Friday, July 19, 2019

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 19, 2019

Engineers are working on a shorter version of the J-20 stealth jet to make it suitable for use on China’s new aircraft carriers, military insiders say. Photo: Reuters

SCMP: China’s engineers in race to build best stealth jet for nation’s aircraft carriers

* Developers at Chengdu Aerospace working on shorter version of J-20 to make it suitable for use with next generation catapult launch systems, insiders say
* FC-31, being developed by sister company, is already shorter but some experts say it is not as robust

The companies behind China’s J-20 and FC-31 fighter planes are going head to head in the race to develop the stealth jet of choice for the navy’s next generation aircraft carriers, military sources said.

And for the engineers working on the former, the biggest challenge could be making the new version of the jet short enough to work with the catapult launch systems currently being developed for use on the giant vessels.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 19, 2019

Chinese scientists hail ‘incredible’ stealth breakthrough that may blind military radar systems -- SCMP

US fears China-backed resort in Cambodia could house military and ‘threaten coherence in Asean’ -- SCMP/Bloomberg

On the ship that downed a military drone, one small mistake could cause a war with Iran -- CNN

Navy seeks proposals for unmanned surface vessel -- UPI

Trump officially taps three-star admiral to lead Navy -- The Hill

Delaware submarine nears delivery to U.S. Navy as first meals served -- UPI

Six companies to compete for $2.5B in funds to install Navy C4ISR systems -- UPI

ERAPSCO awarded $1B to produce sonobuoys for U.S. Navy -- UPI

U.S. Air Force calls for proposals to replace Minuteman III ICBMs -- UPI

The Army Is Building a 3D Database of Real Cities for Virtual Reality Training -- Military.com

Why leaving the military is harder for female vets -- Military Times

Top Marine says most Marine recruits require a drug waiver. But does the Marine Corps have a drug problem? -- Marine Times

Senate committee approves Esper and Milley to lead Pentagon, teeing up final vote -- Defense News

Trump says he’s looking into a Pentagon cloud contract for Amazon or Microsoft because ‘we’re getting tremendous complaints’ -- CNBC

Is industry cyber(in)security DoD’s Achilles’ heel? -- Mark Pomerleau, Fifth Domain

David Trachtenberg, No. 2 policy official, exits Pentagon -- Defense News

Ex-NSA contractor to be sentenced in stolen documents case -- Yahoo/Canadian Press

USNS Comfort leaves Peru after treating 4,500 Venezuelan refugees -- UPI

Alarmed by Venezuela, U.S. Military Seeks to Sell Arms to Colombia -- Foreign Policy

US-S. Korean military drills to proceed despite N. Korean objections, officials say -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon reconsiders plan to relocate key US intelligence hub within Britain -- Stars and Stripes

Trump mulls new Turkey sanctions over Russian missile system -- The Hill

Turkey calls on US to reverse decision on F-35 exclusion -- Military Times/AP

Russia to Turkey: While you’re at it, would you like some jets? -- Defense News

Russian fighter jets scrambled 6 times over week to intercept foreign aircraft -- TASS

Russian missile frigate hits target in Black Sea drills off Crimea -- TASS

Is This Just Fantasy? French Government Assembles Team of Sci-Fi Authors to Predict Future Threats -- Sputnik

Canada to pay C$1bn to sexual misconduct victims in military -- The Guardian

Is a European army really so barmy? -- Neil Clark, RT

Afghan official downplays casualties of special forces -- Anadolu Agency

US poured millions into Afghanistan drug treatment programs, but it’s unknown if they made a difference -- Military Times

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