Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 19, 2019

President Xi Jinping has been pushing the PLA to boost its combat readiness since he took the top job in late 2012. Photo: Xinhua

Newsweek: China's Military Expansion Is a 'Holy S***' Moment for America, Says the Navy SEAL Commander Who Oversaw the Bin Laden Raid

A former Navy SEAL commander has warned that China's break-neck military development is quickly making the huge nation America's most significant global rival.

Retired Admiral William McRaven—who headed the Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014 and oversaw the operation that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden—described Chinese military evolution as a "holy s***" moment for the U.S. during a Council on Foreign Relations event on Wednesday to mark the release of a new report, Business Insider reported.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 19, 2019

Navy SEAL who oversaw the bin Laden raid says China's massive military buildup is a 'holy s---' moment -- Business Insider

Blunders eroded US military edge in Pacific -- Grant Newsham, Asia Times

Arleigh Burke Destroyers Are Most Viable Option for Near-Term Navy Presence in Arctic -- USNI News

Behold the Navy's new Hellfire-laden robot mine-hunter -- Task & Purpose/Military.com

The US Navy Has a Water Problem -- Dave Lindorff, The Nation

This Osprey-Style Drone Could Help Marines Protect Navy Warships -- Military.com

AMC commander: Boeing has not made progress on KC-46 -- Defense News

USAF: Our New Tanker Should Be Ready for War in 3 or 4 Years -- Defense One

Goldfein Forecasts B-1 Cuts, More B-21s -- Air Force Magazine

Space Force price tag clouds decision to formally launch, despite White House push -- Defense News

Those UFO videos are real, the U.S. navy says, but please stop saying 'UFO' -- National Post/Washington Post

Area 51 has ‘secrets that deserve to be protected’, warns US Air Force general -- Daily Star

Moore’s Law for weapons? Army research find law-like progression of technologies -- Science Blog

Senate committee approves secretary nominees for Air Force, Navy -- UPI

Senate panel advances Trump's nominees to lead Air Force, Army -- The Hill

Pentagon: Military spent $184,000 at Trump's Scotland resort -- UPI

Defense spending bill hits border wall in Senate -- Defense News

Will the US Army have enough to pay for its modernization? -- Jen Judson, Defense News

The Army Revealed to Us How It Plans to Win the Wars of the Future -- Kris Osborn, National Interest

U.S. military wraps up its mission in Bahamas after hurricane -- UPI

U.S. building coalition after Saudi oil attack, Iran warns against war -- Reuters

Iran military arsenal in NUMBERS: Could Iran sink the US navy if World War 3 breaks out? -- Express

NATO Superiority Over Russia Has 'Eroded,' Forcing Alliance to Create New Strategy, U.S. General Says -- Newsweek

NATO Losing Military Advantage Over Russia as Moscow Builds Defence Capabilities - Pentagon -- Sputnik

Germany probes Airbus over military spying -- Daily Sabah/AFP

The battle to save the Canadian Forces' army reserve -- Gilbert Taylor, Toronto Sun

French crews rescue Belgian pilot from electrical line after plane crashes -- UPI

Russia's Hypersonic Nukes Exploit U.S. Vulnerability -- RCD

Russian Military: Syria's War Will Not End Until U.S. Troops Leave -- Newsweek

Russian Navy To Be First To Field Hypersonic Cruise Missiles On Submarines -- Forbes

The Wacky Story of How China's Navy Got Aircraft Carriers -- Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest

Taiwan’s Defense Strategy Doesn’t Make Military Sense -- Tanner Greer, Foreign Affairs

Can the Japan Self-Defense Force Age Gracefully? -- Yoshimitsu Sato, The Diplomat