Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 28, 2018



VOA/Reuters: US Military Hints It Could Resume Major Exercises With South Korea

The U.S. military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defense secretary said on Tuesday, in the middle of a breakdown in diplomacy with North Korea over its nuclear weapons.

Defense Secretary James Mattis said at a Pentagon news conference no decisions had been made about major exercises for next year, but noted that the suspension of drills last summer as a good-faith gesture to North Korea was not open-ended.

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to unilaterally suspend the drills caught many American military planners off-guard and was roundly criticized as a premature concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who Trump wants to give up his nuclear weapons.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 28, 2018

Pentagon Has No Plans to Again Cancel Large Military Exercises on Korean Peninsula -- The New York Times

US ends suspension of military drills amid North Korea tensions -- SCMP/AFP

Pentagon has no plans to suspend more exercises with South Korea amid nuke talks with North, Mattis says -- CNBC

Japan labels North Korea a threat in annual defense review -- The Hill

New Pentagon report details 'massive' Chinese military threat -- FOX News/Warrior Maven

China's new aircraft carrier is all about political prestige, not military power -- Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner

Aircraft Carriers, Stealth Fighters and Lots of Missiles: China's Military Has Arrived -- National Interest

China’s military has big aspirations – The US needs to be prepared if war breaks out -- Harry J. Kazianis, Fox News

India approves $6bn military spend as Asian arms race escalates -- Financial Times

Israel’s Military Advocate General Terminates ‘Black Friday’ and Other Investigations: Initial Observations -- Lawfare

Iran says it signed deal to rebuild Syria's military -- FOX News/AP

Russia gathers ships near Syria against U.S. threat over chemical weapons -- UPI

Russia braces for unprecedented Vostok-2018 strategic drills -- TASS

Russia to hold largest war games since 1981 -- The Hill

Kremlin underlines need for military drills amid tense international situation -- TASS

Kalashnikov unveils latest AK assault rifle -- Jane's 360

Russia may develop electronic warfare aircraft based on upgraded Il-114-300 plane -- TASS

Mattis: Turkey's Decision to Buy Russian S-400 'Concerns Us' -- Sputnik

Report: U.S. flew B-52H bomber over East China Sea -- UPI

This Is How the US Army Thinks Russia Would Wage War -- National Interest

Truman Carrier Strike Group departs Norfolk after port visit -- UPI

F-35C tests integration with USS Abraham Lincoln -- UPI

F-35 Helmet Bug Means Only Expert Pilots Can Do Night Carrier Landings -- Defense Tech

Army builds new self-propelled Howitzer - cannon will hit 43.5 miles -- FOX News

Mattis rejects plan to privatize military effort in Afghanistan -- The Hill

With New Command, US Army Launches Most Sweeping Reorg Effort Since Vietnam -- Defense Tech/Military.com

US Military Aims to Launch Cheap New 'Blackjack' Spy Satellites in 2021 -- Space.com

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