The anti-submarine frigate HMS Somerset keeps company with the modified Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it made its way to Syria. NATO was keen to observe the submarine's fighting potential, and may have been given a more surprising demonstration than it expected. Picture: Royal NavySource:Supplied
The Hill: Spotlight falls on Russian threat to undersea cables
The Trump administration’s new sanctions on Russia are casting light on the threat posed to the undersea cables that carry the world’s electronic communications between continents.
The Treasury Department sanctioned five Russian firms and three Russian nationals this week for aiding the Kremlin’s domestic security service, the FSB. One of the companies is alleged to have provided support for Moscow’s “underwater capabilities” – including producing diving systems and a submersible craft for the FSB.
The Treasury Department alleged that Russia has been “active” in tracking underwater fiber optic cables that transmit communications across continents.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 18, 2018
How Does U.S. Military Compare to North and South Korea? Washington and Seoul Suspend Exercises -- Newsweek
Seoul Proposes Pyongyang to Move DPRK Artillery Away From Border - Reports -- Sputnik
China’s latest quantum radar won’t just track stealth bombers, but ballistic missiles in space too -- SCMP
Chinese navy deploys drones in South China Sea missile drills -- SCMP
China’s Eating Up US Drone Market; U.S. Troops At Risk -- Breaking Defense
Israeli Ex-Spy Chief Names Main Target in Possible Cyber War With Iran - Reports -- Sputnik
Real Reason Iraq's 35th Mechanized Brigade Swapped Abrams Tanks for T-90s -- Sputnik
Ukraine’s T-84 Tanks Have Problems -- National Interest
Fatal Flaw Reportedly Paralyzes the 'Backbone of the British Royal Navy' -- Sputnik
Germany bolsters prospects for military exports -- Defense News
Is Florida Making Another Run at a Virginia-based Aircraft Carrier? -- Military.com/Daily Press
The US Navy is fed up with ballistic missile defense patrols -- Defense News
One year after the Fitzgerald collision, the families of the fallen grieve and search for answers -- Navy Times
New Artillery Doubles Attack Range, Outguns Russians -- Military.com/FOX News
Army taps BAE for new Bradley vehicles -- UPI
The Army Wants To Shock Your Brain To Help You Learn Good And Stuff -- Task & Purpose
Like hot sauce in your face, the Army’s newest non-lethal weapon is spicy! -- Army Times
US Army by the numbers -- FOX NEws
My Driving Experiences While Serving 27 Years In The U.S. Army -- Jalopnik
Lockheed, Pratt Disclose F-35 Cost-Cutting Moves As Air Force Secretary Presses For Economies -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
Kel-Tec PMR-30: Most Deadly Handgun on Planet Earth? -- National Interest
Here’s what the Air Force is doing about that recruit in the racist video -- Air Force Times
America's Strength: Teaching International Military Students -- Jean Dagher, National Interest
UFO Invasion? People Stunned By Aerial Flashes Over Russia (PHOTOS, VIDEO) -- Sputnik
