The Hill: Trump signs $717B annual defense policy bill into law
President Trump signed into law Monday the $717 billion annual defense policy bill, the earliest in the year the bill has become law in more than four decades.
“The National Defense Authorization Act is the most significant investment in our military and our warfighters in modern history, and I am very proud to be a big, big part of it,” Trump said before signing the bill.
“It was not very hard. You know, I went to Congress, I said let’s do it, we got to do it. We’re going to strengthen our military like never, ever before, and that’s what we did,” he said.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 13, 2018
Washington Freezes Open Sky Treaty With Moscow in New Defense Bill -- Sputnik
Iran tests ballistic missile for first time this year: report -- The Hill
Iran unveils next-generation ballistic missile -- TASS
Iran Reportedly Ready to Share Its New Military Tech With 'Brotherly Countries' -- Sputnik
Destination Taiwan? J-16 Fighters Join Chinese Air Force -- Sputnik
China flexes its military might with series of naval exercises in local waters -- SCMP
DC Think Tank Says China's Third Carrier Can 'Put China in a Very Elite Status' -- Sputnik
U.S. Military Sends China Volley of Tweets After Testy Exchange During Navy Reconnaissance Flight -- Newsweek
Russia's Armata T-14 Tank: Armed with Deadly Lasers and Railguns? -- National Interest
Russia to modernize Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bomber -- TASS
Russia Wants a New Stealth Bomber. It Might Not Be Easy To Build For 1 Reason. -- National Interest
Russia’s Almaz-Antey for first time joins ranks of top ten global defense companies -- TASS
Exclusive: As Trump cracks down on Pakistan, U.S. cuts military training programs -- Reuters
Diplomatic row jeopardizes $1.5B helicopter deal between Turkey and Pakistan -- Defense News
Greek military suspends confidence-building activities with Turkey over detained soldiers -- Ekathimerini
Ukraine military to get Canadian-made .50 calibre sniper rifles -- Winnipeg Sun
NATO still can't find the missile accidentally fired near the Russian border, and Estonia is halting exercises to investigate -- AP
Poll: One-third would back Finland's Nato membership on President's say-so -- YLE
US, Japan Putting $9 Billion Into Developing Guam as Okinawa Alternative -- Sputnik
US gives Sri Lankan military US$39 million to combat China’s investments in strategic island -- SCMP
Navy’s top officer warns of increased Russian and Chinese activity in the Atlantic Ocean -- Navy Times
Overseas military sales surge to $63 billion despite tariff woes -- Washington Examiner
Northrop Grumman successfully tests APG-83 radar on F/A18 -- UPI
Northrop Grumman's New Radar Could Mean Big Things for Marine Corps F/A-18C Fighter Jets -- National Interest
CIA cables detail interrogation at base run by CIA director -- FOX News/AP
White House Takes Aim At Financial Protections For Military -- NPR
Michigan Air Force base water may have caused cancer -- Air Force Times/AP
Mattis defends reversing his stance on Trump's 'Space Force' -- The Hill
Who is General James Mattis? (Video) -- FOX News
Video: A century of women in the Marine Corps -- Military Times
Was this an insider attack at a Syrian outpost, or a negligent discharge? CENTCOM says it can’t tell -- Marine Times
