Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 6, 2016

Defense News: DoD Disputes Allegations Hid Evidence of $125B in Wasted Funds

The White House Pres US Department of Defense swept under the rug an internal report that described $125 billion worth of administrative waste in the agency's business operations, according to The Washington Post.

In January 2015, Defense News reported that the Pentagon's Defense Business Board recommended the department slash $125 billion in spending over the next five years by reducing services from contractors, implementing early retirements, reworking contracts and reducing administrative costs.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 6, 2016

Emboldened Putin intends to project power with newly modernized military -- AP

Defense minister promises 2017 World Military Games in Sochi to be held 'at highest level' -- TASS

Russia developing robot able to imitate any submarine -- TASS

Chinese Navy Ships Dock in San Diego -- Washington Free Beacon

Djibouti Military Chief-of-Staff Visits China Amid Base Building -- VOA

Ankara mulls permanent military camp in northern Syria -- Daily Sabah

Number of Turkish Soldiers Captured by Daesh Could Be 'Higher' Than Reports Say -- Sputnik

Knesset committee approves bill to shorten military service for men -- Israel Hayom

NATO to Hold Meeting of Foreign Ministers on December 6-7 -- Sputnik

Does NATO Missile Defense Have a Future?

-- National Interest

Indian Navy frigate flips over in dock, killing 2 -- CNN

Matter of Prestige: Reasons Behind Bangladesh’s Purchase of Chinese Submarines -- Sputnik

U.S. military to return some land in Okinawa by year end -- Reuters

Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Transits Suez Canal After Anti-Daesh Operations -- Sputnik

Navy’s $4.4B USS Zumwalt Reaches San Diego Thursday -- Times of San Diego

Navy's bomb testers seek new ways to blow things up -- Navy Times

Carter's Asia trip spotlights issues for next Pentagon head -- AP

Pentagon Leaders, International Allies Show Support for Mattis -- Defense News

U.S. wars grounded in law, White House says -- AP

Trump: Boeing's Air Force One Costs 'Ridiculous' -- Bloomberg

Donald Trump plans to attend Army-Navy game -- UPI

SecNav Recommends Two Troops for Medal of Honor -- Military.com

Sextortion: The U.S. military's dirty little secret is a growing national security concern -- Military Times

Some Military Dogs May Get Quicker Adoption -- Military.com

Lessons Never Learned From Pearl Harbor -- Paul D. Shinkman, US News and World Report

Why the U.S. Army Must Modernize now Rather Than Later -- Dan Goure, National Interest

Drone warfare’s spread to smaller powers has ‘implications for global peace’ – think tank -- RT