Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 29, 2019

Aerial view taken Oct. 27, 2019 shows the site that was hit by helicopter gunfire near the northwestern Syrian village of Barisha in Syria's Idlib province. Omar Haj Kadour, AFP

France 24: US secrecy on Baghdadi raid exposes distrust of NATO ally Turkey

Islamic State (IS) group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was found and killed over the weekend in northern Syria just a few miles from the Turkish border in a US raid that evaded the Turkey’s Incirlik base, in a sign of the increasing distrust between US and Turkish militaries.

The compound where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was targeted early Sunday is located near the village of Barisha in northwestern Syria barely three miles from the Turkish border in Idlib, a province that has come to be known as “the last refuge of Syrian rebels” resisting President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 29, 2019

The US military is preparing to release photos and videos of the secretive mission against the leader of ISIS -- Business Insider

Navy admiral: A 355-ship Navy may not be attainable -- UPI

New Virginia-class sub USS Delaware delivered to Navy -- UPI

Submarines are poised to take on a major role in strike warfare, but is that a good idea? -- Defense News

In newly inked deal, F-35 price falls to $78 million a copy -- Defense News

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter program gets $34 billion Pentagon contract, its biggest yet -- CNBC

F-35 Readiness Rates Soar, From 55% To 73%; Price Drops 12.8% -- Breaking Defense

Military wants more rules for turbines near nuclear missiles -- AP

Democrats want answers from Pentagon chief on withheld Ukraine aid -- The Hill

Why I sued the Pentagon and wrote my book on Donald Trump and James Mattis -- Guy M. Snodgrass, US News and World Report

Rock Star's Company Seeks UFOs, Finds Military Contract -- Space.com

Does US space plane X-37B mark start of new military frontier? -- SCMP

Here is one drone killer US troops have taken overseas -- Army Times

Photo: US Air Force Announces New Medal Criteria For Drone Pilots -- Sputnik

Top Army Surgeon Blasts Military’s Capability to Handle War Traumas -- US News and World Report

Interview: No major decision to be made during NATO leadership's visit to Ukraine -- expert -- Xinhua

Germans demand all US military leave, claiming US war with Russia is inevitable -- War is Boring

Majority of Germans want Turkey kicked out of NATO: survey -- DW

Report: Turkey nearing purchase of Russian Su-35 fighter planes -- UPI

These Five Countries May Buy Russian Su-57 Stealth Jet According to US Media -- Sputnik

Sorry, France: This Fighter Jet Is No F-35 Stealth Fighter -- National Interest

Forget the F-35: China Will Fear America's 6th Generation Fighter -- National Interest

Chinese military plane enters South Korea's airspace -- UPI

Armed and Dangerous: US Media Reveals Russia's Deadliest Bombers -- Sputnik

Serbia, Russia to wrap up joint military exercise this week -- UPI

Russian defense minister hails military ties with Armenia -- AP

NATO 'Respects' Serbia's Joint Military Drills With Russia -- RFE

Bosnia faces outflow of military personnel over low wages - Parliamentary commissioner -- Euronews

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