The British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth © Russell Cheyne / Reuters
RT: ‘Big convenient marine target’ – Russian MoD on new British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
The Russian Defense Ministry has called the latest Royal Navy aircraft carrier a “big convenient marine target,” comparing it to a queen bee that is not capable of defending itself without a “hive” of other warships.
The statement comes after UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said that the Russians will be jealous of the 65,000-ton HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 29, 2017
'Convenient Target': Russian MoD Compares New UK Warship to Admiral Kuznetsov -- Sputnik
Top military brass baffled by UK defense chief’s remarks about Russian warship -- TASS
Battle Plans: 'Leader' Destroyer Design Accepted by Russian Defense Ministry -- Sputnik
Report: Russian Navy To Build Nuclear Powered Destroyer and New Aircraft Carrier -- National Interest
How much of a threat does Russia pose, and to whom? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Pentagon Report: Kremlin Believes U.S. Wants Regime Change In Russia -- RFE
Japan fitting F-35 fighters with advanced missile system brings it ‘much closer to targets’, says defence analyst -- SCMP
China makes its military more visible in Hong Kong -- CNN
China says Pakistan military base talk pure speculation -- Reuters
Sniper's record kill shot in Iraq 'should be celebrated', Trudeau says -- The Guardian
US Aircraft carrier to celebrate Canada Day in Halifax -- Navy Times
HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier runs on Windows XP, vulnerable to cyberattack -- RT
Nato warns cyber attacks 'could trigger Article 5' as world reels from Ukraine hack -- The Telegraph
NATO just kicked off a major exercise focused on finding and destroying enemy submarines -- Business Insider
Fifteen NATO Members Ready to Increase Troop Numbers in Afghanistan -- Sputnik
NATO agrees to send more troop trainers to Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Ex-nuke commanders: Talk to North Korea, open NATO-Russia dialogue -- Politico
Australia, United States begin their biggest joint military exercise -- Reuters
Military option for North Korea being prepared for Trump, McMaster says -- FOX News
What’s wrong with the F-35? Reliability problems and slow repairs, Pentagon says -- Star Telegram/Bloomberg
House armed services panel overwhelmingly passes FY18 defense policy bill -- Defense News
Pentagon Budget Boost May Not Survive Senate Fight -- RCD
Senate Armed Services Bill Directs Navy to Start a Preliminary Design Effort for a Light Carrier, Pluses Up Shipbuilding Totals Over Trump Budget -- USNI News
In spending bill, new muscular ways that the Pentagon could deter Russian military action -- Washington Post
The Pentagon May Not Get the Budget Boost It Needs -- Sandra Erwin, National Interest
Space Corps, opposed by Air Force, survives House debate -- Washington Examiner
1,000 foreign-born military recruits facing deportation under proposed Pentagon plan -- Military Times
House lawmakers threaten to block new military transgender rules -- Military Times
The Latest: Panel rejects bid to add women to military draft -- FOX News/AP
Kaspersky Lab may face US military ban over Russia concerns -- CNET
FBI 'reopening' probe of DoD-funded school with suspected Chinese military ties, rep says -- FOX News
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