Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 4, 2019

US Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley and PLA General Li Zuocheng agreed to increase cooperation on military matters. Photo: AFP

SCMP: Chinese, US generals vow to manage military differences, like South China Sea

* Chiefs of staff Li Zuocheng and Mark Milley promise to create an ‘opportunity to discuss building a constructive and results-oriented defence relationship’
* Telephone call comes a day after Beijing blocks visits to Hong Kong by US warships, aircraft in response to Donald Trump signing human rights act into law

China and the United States will work together to manage their differences and maintain stable military ties, two of their top generals said on Tuesday, a day after Beijing suspended visits by US warships and aircraft to Hong Kong.

Relations between the US military and China’s People’s Liberation Army would not be affected by the ban on port calls, General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and his Chinese counterpart, General Li Zuocheng, agreed in an “introductory” telephone call, according to a statement from the Pentagon.

The pair also promised to create “an opportunity to discuss building a constructive and results-oriented defence relationship”, it said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 4, 2019

Top U.S. general and senior Chinese counterpart speak on phone: U.S. military -- Reuters

Tech Problems, Slowing Economy Cut China's Carrier Ambitions -- The Diplomat

A challenge from China could be just the thing to pull NATO together -- CNN

NATO downplays divisions as infighting roils alliance -- AP

Tensions, disputes roil NATO alliance meetings in London; Trump cancels news conference -- USA Today

NATO Chief Defends Unity As Trump Lashes Out at Allies: 'Most of the Time We Agree' -- Newsweek

Turkey agrees to back Nato plan for Baltic states and Poland -- The Guardian

Italian air chief: Time to think about next-gen fighters -- Defense News

German Navy chief of staff: The naval force is preparing for challenges beyond 2020 -- Defense News

Royal Navy aircraft carriers dock together in Portsmouth -- BBC

How New Army-developed AI Can Save US Infantry in a Firefight -- Warrior Maven

The Future of Aircraft Carriers: Consider the Air Wing, Not The Platform -- Robert C. Rubel, CIMSEC

Navy Changes Tour Lengths for 50,000 Sailors and Boosts Reenlistment Bonuses -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Navy Amphibious Warfare Ship USS Portland Spotted Heading To Sea With New Laser Turret -- Warzone/The Drive

The P226 Handgun Is the Navy Seal's Favorite Gun for 1 Reason -- RCD

Coming in 2020: A new technology to link F-35 simulators across the globe -- Defense News

Air Force F-35 Simulator Will Let Pilots Fly in Formation, Talk to Other Aircraft -- Military.com

The Reviews Are In: 31 Air Force Pilots Say Why They Love the F-35 Stealth Fighter -- Yahoo News/National Interest

Could Civilian Satellites Provide a GPS Backup in Wartime? -- Popular Mechanics

Republicans raise concerns over Trump pardoning service members -- The Hill

Kremlin Favours New Arms Deal Involving Many States Amid Trump's Comments on INF -- Sputnik

Putin: Russia is against militarization of space but US sees it as theater of war -- RT

Russia’s next-generation armored vehicle to enter state trials in spring -- TASS

Russian artillery troops in Tajikistan practice fire under electronic counter-measures -- TASS

How the Syrian Civil War Made the Russian Air Force Even Deadlier -- Michael Peck, National Interest

Chinese research vessel expelled by Indian warship for operating near Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- SCMP

Eyeing China, India Boosts Presence in Indian Ocean, Giving Maldives Patrol Vessel, Financial Aid -- Sputnik