A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter drops off a U.S. soldier for a mission near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Dec. 20. Obama’s budget proposal, and the ensuing battles, could be a preview of the national security debate in the 2016 presidential election. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
Greg Jaffe, Washington Post: Obama budget’s boost for military spending points to brewing national security debate
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 2, 2015
Obama to request hike in US military budget -- AFP
US Budget Request Will Change Drastically, Experts Say -- Defense News
E. Ukrainian rebels announce recruiting drive, plan 5 new brigades -- RT
Report: Breedlove, administration officials back defensive weapons for Ukraine -- Stars and Stripes
U.S. Considers Supplying Arms to Ukraine Forces, Officials Say -- New York Times
US mulls providing Kiev forces with ‘defensive’ weapons – report -- RT
Barack Obama rules out military conflict between US, Russia -- Economic Times/PTI
Russia's Lavrov says U.S. backs military solution in Ukraine -- Reuters
Russia Begins WMD Defense Drills in Armenia and Near Ukraine -- Sputnik
Russian troops to be reinforced in strategic areas — defense minister -- ITAR-TASS
Russia Working To Make Military Invincible, Says Rearmament Of Nuclear Forces Top Priority -- IBTimes
Test launch of Russia’s new Yars-based ballistic missile due in March — source -- ITAR-TASS
Russian Military Selects “New” Assault Rifles -- Bearing Arms
Huge Russian fiberglass minesweeper to join Navy in November -- RT
Russian Air Force to receive fifth-generation fighters in 2016 as scheduled — company -- ITAR-TASS
No cooling in relations between post-Soviet security bloc members — CSTO secretary general -- ITAR-TASS
Azerbaijan Launches Military Exercises Amid Tensions With Armenia -- Radio Free Europe
Iran Successfully Launches Satellite Into Space, First Since 2012 -- Sputnik
Egypt seeking military equipment from France: report -- Al Arabiya
Egypt creates new military command to combat Sinai militants -- Asahrq Al-Awsat
Hostages Drive Abe’s Push to Boost Japan Military Action Overseas -- WSJ
Japan Launches New Spy Satellite -- Defense News/AFP
Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle -- Defense News
Greece Warned Against Further Defense Cuts -- Defense News
British hero who fought off 200 enemy soldiers sells bravery medal -- Express
Hit Brit: Royal Marine tagged as world’s deadliest sniper -- RT
Sources: U-2 in USAF Budget Request -- Defense News
Kendall Unveils U.S. 6th Gen Fighter Strategy -- Defense News
Navy Builds a New Class of Sea-Basing Ships -- DoD Buzz
Bidding for New US Oiler, Amphibs to be Bundled -- Defense News
Reform Military Benefits, Buy an Aircraft Carrier a Year -- DoD Buzz
Defense secretary pick Ashton Carter is primed for confirmation -- Stars and Stripes/USA Today (Tribune News Service)
What the battle for Kobane says about U.S. overseas military bases -- Amy Austin Holmes, Washington Post
A Fresh Take on the US Military Pay and Benefits Debate -- Miriam Krieger and Kevin Kenney, War On The Rocks
Watch Out America: North Korea's Military Practices Sinking US Aircraft Carriers -- Zachary Keck, National Interest
How a 120-Year-Old War Is Driving China's Military Modernization -- David M. Liebenberg, The Diplomat
4 U.S. Intelligence Assumptions That Need to Go -- Peter Mattis, National Interest
Obama’s Trillion Dollar Nuclear Weapons Gamble -- Stephen Young, Defense One
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