Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 30, 2015

Friday, 30 January 2015


A Predator B unmanned aircraft at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov. 8, 2011.



Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. armed drone program in Yemen facing intelligence gaps



Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 30, 2015



U.S. drone strategy in trouble as Yemeni al Qaeda gathers support -- Reuters



Boko Haram crisis: African Union backs regional force of 7,500 troops -- BBC



Russia boasts it will maintain military superiority over the West until 2020 at least as it continues to add to its nuclear arsenal despite recession -- Daily Mail



Russian Next-Gen 100-Ton Nuclear Missile Could Be Test-Fired By 2017, Says Russian News Wire -- IBTimes



Defense chief says Russia to maintain military superiority: Interfax -- Reuters



Russian Military to Get 50 Intercontinental Missiles -- AP



Drone footage reveals ghost Soviet military base hidden in German forest -- RT



Russia says patrols near UK airspace were 'routine' -- BBC



Poland to launch civilian military training in response to Ukrainian crisis -- RT



China stresses more anti-corruption efforts in military -- Xinhua



China to deploy range of naval ships in Indian Ocean -- Economic Times



North Korea expands mandatory military service to include women -- UPI



France Considers Leases for A400M, Frigates -- Defense News



Airbus Shakes Up Its Military Aircraft Unit -- NYT



US Military Classifies Information About Afghanistan's Troops -- ABC News



General: US Army Programs Hinge on Helo Swap -- Defense News



Pentagon Seeks 13% Weapons Increase as Obama Urges End to Cuts -- Bloomberg



$561bn Pentagon budget planned, advocates say real budget is $1trn -- RT



Military Chiefs Warn Anew About Sequester Cuts -- Defense News



Pentagon Tells Congress to Stop Buying Equipment it Doesn't Need -- Military.com



AFSOC Wants to Research Adding Laser Weapons to AC-130 -- Defense Tech



US Navy wants robots to train Marines -- RT



US Navy Launches Video Game for Training Sailors -- Sputnik



CIA Picks Undercover Veteran ‘Spider’ as Spy Chief -- WSJ



Congressional commission releases new plan to overhaul military pay and retirement -- Washington Post



Drone Threat to Nuclear Plants -- Melissa Hersh, Defense News



Special Forces face increased cyber risks, challenges -- Army Times



US Special Forces Are Operating in More Countries Than You Can Imagine -- Nick Turse, The Nation



What Downturn? Top Pentagon Contractors Turn In Strong Results Despite Soft Demand -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

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