Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 2, 2020

SCMP: Taiwan’s top military leader among eight dead in Black Hawk chopper crash

* Chief of staff, two major generals and other senior military personnel killed
* Helicopter’s last communication was less than 15 minutes after take-off

Taiwan’s military chief of staff and seven others were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in a mountainous region in the northern part of the island on Thursday morning, officials said.

Taiwan’s air force commander Hsiung Hou-chi confirmed the deaths of Chief of Staff Shen Yi-ming and seven others on Thursday afternoon, after the UH-60M craft carrying 13 military personnel force landed in New Taipei county’s Wulai district earlier in the day.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 2, 2020

Taiwan army chief dead in helicopter crash -- BBC

Deadly Taiwan helicopter crash ‘won’t affect military operations or defence against Beijing’ -- SCMP

US warns China against trying to ‘coerce’ Taiwan after Shandong aircraft carrier passes near island -- SCMP

The Army Now Has Enough Upgraded Abrams Tanks To Equip An Entire Brigade -- National Interest

Rethinking how the Army network can help with battlefield injuries -- C4ISRNet

U.S. Navy's 2nd Fleet reaches full operational capability -- UPI

The US military ran the largest stress test of its sealift fleet in years. It’s in big trouble. -- Defense News

US Navy’s Sealift Fleet in Dire Straits Following Largest-Ever Stress Test -- Sputnik

US Navy wants to teach robotic warships to TALK like human sailors in order to communicate with other ships -- Daily Mail

The Army Is Shooting Battery Prototypes to Make Sure They Don't Catch Fire -- Military.com

Army bans TikTok from being used on government-issued devices citing security risk -- The Hill

Ransomware attack takes US maritime base offline -- BBC

Behold The Cool Vertical Photograph Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Doing The Rose Bowl Game Flyover Yesterday -- The Aviationist

More than a test bed: How an experimental satellite will help the war fighter -- C4ISRNet

Inside the NSA’s plan to lure cyber talent -- Federal Times

Our Government's Approach to Cybersecurity Is a Costly Mess. Here's What Would Fix the Problem -- Time

BAE's $10 billion howitzer project improves after years of flaws -- Stars and Stripes

Most German Military Helicopters Not Ready for Use - Report -- Sputnik

Britain’s astonishing Tempest fighter jet doubles workforce to beat Euro plane to skies -- Express

Overweight, unfit or shy? The British army still wants you -- The Guardian

Russia’s aerospace forces to receive about 100 planes and helicopters in 2020 -- TASS

Hypersonic Missiles Are a Game Changer -- The New York Times

Russia’s Hypersonic ICBM Is Operational. So What? -- National Interest

Israel Unveils Unseen New Military Unit 'to Operate in All Fronts of the War' -- Sputnik

Uganda's army reels in the graduates -- DW