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• Mattis Says Taliban Under Increasing Pressure to Reconcile AFPS 07 Aug 2018 -- The South Asia Strategy -- now almost a year old -- is working, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon today.
• U.S. Probes Reports Afghan Police Killed In Air Strike RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- The U.S. military* says it is investigating reports that at least nine Afghan police officers were killed in a U.S. air strike during a battle against Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan.
• IS in Afghanistan Just Won't Go Away, US Officials Say VOA 07 Aug 2018 -- Intensified efforts to root out and destroy the Islamic State terror group in Afghanistan are making progress in some areas but have so far failed to prevent the terror group from maintaining a foothold in the country, based on the latest U.S. intelligence estimates.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Mattis Comments on DoD Role in Election Security, Space as Warfighting Domain AFPS 07 Aug 2018 -- The Defense Department will provide all support necessary to the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies to protect U.S. elections from Russian interference and other bad actors, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters today.
• Only DoD human-rated centrifuge gains full operational capability AFNS 07 Aug 2018 -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Aug. 2 in the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing, to celebrate the full operational capability, or FOC, of the only human-rated centrifuge in the Department of Defense.
• Galaxy wraps upgrades to become C-5M Super Galaxy AFNS 07 Aug 2018 -- The first flight of the Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy took place on June 30, 1968, with an audience including President Lyndon Johnson. Now, 50 years later, the Super Galaxy is still going strong.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis' Meeting with U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson DoD 07 Aug 2018
• Press Topper at the Pentagon Enhanced Honor Cordon by Secretary Mattis with United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson DoD 07 Aug 2018 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis
• Press Gaggle at the Pentagon by Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis DoD 07 Aug 2018 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis
• Innovative 1st RS training provides RQ-4 student pilots valuable flying experience AFNS 07 Aug 2018 -- Becoming an RQ-4 Global Hawk pilot requires specific training, which is unique to remotely piloted aircraft. This training means new pilots not coming from previous manned platforms often have limited experience in the cockpit of an aircraft. The 1st Reconnaissance Squadron is aiming to increase their level of experience with their new, innovative Aviation Fundamentals Training program funded through the Squadron Innovation Fund.
• NATO Military Capability Including Nuclear Triad Targeting Russia - PM Medvedev Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- NATO views Moscow as potential adversary, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, adding that the alliance's military capabilities, including the nuclear triad, are targeting Russia.
• 10 Years After War, Russia Warns Of 'Horrible' Conflict If Georgia Joins NATO RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- Ten years after Russia and Georgia went to war, the West on August 7 condemned Moscow's continued military presence in the Caucasus country's territory and reiterated support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Russian Prime Minister Warns NATO Against Accepting Georgia Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- NATO should not accept Georgia as its member because it might lead to a military conflict since Moscow recognizes the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Tbilisi considers its territory, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
• Russian Prime Minister Warns NATO Against Accepting Georgia Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- NATO should not accept Georgia as its member because it might lead to a military conflict since Moscow recognizes the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Tbilisi considers its territory, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
• UK Defense Chief: Post-Brexit Britain to Remain Strong VOA 07 Aug 2018 -- Britain will always be a "tier one" military power, British Defense Minister Gavin Williamson told the Atlantic Council think tank Tuesday in Washington, contradicting recent comments by British Prime Minister Theresa May.
• UK, Norway join forces to stop 'growing Russian threat' using US sub-hunter aircraft Press TV 07 Aug 2018 -- The UK Royal Navy and its Norwegian counterpart have purchased a large fleet of US-made P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft to stop what they call Russia's growing submarine activity near their territorial waters.
• Russia's Chances, Rivals in Tender on Supply of 111 Light Helicopters to India Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- Russia will participate in India's tender on the supply of 111 light multipurpose Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) and expects to win the bid, the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) told Sputnik.
• 'Make in India' Fails to Boost New Delhi's Defense Development - Data Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- In 2015, Indian PM Modi launched the ambitious 'Make in India' scheme under which special attention was given to liberalize foreign direct investment norms to promote local manufacturing of defense equipment. However, the latest data suggests purchases from foreign firms remain the mainstay for the forces.
• Iran dismisses claims on missile parts transfer from London IRNA 07 Aug 2018 -- The Iranian embassy in London categorically dismissed the claims made by UK paper Evening Standard on transferring missile parts from London to Iran.
• Details of IRGC air-launched cruise missiles unveiled IRNA 07 Aug 2018 -- Details of Iran's air-launched cruise missiles with a range of 1,500 kilometers were unveiled by an Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) expert on Tuesday.
• S-70C choppers to make last public appearance Aug. 11 CNA 07 Aug 2018 -- The aging S-70C helicopters of Taiwan's Air Force will likely make their last appearance in public at an open base event at Chiayi Air Base on Aug. 11 before being replaced by the more modern UH-60M Black Hawks in 2019.
• Spanish Fighter Jet Accidentally Fires Missile Over S Estonia - Estonian Army Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- A Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon 2000 jet on Tuesday accidentally fired an air-to-air missile during its training flight over southern Estonia, the Baltic state's Defense Forces said in a statement.
• Department Press Briefing - August 7, 2018 US Dept. of State 07 Aug 2018

