Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 4, 2015

Sailors launch aircraft from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Gulf, in this August 7, 2014 handout image released on August 8. Credit: Reuters/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Card/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters

USA Today: Pentagon seeks to reload amid air war

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants to re-stock its arsenal of smart-bombs and missiles after five months of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria have depleted supplies.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 4, 2015

Lawmakers support more military aid to Jordan fight IS -- The Tribune/AP

Analysts: Pilot’s death may give Jordan’s monarch freer hand against Islamic State -- Slobodan Lekic, Stars and Stripes

Pentagon Says Oil No Longer Main Source of Revenue for IS -- Sputnik

Iraq reconciliation would help counter Islamic State - U.S. military -- Reuters

Kremlin Pursues Military Modernization Despite Economic Woes -- AP

New Russian Military Helicopter to Have Top Speed of 400 Kmph -- Sputnik

New Russian Heavy Ballistic Missile Sarmat to Be Test Launched in 2016-2017 -- Sputnik

Surface Forces: Russia Faces A Fleetless Future -- Strategy Page

No, the Russian Navy Isn’t Going to Collapse -- Dmitry Gorenburg, War On The Rocks

DF-21D ballistic missiles deployed to Guangdong: Kanwa -- Want China Times

China to Toughen Military Checks to Fight Internet Spying -- NDTV

Intelligence: China Builds Yet Another Great Wall -- Strategy Page

North Korean pilots vow to use suicide attacks -- Korea Joong Ang Daily

Analysis: The Philippines’ Naval Build Up -- Armando J. Heredia. ISNI News

Pakistan Tests Cruise Missile -- Defense News

Iran unveils indigenized hovercrafts -- Tehran Times

Tehran to Unveil Second Generation of Saeqeh Fighter Jets -- Tasnim News Agency

The Dutch Air Force Doesn’t Have Enough Fighters for Air Shows -- War Is Boring

NATO sees resilience as key issue in AWACS replacement -- Reuters

NATO ministers to meet on Russia, upgrading response force -- AP

Azerbaijan warns U.S. will lose Eurasia influence without clear strategy -- Kellan Howell, The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Nominee Urges US to Supply Lethal Arms to Ukraine -- Sputnik

Defense nominee Carter would reconsider Afghan withdrawal plan -- AP

Large cache of US chemical weapons to be destroyed -- BBC

Proliferating Threats Open Door To F-35 Follow On -- Aviation Week

Navy Pushes UCLASS Fielding Date, Air Segment Request for Proposal -- USNI News

Intelligence Official: No Backup Plan if NSA Phone Program Lapses -- WSJ

As U.S. faces new threats, Pentagon seeks bigger defense budget -- Reuters

U.S. Defense secretary nominee expected to win easy approval -- Washington post

Senate approves bill aimed at stopping military suicides, 99-0 -- The Hill

Forbes: Ukraine and ISIS Put Pacific Re-balance at Risk -- DoD Buzz

The Pentagon Hopes to Contain Russia on the Cheap -- Matthew Gault, War Is Boring