Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 24, 2018

DW: NATO allies clash as Turkey attacks US-backed Kurds in Syria

Turkey's offensive against US-allied militias in the Afrin region of northern Syria is putting NATO in a difficult position. As tensions between the NATO allies escalate, analysts wonder how far Ankara is prepared to go.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller arrived in Ankara Monday on a long-planned visit that was unrelated to Turkey's current military campaign against a Kurdish enclave in the northwest Syrian region of Afrin. But her trip provoked heightened interest, given that NATO's two largest armies stand on opposite sides in the operation.

Ankara says it wants to clear the Syrian border enclave of Kurdish YPG fighters; it considers YPG units to be allies of the Kurdish insurgents that have fought against the Turkish state for decades. But the YPG has the backing of the United States, which sees the Kurdish militants as its main allies in Syria against the "Islamic State" (IS).

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 24, 2018

NATO confirms ‘solidarity’ with Turkey -- RUDAW

US says Turk offensive in Syria is disruptive -- AP

Turkey plays catch-up with militarization in Red Sea -- Al-Monitor

Beijing Goes Boldly into Anti-Satellite Weapons Frontier -- Levi Maxey, The Cipher Brief

Russia’s Flanker jet sales prosper with Myanmar buy -- Defense News

Where Are Russia-Laos Military Ties? -- The Diplomat

CIA Director Says North Korea's Missile Program Is More Advanced Than We Thought -- Zero Hedge

Japan Ready to Mass-Produce New Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile -- The Diplomat

Going Nuclear? The Optimal Posture and Force Structure for Australia -- RCD

A Year in Review: Baltics Steadily Grow Their Armies -- RCD

Growing Submarine Threat in the Black Sea -- RCD

Rheinmetall Rolls Out ‘Safer’ Active Protection For Tanks -- Breaking Defense

UK military cuts shelved until after new defence spending review -- The Independent

US military fails to tackle sexual abuse of children by Afghan allies, report finds -- The Guardian

Report: US troops did not have proper training on how to report child sex abuse by Afghan forces -- Military Times

US sends A-10 squadron to Afghanistan for first time in three years -- The Hill

U.S. Navy Denies Iranian Drones Chased Away Destroyer Near Gulf of Oman -- USNI News

US Destroyer tracking Russian spy ship off US coast -- Navy Times

LCS In Pacific: Run Silent, Run Shallow -- Breaking Defense

Take A Rare Glimpse Inside The US Navy's Massive Blue Ridge Class Command Ships -- The Warzone/The Drive

The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force's Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones -- The Warzone/The Drive

Lockheed Wants Pentagon to Help Pay Its Costs to Absorb Sikorsky -- Bloomberg

Army Armored Combat Vehicles Get "Hostile Fire Detection" Systems -- Warrior Maven

Not just a sidearm: Army's new handgun marks first step to changing how soldiers fight -- Army Times

Pentagon Counters Russia & Tests New SM-3 IIA Missile for Poland -- Warrior Maven

Chief: The US Army has to start preparing for 'the big war' -- Army Times

Bath Iron Works Adapting to Modern-Day Shipbuilding -- AP

Mossberg Unveils Detachable Magazine Shotgun -- Kit Up!/Military.com

Marine AH-1Z Viper Goes Down in Okinawa, Again -- Nikkei Asian Review

Marine Dies in Parachute Accident in Arizona -- Military.com

Marine Corps suspends certain jumps after fatal Arizona parachute accident -- The Hill

WH picks new deputy national security adviser for NSC: report -- The Hill

Daggers, watches and tequila: Here’s a list of luxury gifts given to military leaders by foreign allies -- Military Times

The trouble with Trump leaving climate change to the military -- David Roberts, VOX

Trump's Nuclear Strategy Is Basically The Same As Obama's -- L. Thompson, Forbes

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