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 07, 2018

Other Conflicts

• 7 August 2018 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Aug 2018
• US B-52 Bombers Buzz East China Sea Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- US Air Force B-52 bombers flew over the South China Sea in the vicinity of Japan in early August, according to a recent military statement from US Indo-Pacific Command, as part of a joint training mission with US Navy forces.
• Yemen targets Saudi garrison with ballistic missile IRNA 07 Aug 2018 -- Yemen Army's missile unit targeted Al-Wajib Garrison in Najran, south of Saudi Arabia with a ballistic missile late Monday.
• New cholera outbreak spreading fast in Yemen's Hudaydah: UNICEF Press TV 07 Aug 2018 -- The United Nations children's agency, UNICEF, has warned that a fresh cholera outbreak is spreading quickly in Yemen's vital seaport of Hudaydah, amid ongoing attacks by the Saudi-led coalition against the besieged provincial capital.
• 'Immense' needs of migrants making perilous journey between Yemen and Horn of Africa prompts $45 million UN migration agency appeal UN News 07 Aug 2018 -- As conflicts and natural disasters have sharply deteriorated living conditions in the Horn of Africa and Yemen, more and more people have been crossing the Gulf of Aden in both directions, leading the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to appeal for $45 million to provide critical aid to 81,000 people over three years.
• UN Agencies Help More Somali Refugees Return From Yemen VOA 07 Aug 2018 -- The U.N. refugee and migration agencies have helped 116 Somali refugees return home from war-torn Yemen, although conditions in parts of Somalia remain unsafe.
• Syria Army arrests terrorists in Hama IRNA 07 Aug 2018 -- Units of the Syrian Arab Army destroyed fortified sites for terrorist organizations in the far northern countryside of Hama province and cut off their supply routes in the direction of Idleb's southern countryside, Syrian media 'SANA' reported.
• Kosovo's President, Belgrade Willing To Consider Border Changes RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- Senior government officials in Kosovo and Serbia have indicated a willingness to consider border changes as part of a peace process aimed at ending a dispute over Kosovo's independence that has hampered both countries' accession to the European Union.
• Bangladesh: Head of UN refugee agency calls on Asia-Pacific leaders to show 'solidarity' with Rohingya refugees UN News 07 Aug 2018 -- The Head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Tuesday urged government representatives and business leaders from the Asia-Pacific region to offer more support and protection for over 700,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled violence and discrimination in Myanmar's Rakhine State over the past year.
• Sea Of Troubles: Azov Emerging As 'Tinderbox' In Russia-Ukraine Conflict RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- One recent summer morning, four Ukrainian Sea Guards peered out from a speeding patrol boat nicknamed Little Boy. Bubbly pop hits from the 1990s blared over the hum of the engine propelling them through the choppy swells of the Sea of Azov.
• UN chief calls for 'increased commitment' to resolution on 10th anniversary of Georgia conflict UN News 07 Aug 2018 -- Ten years after conflict involving Georgia, Russia and the South Ossetia region broke out, United Nations chief, António Guterres said on Tuesday that "increased commitment" is needed by "relevant actors" to advance the on-going reconciliation and peace process.
• S. Sudan Opposition Urges Focus on Power-Sharing Deal VOA 07 Aug 2018 -- Some South Sudan opposition parties that signed a power-sharing deal in Khartoum say they did so to give peace a chance even though they disagree with some of the agreement's provisions.

