Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 9, 2015

New York Times: U.S. Defense Chief Arrives in South Korea Amid News of North’s Missile Launches



OSAN AIR BASE, SOUTH KOREA — Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter’s welcome present was waiting for him when he touched down here on Thursday: confirmed reports that North Korea had fired two short-range missiles off its western coast two days before his first visit to South Korea as President Obama’s new defense chief.


South Korean officials informed their American counterparts that the North on Tuesday fired two surface-to-air missiles from Pyongwon County in South Pyongan Province. The missiles flew only a few miles before plunging into the sea, defense officials said.


Mr. Carter, who arrived here for talks with his South Korean counterparts over security measures on the Korean Peninsula, said the missile launch demonstrated how tense the region remained.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 9, 2015

U.S. defense chief visits S. Korea for N.K. talks -- Yonhap News Agency



North Korea fires missiles into sea as U.S. defense chief visits region -- Reuters



Pentagon Chief: North Korea Missile Tests Reminder of Danger -- VOA



NORAD Chief: North Korean Mobile Nuclear ICBM ‘Operational Today’ -- Defense Tech



Russia to triple production of missiles for air and missile defense in 2015 — source -- ITAR-TASS



Russian Military Drills Continue With Su-35 Flight Training, Heavy Weapons Exercises -- IBTimes



US military commander: Russian military ‘far more capable’ than Soviet Union’s -- FOX News



NORAD Head: Russian Bombers Send a Message -- Defense News



US, Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions -- AP



Northcom: China’s Three Missile Submarines a ‘Concern’ -- Washington Free Beacon



Czech government plans to register citizens for military service -- Reuters



Iran creating suicide drones, U.S. Army report warns -- Washington Times



Arab military surge carries risks -- Philip Ewing, Politico



Diego Garcia: UK stalls release of CIA black site ‘torture flight’ records -- RT



UK Election 2015: Tories say Labour may put Trident at risk -- BBC



Japan Gives Nod to New US Base in Okinawa -- Sputnik



U.S. launches aerial refueling mission in Yemen -- Military Times



U.S. considering major arms sales to Egypt, Pakistan -- Reuters



Egypt Hellfire Buy OK'd Amidst Yemen Strikes -- Defense News



State Dept. OKs $952M Pakistan Helo Deal -- Defense News



Congress likely to protect A-10s in 2016 defense budget -- Washington Examiner



US Air Force Desperately Needs Modernization – Air Force Secretary -- Sputnik



Navy Prepares Amphibs for F-35B’s First Deployment in 2018 -- DoD Buzz



Information Overload Could Complicate F-35 Deployments Aboard Ships -- National Defense



US Navy Develops Capabilities for Worldwide Cyber Attacks -- Sputnik



Marines' combat test period ends without female grad -- USA Today



Gearing up for robot wars -- Washington Times



Watchdogs Urge to Ban ‘Killer Robots’ -- Sputnik



US Army Readying Unmanned Systems Doctrine -- Defense News



US Defense Contractor Charged With Foreign Corrupt Practices - SEC -- Sputnik



Marine to Receive Navy Cross After Heroic Acts in Afghanistan -- Washington Free Beacon



America Did Hybrid Warfare Too -- Todd Greentree, War On The Rocks



116 days: Longest period without a U.S. military combat-zone death since 9/11 ends -- Washington Post



Afghan soldier kills 1 American soldier, wounds 2 U.S. troops -- Washington Times