Monday, September 23, 2019

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 23, 2019

China’s land-based DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile will be among the military hardware on show on October 1. Photo: Reuters

SCMP: China’s National Day parade to showcase advances in nuclear deterrence

* Military experts say PLA modernisation brought about during Xi Jinping’s presidency will be the main focus of October 1 celebration in Beijing
* It’s necessary for China to ‘show some of its muscle’ amid the trade dispute with the US, observer says

China plans to show off its most advanced active weapon systems at the upcoming National Day parade, which will be the biggest of the 14 such events it has held over the past seven decades.

The parade, to be held on October 1 to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic, will highlight the military modernisation – particularly in nuclear deterrence – that has taken place since President Xi Jinping
came to power in late 2012, according to military experts.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) offered a glimpse of those weapons during rehearsals for the parade in downtown Beijing from September 14.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 23, 2019

Why China's Air Force Loves Russian SU-35 Fighters (And Keeps Getting More) -- National Interest

Chinese Media Claims S-500's Capabilities Will 'Exceed Those of Any Air Defence System in World' -- Sputnik

China expected to send anti-piracy fleet –not navy – to joint drill with Iran and Russia, analysts say -- SCMP

China Can Beat US Navy In South China Sea, Simulation Exercises Show -- IBTimes

PACAF Looks to Expand Operating Areas as China’s Influence Spreads -- Air Force Magazine

EXCLUSIVE Navy’s New Triton Drone Heads To Guam, New Pacific Recon Tool -- Breaking Defense

Two Unaddressed Problems in the Surface Navy -- CIMSEC

Why The Navy Chose Super Aircraft Carriers Over Medium Aircraft Carriers -- Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest

Number One Priority: The Pentagon Is Doubling-Down on Hypersonic Missiles -- National Interest

U.S. military apologizes for tweet showing stealth bomber, aimed at Area 51 raiders -- National Post/Reuters

Leaked Army document reveals the whole ‘one weekend a month’ reserve thing is kinda b*llshit -- Task & Purpose

New NATO command is designed for rapid movement of troops, vehicles -- UPI

Russian Defense Chief Says U.S. Could Cut Military Budget If It Stopped Attacking Other Nations -- Newsweek

Russia formally declares alleged CIA mole missing, says search underway: RIA -- Reuters

Russia Slams US General for Plan to Destroy Russia’s Air Defenses -- Antiwar.com

Why Russia's Air Force Is So Dangerous -- Evan Gottesman, The National Interest

Work on Russia's Sixth-Generation Fighters Underway in Russia - Aviation Systems Research Institute
-- Sputnik

Russia to fund modernisation of army in breakaway Georgian region -- Al Jazeera

Niger, Russia Have Military Cooperation Deals to Be Extended Biennially – Foreign Minister -- Sputnik

Israeli fighter planes participate in British air exercises -- UPI

US Satellite Detected Likely Israeli Nuclear Test in 1979, Hid It From Public for 40 Years - Report -- Sputnik

With military parade, Iran tells the US and other Western forces to leave the Persian Gulf -- Business Insider

After U.S. Announces Deployment, Iran's Military Says It Will Pursue Aggressors -- NPR

Iran's Military: Everything President Trump Needs to Know -- National Interest

British military rugby team sparks controversy with 'naive' photo at World War II shrine in Japan: Report -- ABC News

Could South Korea's Army Beat Back North Korea's Military in a War? -- Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest

Here are all the Royal Saudi Air Force Special Colors That Celebrate The 89th Anniversary of The Kingdom. -- The Aviationist

Military tattoos exhibition reveals 'living memorials' -- BBC

The Devil You Know: Trust in Military Applications of Artificial Intelligence -- Connor McLemore and Charles Clark, War On The Rocks

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

INF Treaty died because Russia chose not to abide by it and the US chose to respond to China's overwhelming number of missiles banned, to the USA, by the INF Treaty. In short it was doomed once China showed no restraints.

Strategic arms limitations are also doomed since China continues showing no restraint on its buildup. The MIRV restrictions are particularly troublesome once hypersonic flying warheads are introduced widely to China's ICBM's.