reuters



New Stealth Submarine to Join Russian Navy by End of Year: Defense Ministry -- Sputnik



Russia to Start Deploying Own Space Station in 2017: Reports -- Sputnik



Poroshenko says too early for Ukraine to join NATO -- ITAR-TASS



With J-31 Flight, China Makes a Statement -- Defense News



China-P'stan Fighter Jet Nears First Foreign Deal -- Bloomberg Businessweek



China Training Pakistan Army Along Indo-Pakistani Border -- Sputnik



China’s showpiece fighter jet crashes on test flight; 7 hurt -- Free Press Journal



Will Turkey stick with Chinese missile defense deal? -- Al-Monitor



Thai Army Helicopter Crashes in North, Kills 5 -- AP



US Document Riles Critics of Proposed Canadian F-35 Buy -- Defense News



Airbus Might Face Higher Costs on Delayed Military Transport Plane -- NYT



2016 US Defense Budget Could Be $60B Over Spending Caps -- Defense News



Pentagon Concerned Over Russia's Military Presence Near Gulf of Mexico -- Sputnik



US to Send Over 2,000 Additional Soldiers to Ebola-Hit Countries: Pentagon -- Sputnik



US Begin $1 Trillion Upgrade of Nuclear Weapons Arsenal -- IBTimes



Why the US had only 1 wrench for 450 nuclear missiles -- KDVR



U.S. Navy Expects Further Orders of Boeing Jets -- Marine Link



US Marines in market for Reaper-sized UAS -- Flight Global



Second stealthy destroyer starting to take shape -- AP



Pentagon chief wants to look at base closures -- Orange County Register



US Army Works Toward Single Ground Robot -- Defense News



'Most wanted': Army to roll out list of fugitives -- Army Times



US prosecutors troubled by extent of military fraud -- AP



Kicked out captains lose promised college benefit -- Army Times



Army aviator sues over forced retirement after attempting to stop lesbian kissing -- New York Daily News



Army soldier, war dog reunited after adoption application snafu -- Washington Times



The Pentagon Is Tightening Its Belt -- Andrea Shalal, Business Insider/Reuters



Watch the U.S. Army’s Mock Battle Inside a Nuclear Reactor -- Kevin Knodell, War Is Boring



Desperate F-16 Pilots Used Anti-Tank Missiles as Cameras -- David Axe, War Is Boring