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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 26, 2016

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CNN: U.S. sends F-22 warplanes to Romania

Mihail Kogalniceanu Airport, Romania (CNN)Two of the world's most advanced warplanes have touched down in Romania for the first time, near the shores of the Black Sea and just a short hop from Ukraine, the Crimean Peninsula and Russia.

The United States sent the F-22 Raptors to southeastern Europe two weeks after Russian fighter jets buzzed an American warship in the Baltic Sea.
Officially it was for a NATO training exercise, part of the Rapid Response program showcasing how effectively and quickly U.S. fighter jets, crews and support can be moved to a forward operating base.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 26, 2016

F-22 fighter jets are in Romania to keep tabs on Russia's Black Sea antics -- Defense News

F-22 Fighter's Cost Might Be Too Stiff for USAF to Handle -- Sputnik

Pentagon denies mission creep in Syria deployment -- The Hill

McCain: 250 more US troops in Syria 'insufficient' -- The Hill

The U.S. military expansion in Syria: What it is — and isn't -- Andrew Tilghman, Military Times

DoD: Russians Likely to Be Told Where US Special Ops Will Be in Syria -- Military.com

Israel, Russia discuss encounter over Syria -- Flight Global

Russian defense minister speaks in favor of expanding Russia-ASEAN military ties -- TASS

Russia's new tank comes with a drone -- C4ISR & Networks

Analysis: Baltic Sea Heating Up as Friction Point Between U.S., NATO and Russia -- Magnus Nordenman, USNI News

Saudi Arabia to Overhaul Military in Plan for Life After Oil -- Bloomberg

Procurement: Saudi Arabia Builds Its Own - Strategy Page

India To Produce Precision-Guided Munitions Domestically -- Defense News

Spanish Navy struggling to fund new aircraft buys -- IHS Jane's 360

Fighter exercise concludes Anglo-French Griffin Strike -- Flight Global

Australia says French company wins huge submarine contract -- AP

France wins $39bn contract to build fleet of world’s ‘most sophisticated’ subs for Australia -- RT

Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria Eye Joint Military Brigade -- Defense News

Intelligence Chief: We Don’t Know If North Korea Has a ‘Boosted Bomb’ -- Defense One

US Senators Urge Substantial Boost in Military Aid for Israel -- VOA

Marines Not Affected By F-35 Radar Reset Software Glitch; Fielding Still On Track -- USNI News

Army Pushes Missile Defense For Tanks: MAPS -- Breaking Defense

Engineers Want Truck to Do Double Duty as Radio Transmitter -- Defense Tech

Air Weapons: Smaller Smart Missiles For Fast Movers -- Strategy Page

Army Conceptualizing Framework For UAS ‘Ecosystem’ -- Defense News

Naval Research-funded electromagnetic railgunBlitzer Railgun Successfully Tested for US Army at Land War Exercise -- Sputnik

US Navy Orders $800Mln Prototype Systems for Electromagnetic War – Pentagon -- Sputnik

Four-star officers on chopping block in House budget bill -- Defense News

Intelligence Chief: National Security is More Complex than it Appears -- Military.com

The US military wants its own encrypted messaging app built on blockchain -- ZDNet

Snowden Advanced Encryption Technology '7 Years': Spy Chief -- NBC

Bomb-makers, Hackers Wanted: US Seeks Public Help to Prevent Attacks -- Military.com

The Pentagon will be required to track military hazing if this legislation passes -- Washington Post

Commander of bin Laden raid blasts Senate for disrespecting military leaders -- Washington Post

It's Appalling That America's Wealthy Are Shirking Military Service -- Tim Worstall, Forbes

The US Needs More Weapons That Can Be Quickly and Easily Modified -- Andrew Hunter, Defense One

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