News Reports

• Defense Lawyers Attack Credibility Of Star Witness At Manafort Trial RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- The defense lawyer for President Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort has sought in a searing cross-examination to undermine the credibility of the U.S. government's star witness by accusing Rick Gates of stealing millions not only from Manafort but also possibly from Trump's inauguration committee.
• Key Witness At Manafort Trial Testifies On Cyprus Shell Companies RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- In August 2015, seven months before he became president Donald Trump's election campaign chairman, Paul Manafort was hard up for cash.
• Star Witness In Manafort Trial Details Ukrainian, Russian Money Ties RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- A longtime business partner of President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman has detailed how he helped Paul Manafort hide millions of dollars that he earned from Ukrainian clients.
• Russia's Rusal Says Sanctions Forcing Shutdown Of Plant Catering To U.S. Customers RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- Russian aluminum giant Rusal says U.S. sanctions are forcing it to shut down one of its smaller plants that catered to U.S. customers and find new jobs for hundreds of the plant's workers.
• Britain 'Ready To Ask' Russia To Extradite Suspects In Skripal Poisonings RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- Britain is preparing to ask Russia to extradite two men it suspects carried out a nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy in the city of Salisbury, The Guardian newspaper has reported.
• OPCW Accepts UK Request to Confirm Identity of Nerve Agent in Amesbury Incident Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- UK authorities on Tuesday invited Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) experts to come back to the country in order to independently confirm the identity of the nerve agent used in the Amesbury poisoning. The OPCW later accepted the request.
• Bolton: North Korea Hasn't Taken Necessary Steps on Denuclearization Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- On Tuesday White House National Security Adviser John Bolton noted during an interview with Fox News that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is prepared to go back to North Korea in order to meet with the country's leader Kim Jong-un, adding that US President Donald Trump was also ready to meet with Kim any time.
• Trump is not trustworthy: Iran FM spokesman ISNA 07 Aug 2018 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said, considering the policies of US and its president Donald Trump against Iran, all the resolutions such as negotiation seems to be blocked.
• U.S. re-imposes sanctions on Iran despite global outcry People's Daily 07 Aug 2018 -- Despite global outcry, the White House on Monday vowed to re-impose and fully enforce sanctions on Iran lifted under the Iran nuclear deal.
• Trump warns EU over decision to protect Iran trade Press TV 07 Aug 2018 -- US President Donald Trump has warned other countries against doing business with Tehran, saying he had imposed "the most biting" sanctions on the country.
• US putting unprecedented pressure on Iran to 'change its behavior': Bolton Press TV 07 Aug 2018 -- US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton has said the United States is exerting "unprecedented pressure on the government of Iran to change its behavior."
• Sanctions Reimposed On Iran For 'World Peace,' Trump Says RFE/RL 07 Aug 2018 -- A first wave of U.S. sanctions against Iran that had been eased under a 2015 nuclear deal have gone back into effect, targeting financial transactions in U.S. dollars, Iran's automotive industry, the purchase of commercial aircraft and metals including gold, and the selling of Persian carpets.
• Iraqi PM: We Won't Interact With Anti-Iran Sanctions, Will Protect Our Interests Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- On Monday night, the US introduced the first wave of sanctions targeting Iran's acquisition of dollar bank notes, trade in gold and other metals, transactions related to the Iranian rial, and purchases of commercial passenger aircraft entered into force.
• Israeli Arabs Appeal to Supreme Court to Repeal Nation-State Law - Reports Sputnik 07 Aug 2018 -- A group of prominent Israeli Arabs, including members of the Israeli parliament – Knesset – has submitted a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court protesting against the recently adopted "Jewish nation-state" law, which they claim to be violating human rights, the Times of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday.
• Mossad behind Syrian scientist's assassination: Intelligence official Press TV 07 Aug 2018 -- Israel's Mossad spy agency was behind a car bomb blast that killed a Syrian scientist over the weekend, several media reports have suggested.
• Prosecution probes sources of pro-China party's funds CNA 07 Aug 2018 -- Prosecutors searched the office of the Chinese Unity Promotion Party and the home of party head Chang An-le (張安樂) Tuesday on suspicion that the party has violated the law pertaining to organized crime.