Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 30, 2019

Daily Mail: China prepares to show off its growing military strength and could reveal a nuclear-capable missile that could reach the US in 30 minutes in a parade to mark 70 years of Communist Party rule

* World braces for China's military parade which could feature a missile capable of carrying a nuclear payload
* The People's Liberation Army is the now world's biggest military with 2 million men and women in uniform
* Rehearsals are underway while ceremonies are taking place to mark 70th anniversary of the People's Republic
* The army is working on fighter planes, the first Chinese-built aircraft carrier and nuclear-powered submarines

China's military is preparing to hold a parade next week which will offer a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal.

More than 15,000 troops and almost 600 pieces of military equipment are expected to feature in the parade, as well as 160 aircraft.

This could even include a missile that can carry a nuclear payload and can reach the United States in 30 minutes.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 30, 2019

Mass show of advanced military aircraft set for China’s National Day parade -- SCMP

Here, The New Weapons China Will Unveil At Tomorrow's Military Parade -- NDTV/AFP

China anniversary: Military parade brings out the big guns -- BBC

Chinese parade a glimpse into military ambitions -- AP

China set to join Arms Trade Treaty that Donald Trump threatened to abandon -- SCMP

Taiwan jails head of ship firm contracted to build navy minesweepers -- SCMP/AFP

Taiwan greets China's massive 70th anniversary celebrations with a collective shrug -- Japan Times/AFP

Taiwan looks to boost artillery forces to counter China -- Defense News

Proposed F-16 Sale to Taiwan Sparks Controversy -- National Defense

Troop deployment to Saudi Arabia raises worries of looming conflict -- Military Times

Pentagon chief: Delay in Ukraine military aid didn't affect US national security -- The Hill

US Air Force Command Temporarily Retreats From Qatar as Gulf Tensions Simmer -- Sputnik

Stealthy no more? A German radar vendor says it tracked the F-35 jet in 2018 — from a pony farm -- C4ISRNet

Months after release of new tech strategy, US Air Force is still deliberating a path forward -- Defense News

Pentagon orders 15 more KC-46A tankers -- Jane's 360

Lockheed receives first contract on $3B Sentinel A4 radar program -- UPI

Pentagon is developing the Air Force’s first drone-killing microwave weapon -- American Military News

Boeing awarded $280M contract for small diameter bomb integration -- UPI

The Army Wants to Bring AI to Its Next Generation Combat Vehicle -- National Interest

McCarthy officially becomes US Army secretary -- Defense News

Navy fires admiral because of ‘off-duty incident’ -- Navy Times

Former chief of Army communications at Mar-a-Lago gets probation for lying during child pornography investigation -- CNN

UK's cash-strapped military came close to running out of ammunition, withdrawing warships from the Gulf and grounding fighter jets as well as ditching some Nato commitments, new Defence Secretary reveals -- Daily Mail

'We're at war, but not like in the past': Britain's military chief Sir Nick Carter warns the UK is fighting cyber battles with foreign powers like Russia every day -- Daily Mail

Britain's Royal Air Force receives last Typhoon fighter on order from BAE -- UPI

Russian Army Gets First New T-90M Tanks -- Sputnik

Meet Russia's Kilo-Class Submarine (NATO Hates It) -- National Interest

Northrop Grumman nets $1.4B for Japan's next nine E-2D aircraft -- UPI

Nearly 100 countries have military drones, and it's changing the way the world prepares for war -- Business Insider