An aerial view of the Pentagon Building in Washington. (REUTERS / June 15, 2005)
Defense News: The Pentagon’s National Military Strategy is done, and it’s unclear if the public will ever see it
WASHINGTON — Gen. Joe Dunford, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has finished his new edition of the National Military strategy — but currently has no plans to roll out a public version of the traditionally unclassified document.
“The 2018 National Military Strategy was approved by Gen. Dunford in December and submitted to the secretary of defense and Congress in accordance with statutory requirements,” said Col. Patrick Ryder, Dunford’s spokesman, in response to a question from Defense News.
“The strategy is classified to enable the chairman to fully assess the joint force operating environment and provide unfettered military advice in support of the 2018 National Defense Strategy,” Ryder continued. “An unclassified version is not currently available.”
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 13, 2019
Why is a top GOP senator skeptical of Trump’s acting defense secretary? -- Leo Shane III, Defense News
Trump Will Nominate SecDef: SASC Chair Inhofe -- Breaking Defense
US should update nuclear warheads over their delivery systems, says DoD official -- Defense News
The Army's Plan for a 'Super' Bradley Fighting Vehicle are Dead -- National Interest
Pentagon to Send Up-Gunned, Drone-Killing Strykers to Europe to Deter Russia -- Warrior Maven
F-35Bs Conduct Strikes in 'Beast Mode' for First Time in Pacific Region -- DoD Buzz
US Aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson to Be Overhauled for F-35C Use -- Sputnik
F-35 Will Cost Less to Operate Than Older Fighters -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
Pentagon Builds New "Low-Yield" Nuclear Warhead for Sub-Launched Trident II D5 -- Warrior Maven
Admiral to Congress: Think about the 280-plus ships that didn’t have collisions -- Defense News
Raytheon contract ceiling for Silent Knight development upped by $15M -- UPI
The Marine Corps’ Super-Hyped M27 Rifle Has Some Major Problems -- Business Insider/Task & Purpose
Pentagon Continues to Move Forward on Transformative Cloud Contract -- RCD
Pentagon unveils AI strategy to compete with Russia, China -- The Hill
Pentagon to funnel tens of millions into cyber training for American soldiers -- Fifth Domain
Trump to meet with nuclear reps with eye on sharing technology internationally: report -- The Hill
Pentagon: No US troop buildup in Poland 'at this point' -- DW
Donald Trump: South Korea should pay U.S. more for defense -- UPI/Yonhap News Agency
The US Air Force Has Won Control of the Space Force -- Defense One
Future South China Sea FONOPS Will Include Allies, Partners -- USNI News
U.S. Bolstering Pacific Military Forces to Counter ‘Massive’ Beijing Buildup -- Washington Free Beacon
Despite Kim summits, North Korea still a threat, say US commanders -- Joe Gould, Defense News
AFRICOM Commander: SpecOps Cuts Won’t Help China, But We Could Use More Regular Troops -- Defense One
China, Russia Building Attack Satellites and Space Lasers: Pentagon Report -- Defense One
Russia moves to mask its soldiers' digital trail -- Reuters
Selfies and security: Russia moves to ban certain millennial behavior in the military -- Defense News
France and Germany launch next generation jet-fighter programme -- New Europe
Europe Pools Defence Resources, Allocates Millions for Weapons Research -- Sputnik
Study: Enough Uranium, Plutonium For 5-7 Nukes Made in North Korea Last Year -- Sputnik
Indian government approves 54 killer drones from Israel for Indian Air Force -- Economic Times
Rafale controversy: What you need to know about India's fighter jet deal with France -- DW
India Is Going Big on New Fighters; Lockheed, Boeing Pledge Indian Plants -- Breaking Defense
