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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 31, 2022

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19FortyFive: Spetsnaz: What Are Russian Special Forces Doing in Ukraine? 

The vaunted Russian special forces ops group Spetsnaz have disrupted Ukraine once during Moscow’s operation in Crimea in 2014. 

Now the Spetsnaz are reportedly inside Ukrainian territory again working with Russian intelligence operatives to destabilize the Ukrainian opposition, according to British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. 

The Spetsnaz are expected to conduct rearguard operations to disrupt Ukrainian forces if war breaks out. They could blow up bridges, perform deep reconnaissance missions, lead attacks on airfields, perpetuate electronic warfare, snipe important officers, plus attack radar and command and control centers.  

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 31, 2022  

Vladimir Putin’s Amphibious Gambit Demonstrates Value Of New USMC Ship Design -- Forbes  

Turkish drones boost Ukrainian spirits amid fears of Russian invasion -- Al-Monitor 

‘We Can Hurt Them in Ways They Don’t Understand’: Ukraine on Russia Cyber-War -- Vice News  

Why Intermediate-Range Missiles Are a Focal Point in the Ukraine Crisis -- Brennan Deveraux, War On the Rocks  

US readies Russia sanctions as Guardsmen train Ukraine military -- NYPost  

New Pentagon report censors details on weapons programs’ performance, flaws -- Breaking Defense  

US Navy adopts new strategy prioritizing ‘the building blocks’ of unmanned tech -- Defense News  

Navy Says Aircraft Carrier Supply Chain Improving; USS Gerald R. Ford to Deploy by Fall -- USNI News  

Navy’s problems with the Zumwalt may be hurting its hypersonic weapon efforts -- Breaking Defense 

US military receive newest spy plane -- Defence Blog  

Faster, cheaper, greener — How the Air Force wants to cut fossil fuels out of its jets -- Task & Purpose 

Lockheed, Airbus Say They Would Build New Air Force Tankers in Alabama, Georgia -- Breaking Defense  

New F-35 Lot 15-17 Deal Hung Up on Inflation, COVID-19 Mitigation Costs -- Air Force Magazine  

Pentagon’s New Space Acquisition Arm to Take Shape in 2022 -- Air Force Magazine  

Space Force’s troubled space-tracking system is officially shut down -- Space News 

 'Space Force? Is that Real?' Guardians Still Struggling with an Unconvinced Public -- The Guardian  

Empower our Space Force, just as we do for the other armed services -- Gen. Kevin Chilton (ret.), Defense News  

The Army has an artillery problem (and some high tech solutions) -- SandBoxx  

Pentagon’s cybersecurity tests aren’t realistic, tough enough: Report -- Breaking Defense  

US cancels military aid for Egypt after major arms sale -- DW 

 Lawmakers Ask Biden To Make Sure DOD Follows Climate Rules -- Breaking Defense  

US Army e-Bikes? Motorcycles Have a Long Military History, so Why Not? -- Clean Technica  

NATO Command of USS Harry S. Truman Sends Signal to Russia, Says Secretary General Stoltenberg -- USNI News  

UK eyes ‘biggest possible’ military support to NATO over Ukraine -- Politico  

The British navy still celebrates a famous WWII aircraft carrier that gave Hitler fits -- Business Insider 

N. Korea confirms test of missile believed to be able to strike US territory -- RT  

North Korea tests more missiles in January than all of 2021, including most powerful one in years -- FOX News  

China and Saudi Arabia Hint at Expanded Military Ties -- National Interest  

Beyond War and Peace: The PLA’s “Non-War Military Activities” Concept -- Kevin Bilms, Modern War Institute  

Toughing it out at a boot camp for Taiwan's most elite navy unit -- DW  

Myanmar’s military turns to Buddhism in bid for legitimacy -- Al Jazeera



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