A display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via REUTERS
Reuters: Iran wants to expand missile range despite U.S. opposition
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran wants to increase its missiles’ range, a senior military official was quoted as saying on Tuesday, a move that would irk the United States which views Tehran’s weapons program as a regional security threat.
U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of an international nuclear agreement in May and reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic, criticizing the deal for not including curbs on Iran’s development of ballistic missiles.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 4, 2018
Iranian general sees 'no limitations' to expanding range of missiles: report -- The Hill
CIA's Haspel to brief senators on Khashoggi death -- The Hill
Air Force Secretary: B-21 Bomber Completes Another Review, Remains on Schedule -- DoD Buzz
Pentagon: We Don't Have Enough Air and Missile Defense Weapons -- Warrior Maven
Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer gun dead, vessel mission being redefined -- UPI
Navy, Marine Corps Forced to Send Sensitive Info by Mail After Army’s Popular Sharing System Shuttered -- USNI News
Three-star heads to 5th Fleet after admiral’s sudden death -- Navy Times
Bechtel awarded over $1.2B in nuclear propulsion contracts -- UPI
Airbus, Lockheed join forces to pursue U.S. military refueling orders -- Reuters
Boeing receives contract for Harpoon, SLAM-ER missile work -- UPI
Trump calls US defense spending ‘crazy,’ pledges talks with Putin and Xi -- Defense News
Trump Calls U.S. Defense Spending “Crazy” in Apparent Change of Heart on Military Budget -- Fortune
Trump, After Boosting U.S. Military Budget, Says It Is Too High -- The Wall Street Journal
General: Defense budget of less than $733B presents 'increased risk' -- The Hill
Supreme Court could decide if transgender troops are allowed to serve in the military -- Military Times
US military members' wage growth has outpaced American average -- FOX News
Reused rocket takes off carrying 64 satellites -- AP
Is near-instant satellite imagery almost here? -- C4IRSNet
The U.S. Air Force Has a New War Plan -- David Axe, War Is Boring
A Stealthy Anti-Ship Missile Could Help U.S. Turn The Table On Chinese Navy -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
Armenian Su-25 Jet Crashes in Mountains, Both Pilots Dead -- Sputnik
Russia eyes beefing up armed forces amid US plans to quit INF, says defense chief -- TASS
Russia eyes beefing up armed forces amid US plans to quit INF, says defense chief -- TASS
North Korea condemns South's air force exercises -- UPI
A look at Japanese air power — and potential procurements -- Defense News
India Setting Up Coastal Battery for BrahMos Missile in Bay of Bengal -- Sputnik
Chinese Submarine Tracked in the Indian Ocean in October - Indian Navy Chief -- Sputnik
Germany Develops Offensive Cyber Capabilities Without A Coherent Strategy of What to Do With Them -- Defense One
Czech intelligence blames Russian hackers for government breaches -- UPI
British military appointments ‘certainly not what people were expecting’ -- Defense News
Long-awaited UK defense report coming before Christmas -- Defense News
In rare speech, MI6 chief says cyber brings ‘potentially existential challenge’ -- Fifth Domain
