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RT: Halt spy plane flights near our borders or agree on rules – Russia to US
The US should either stop flying military planes near Russian borders or agree on the rules for such flights, the Russian Defense Ministry recommended after the latest complaint about an intercept by a Russian fighter jet.
The rebuke came on Thursday after the US Navy released additional footage, which it said showed an interception of an EP-3 spy plane by a Russian Su-27 fighter jet over the Black Sea. The two sides disagree on whether the Russian pilot acted recklessly during the Monday encounter.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 1, 2018
Defense Ministry urges US to keep recon planes away from Russia or agree on flight rules -- TASS
Russian MoD Advises US Either Rule Out Flights Near Borders or Abide by Law -- Sputnik
Russia: If U.S. Navy pilots can't handle buzzing, stay out of the Black Sea -- USA Today
Russia says interception of U.S. spy plane posed no danger -- Reuters
Nato military jets scrambled to Baltic Sea as Russia tensions escalate -- Express
US Report Confirms Russia Is Developing the World’s Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon -- Futurism
Advanced Kalashnikov assault rifles go into serial production -- TASS
China Declares It Wants to Increase ‘Nuclear Deterrence’ to Counter US, Russia -- Epoch Times
China Wants New Nuclear Weapons to Keep Up With U.S. and Russia Military Power -- Newsweek
No timeline set for further Turkish forces in Qatar -- Al Jazeera
Amid Continued Criticism, Myanmar Still Spending Big on Military -- VOA
Auditors say Britain can’t afford its 10-year defense equipment plan -- Defense News
Patriot price tag reduced, new Polish defense minister tweets -- Defense News
US troops arrive for drill simulating massive missile attack on Israel -- The Times of Israel
Japanese Inspectors to Check Safety of US Marine Aircraft in Okinawa -- Sputnik
U.S. says military option not believed to be close for solving North Korea crisis -- Reuters
US Defense Officials: North Korean Nuclear Threat Isn’t Dire (Yet) -- Sputnik
Former SecDef Hagel: North Korea bloody nose strike a ‘gamble’ he wouldn’t make -- Defense News
The Taliban is gaining strength and territory in Afghanistan. -- NBC
Watchdog Report Shows Gaps In Information About Afghanistan War -- NPR
U.S., U.K. to upgrade ballistic missile guidance system -- UPI
Another US Navy ballistic missile intercept reportedly fails in Hawaii -- Defense News
Officials: US missile defense test failed in Hawaii -- CNN
Pentagon Fears Rapid Advancement of Chinese, Russian Anti-Satellite Weapons -- Sputnik
Boeing gets $6.6 billion from Pentagon to expand missile defense -- Bloomberg
Lockheed Martin flight tests new short-range missile -- UPI
Raytheon awarded $2.3B to support Patriot missile system -- UPI
The Army is working to fix problems with its new handgun after critical DoD report -- Army Times
How Everyone & Their Mother Can Now Uncover Pentagon's Deepest, Darkest Secrets -- Sputnik
Climate change, extreme weather already threaten 50% of U.S. military sites -- USA Today
The Pentagon’s acquisition office is gone. Here’s what the next 120 days bring. -- Defense News
John Kelly: Teacher ‘ought to go to hell’ for anti-military rant -- New York Post
Are Military Members "The Lowest of Our Low"? -- Psychology Today
Rebuilding nukes, ending sequester, filling Gitmo: Trump’s vision for the US military -- Jamie McIntyre and Travis Tritten, Washington Examiner
Will Robots Fight the Next War? U.S. and Russia Bring Artificial Intelligence to the Battlefield -- Tom O'Connor, Newsweek
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