Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 19, 2017

The craft, seen hidden under a cloth, is believed to be a radical new craft using electric 'hairdryer' to allow it to land and take off vertically.

Daily Mail: What is Boeing's secret plane? Firm teases mysterious design believed to be an electric 'hairdryer' craft it boasts will 'change future air power'

* Maybe believe the craft is a radical electric 'vertical takeoff and landing' craft for the military that needs no runways
* Some claim it could be a new spaceplane based on the mysterious X39B
* Boeing will unveil their mystery aircraft on December 19th

Boeing's defence arm is set to unveil a mysterious new plane - and says it will 'change future air power'

The aerospace giant's defence arm teased the new craft, covered in a black cloth.

It is believed to be a radical new craft using electric 'hairdryer' to allow it to land and take off vertically.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 19, 2017

Escalating Military Drills Mean China Is Preparing to Strike Taiwan, Experts Say -- Newsweek

China's Bid to Dominate the Global Submarine Export Market -- Robert Farley, Diplomat

China air force drills in Sea of Japan and again around Taiwan -- Nikkei Asian Review

China warplanes intrude on Japan, South Korea and Taiwan air defense zones to ‘test ocean combat ability’ -- Japan Times/AP

Japan Approves Deployment of US Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Systems - Reports -- Sputnik

Tokyo, Seoul attentive yet restrained as Trump proposes weapons sales -- Asia Times

Philippine military removes navy chief, but won't say why -- Reuters

Additional Russian Violations of Arms Control Agreements -- Mark B. Schneider, RCD

Russia to Equip Husky-Class Sub With Robotics Capable of Operating in Air, Water -- Sputnik

#PutinAtWar: Latest Additions to the Russian Navy -- Medium

Russia includes hypersonic missile deployment on Navy’s warships in new armament plan -- TASS

Kremlin's New Cyber Weapons Spark Fears and Fantasies -- Military.com/AFP

Famine, Panic, Paralysis: Sweden Finds Itself Unprepared for Cyberattacks, Wars -- Sputnik

Polish Fighter Jet Missing, Search Underway -- Sputnik

German defense minister backs longer Afghanistan mission -- DW

Britain’s largest ever warship has some concerning flaws -- Naval-technology

Britain's New Aircraft Carrier Reportedly Springs a Leak Two Weeks After Launch -- Sputnik

U.S. Navy chief says forces in Asia may be reinforced with warships from the eastern Pacific -- Reuters

B-52 Gets New Internal Weapons Bay - Carries 8 "J-Series" Bombs -- Scout Warrior

An Update on the F-22 and the Evolution of Air Combat: The Perspective from the First Fighter Wing -- Second Line Of Defense

Pentagon Moves on New Electronic Warfare Strategy & Weapons -- Scout Warrior

Army’s new cyber requirements will be based on battlefield needs -- C4ISRnet

U.S. Coast Guard falls behind Russia in new Arctic arms race -- CBS

Whistleblowers worry about fate of spy agency ombudsman -- Federal Times

5 things you should know about Trump's new national security strategy -- Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner

The Pentagon's claim that it needs to train 23,000 personnel to accept transgender recruits is 'suspicious,' former military surgeons general say -- Washington Examiner

US Military tests system for on-demand 3D-printed drones -- Endgadget

How the US built a mysterious military camp under the Greenland ice sheet -- Science Nordic

Navy pilot describes 2004 encounter with UFO off San Diego coast -- San Diego Union-Tribune

The government admits it studies UFOs. So about those Area 51 conspiracy theories … -- Washington Post

Twitter’s violence rules don't apply to military, governments -- CNet

US military imagines war without GPS -- Phys.org

A Soldier’s Urban Warfare Christmas Wish List -- John Spencer, Modern War Institute

Guam wants to be more than a U.S. military base -- VICE