Troopers assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division provide security during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, May 15, 2018. (1st Lt. Ryan DeBooy/Army)
FOX News: US Army eyes new automatic rifle that fires with pressure equivalent to tank: report
A new Army assault rifle will tear through any body armor with the pressure of a battle tank, strike from unprecedented ranges, and withstand the rigors of weather, terrain and soldier use, Army Chief of Staff. Gen. Mark Milley told The Military Times.
The new 6.8mm rifles, which are expected to be in use by 2022, will offer major improvements in capabilities over the decades-old M16 and M4 weapons, the Army claims.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 12, 2018
More than a rifle: How a new 6.8mm round, advanced optics will make soldiers, Marines a lot deadlier -- Military Times
It just got a little easier to join the US Army’s counterintel community -- Army Times
US Navy orders two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye planes from Northrop Grumman -- UPI
USS Abraham Lincoln completes complex live-fire exercise -- UPI
Truman Strike Group Headed Home After ‘Dynamic’ Deployment -- USNI News
Navy Sees Sudden Rise in Suicide Rate Since 2015; Unclear on Causes -- USNI News
A bill that would have given benefits to thousands of Navy veterans who might have been exposed to Agent Orange just failed to pass the Senate -- Business Insider
Family, friends remember Marines killed in KC-130J crash off Japan coast -- Stars and Stripes
Air Force OC-135 Planes Used to Monitor Russian Forces Have Some Big Problems -- National Interest
USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes -- Warzone/The Drive
Why 2018 U.S.-India Air Force Exercises Matter -- Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Diplomat
The U.S. Air Force Could Fall Behind Russia and China by 2025 -- National Interest
The Year Ahead: Trump throws uncertainty into Pentagon budget -- The Hill
$750 Billion Or Bust? Trump’s (Latest) Big Defense Budget Bound For Big Fights -- Breaking Defense
Why General Mark Milley and Why Now? -- Daniel Gouré, RCD
U.S. intelligence sounds the alarm on the quantum gap with China -- Yahoo News
Is US military cloud safe from Russia? Fears over sensitive data -- Ruth Clegg & Manveen Rana BBC News
America and Russia, the world's two biggest nuclear powers, are threatening to make more weapons. Here's how many nukes each nation has -- CNBC
Russia, Venezuela lash out after US criticisms of bomber deployment -- UPI
Russia’s Pacific Fleet to get corvettes and submarines armed with cruise missiles -- TASS
Kremlin attributes Putin’s ‘Stasi card’ to Soviet, East German agencies partnership -- TASS
Indian Air Force Holds Simultaneous Joint Exercise With US, Russian Counterparts -- Sputnik
Three companies to vie for construction of the U.K. Type 31e frigate -- UPI
British Army demos new Challenger 2 urban operation tank concept -- Shepard Media
China's Military Activities in the East China Sea -- RCD
From misfire to big shot: how the military helped China open up and become a force to be reckoned with -- SCMP
Tracking the commandos, North Korea’s secret export -- WSJ
Taiwan lawmakers say yes to navy micro-boats, but want to see a prototype first -- SCMP
Australia Receives First Two In-Country F-35s -- Air Force Magazine
Afghan air force conducts first nighttime airstrikes -- Stars and Stripes
Indian Navy Inducts Its First Submarine Rescue Vessel -- Sputnik
Japan moves forward on aircraft carrier, major F-35 buy -- Military Times
Amid China’s increased maritime assertiveness, Japan plans to put fighter jets on its aircraft carriers for the first time since 1945 -- SCMP
Every significant military facility in Israel and Turkey was just exposed by a Russian mapping service -- Quartz
Israelis Seek Lasers Vs. Hamas, Hezbollah Rocket Barrages -- Breaking Defense
