Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 27, 2017

An F-15E Strike Eagle disconnects from a KC-10 Extender after receiving fuel over Iraq, Dec. 25, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

Military.com: General: US Pilots Made the Call to Shoot Down Syrian Aircraft

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A U.S. Air Force general confirmed American pilots made the call to shoot down Syrian aircraft on three separate missions this month and defended their actions as self-defense.

On June 18, an F/A-18E Super Hornet conducted the U.S. military's first air-to-air kill involving a manned aircraft in nearly two decades when it downed a hostile Su-22 Fitter south of Taqbah.

Meanwhile, on June 8 and again on June 20, F-15E Strike Eagles shot down Iranian-made Shaheed drones over At Tanf as the unmanned aerial vehicles approached or dropped munitions near U.S.-backed forces on the ground.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 27, 2017

US Senator calls strikes on Syrian forces 'unlawful' -- Military Times

Grieving Iraqis call on US to investigate massacre of 1,600 military cadets -- FOX News

US Corker to block future arms sales to Gulf nations -- Politico

US Defense policy bill would require Trump's Afghanistan, Syria strategies -- The Hill

Resistance growing to German government's surveillance measures -- DW

Russia's Yury Dolgoruky Submarine Successfully Test-Fires Bulava ICBM -- Sputnik

Russia to float out first modernized nuclear submarine in August -- TASS

Russia launches serial production of upgraded rockets for anti-submarine warfare system -- TASS

Russia has destroyed 99% of its chemical weapons – supervising general -- RT

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Departs for Exercises and Possible Port Call in Hong Kong -- The Diplomat

North Korean, Russian, Chinese Missile Tech Advances Raise Threat to US -- Sputnik

South Korea Voices Support for US Antimissile System -- New York Times

Foreign minister says Seoul has no plan to reverse THAAD deployment -- Yonhap News

S. Korea-U.S. alliance stands at 'critical juncture' amid threats from N.K. -- Yonhap News Agency

North Korea can now target Japan with a nuclear missile -- Nikkei Asian Review

U.S., Japan to reinforce deployment of guided missile destroyers -- UPI

Japan Seeks to Deploy 4 Additional Aegis Destroyers to Counter N. Korea's Ballistic Missile Threat -- KBS WORLD

F-35B Touches Down at Okinawa for the First Time -- Sputnik

US Army joins Israeli investigation into Apache rotor crack -- Defense news

Trump admin unveils cyber pact with Israel -- The Hill

The U.S. Air Force's Stealth F-22 Raptor Will Fly Until 2060 -- National Interest

Strategic Missile Systems receives 'doomsday plane' contract -- UPI

Bomb Maker Wants to Arm F-35s With New No-Look Missiles -- Sputnik

Raytheon pushes GBU-49 as quick fix to give F-35 ability to hit moving targets -- Defense News

The U.S. Air Force Wants to Buy More Reliable Bunker Buster Bomb -- The Drive

Raytheon successfully fires high-energy laser from helicopter -- UPI

Tough Navy Path to USS Ford Deployment-2022 -- Scout Warrior

Fitzgerald crew ignored warning signs, report says -- Navy Times

More sailors needed now: The Navy prepares to meet Trump's goal of 355 ships -- Navy Times

What charges might US Navy sailor Peter Mims face? -- Navy Times

SpaceX launches 10 satellites from US Air Force base -- AP

Lockheed Martin nears completion of GPS III satellite -- UPI

Army taps Raytheon for language translation software -- UPI

Thornberry Compromises: $631B For Defense -- Breaking Dwefense

America’s Military: Overcommitted and Underfunded -- Kori Schake, Defense One

Defense Firms Rapidly Evolving to Address New Challenges -- Daniel Gouré, RCD

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