Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 6, 2017

China's President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as he and other new Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee Reuters

Economic Times/AFP: China's military ordered to pledge total loyalty to Xi Jinping

BEIJING: China's military has been ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping while a paramilitary police force now literally sings his praises, further cementing his place as the country's most powerful leader in decades.

The world's largest armed forces should be "absolutely loyal, honest and reliable to Xi", said a new guideline issued by the Central Military Commission and reported by state news agency Xinhua late Sunday.

China's military personnel of around two million is technically the armed force of the ruling Communist Party rather than the state.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 6, 2017

Promote Peace, China's Xi Tells Soldiers at First Overseas Base -- US News and World Report/Reuters

China Secretly Testing New Amphibious Armored Troop Carriers -- Sputnik

Launch of Beijing’s new dredger may spark concerns of renewed island building in South China Sea -- SCMP

What a New PLA Promotion Says About Xi Jinping's Military Control -- The Diplomat

Why former Chinese soldiers are sceptical about Xi Jinping’s promise of better treatment -- SCMP

German intelligence agency gets spy satellite system funds -- DW

German army contemplates EU fissures in scenario study: Spiegel -- Reuters

Ghost Fighters: The Most Important Operations by Russian Military Intelligence -- Sputnik

Is Russia about to reopen its Cuba military base to stick two fingers up to Donald Trump and the US? -- The SUN

Drone wars: Turkey ups homegrown options -- Defense News

IDF's largest-ever aerial exercise takes off, with India on board -- Times of Israel

Trump could let the UAE buy F-35 jets -- Defense News

State Department approves $1.1B contract for support of Qatari F-15QA aircraft -- UPI

Trump: Japan will be able to shoot North Korean missiles ‘out of the sky’ with US military equipment -- The Hill

Securing North Korean nuclear sites would require a ground invasion, Pentagon says -- Washington Post

Pentagon offers assessment of what conflict with NK would look like -- The Hill

U.S. Army Relocates Its Korean Military Base South Of Seoul -- NPR

US, S Korea, Australia Conduct Joint Military Drills in East China Sea -- Sputnik

Elevating Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula -- Patrick Cronin & David Asher, RCD

Here Is Why the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ships Punch below Their Weight -- National Interest

Mark Warner: It's time for the US to create a cyber strategy to fight back against Russia, China -- Washington Examiner

US Army, Navy Cyber Commands Ready Far Ahead of Schedule -- Defense One

Raytheon awarded $260M contract for Tomahawk missiles -- UPI

F-16 Thunderbirds Crash Resulted from Wet Runway, Wind -- Defense Tech

Pentagon IDs Army Green Beret killed in Afghanistan -- The Hill

One of US soldiers killed in Niger may have been kidnapped: report -- The Hill

Trump, Democrats vie with McCain on whether Pentagon should 'Buy American' -- Washington Post

'Fat Leonard' corruption probe expands to 60 admirals: report -- The Hill

Bin Laden’s Declassified Files Vanish From CIA Website -- Sputnik

How Robots Will Help the US Navy Avoid Future Collisions -- Defense One

The US Air Force Wants to Introduce AI to Its Intelligence Gathering Efforts -- Futurism