Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 10, 2019

The USS McCampbell and the HMS Argyll manoeuvre during an exercise in the South China Sea in January. Photo: US Navy/Reuters

SCMP: US, China ‘at greater risk of military incidents’ in South China Sea, Chinese think tank warns

* Chinese researchers say US military, including Indo-Pacific Command, has been given more decision-making authority by Trump administration
* It comes amid an increase in the frequency and intensity of activities in the disputed waterway

There may be a greater risk of incidents between the United States and Chinese navies in the South China Sea because the US military has been given more decision-making authority, a Chinese think tank warned on Tuesday.

In a report, the think tank said the White House National Security Council had become less involved in US military activities in the disputed region, despite an increase in their frequency and intensity.
“The US military will continue intensifying military operations in the South China Sea
, constantly exploring the grey zones between peace and conflict, and probing China’s bottom line, which will inevitably push the threshold of small-scale armed conflict and war,” according to the report released by Peking University’s South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 10, 2019

U.S. Sends Warship Carrying Fighter Jets to Disputed Sea in Signal to China -- Bloomberg

Microsoft worked with Chinese military university on AI -- Irish Times

US fears of China's AI-armed military are well-founded -- Nikkei Asian Review

Shanahan: Space organizations integral to preventing Chinese, Russian military dominance -- Stars and Stripes

Top Armed Services Republican: 'I don't think anybody is satisfied' with Space Force proposal -- The Hill

Japan confirms F-35A fighter jet crashed; remaining aircraft still grounded -- Defense News

US Navy joins search for missing Japan F-35A pilot -- Stars and Stripes

Crashed F-35 was the first one assembled by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy: official -- Reuters

Japanese F-35 crashes. Now the search is on for wreckage and reasons -- CNN

UK's MoD Reviewing Status of F-35s Following Japan Crash -- Sputnik

Army Unit in Korea Trains to Defend Against Drone Attacks -- Military.com

The U.S. Army's Master Plan To Crush a North Korean Invasion -- National Interest

A unit will soon deploy with the newest night vision devices that can take troops from ‘marksman to expert’ -- Army Times

The Navy's New Nuclear Missile Submarines Are Probably Going to Cost More Than $128 Billion -- Time/Bloomberg

Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group enters European waters -- UPI

Navy Sees No Easy Answer to Balance Future Surface Fleet -- USNI News

Why the Navy’s best recruits might be former sailors -- Navy Times

U.S. Navy pleased with improvement, function of new towed minehunting sonar -- UPI

Marine Commandant: Border deployments aren't hurting readiness, even though I said they would -- Task & Purpose

Army special ops keep freaking out civilians with training exercises -- Task & Purpose

Pentagon IDs Marines killed in Afghanistan attack -- The Hill

Top senators warn Turkey: Choose between Russia missile system or US fighter jet -- The Hill

Turkey Hints It May Find Russian Substitute for F-35 Jets If US Halts Deliveries -- Sputnik

US Approves Possible $1.15Bln Sale of 56 SM-3 Missiles to Japan -- Sputnik

Raytheon nabs $70.5M for F-16 center display engineering services -- UPI

Trump picked the Air Force general who commands US nuclear forces to take over the Pentagon's No. 2 spot -- AP

Trump officially nominates Gen. Mark Milley to take over as Joint Chiefs chairman -- Task & Purpose

Pentagon says border missions to cost over $500 million -- The Hill

Putin reveals plan to control Arctic: Russia to boost fleet of nuclear ice breakers, build new ports and revamp military bases to boost shipping as ice shrinks -- Daily Mail

Putin Outlines Ambitious Arctic Expansion Program -- Military.com/AP

Report: North Korea tried to sell submarines to Taiwan -- UPI

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