Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 29, 2020

Military Times: Coronavirus update: Illness spreads, US troops in Southeast Asia advised to take precautions

With the new coronavirus having sickened more than 4,500 in China and five people in the United States, the U.S. government is encouraging Americans to take precautions against contracting any respiratory illness, including the flu or a cold.

Stressing that the current health risk of the new virus in the U.S. is low, the Departments of Health and Human Services and defense officials have nonetheless said people should practice good health hygiene and avoid contact with anyone who displays symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath and fever.

“Americans should know that this is a potentially a very serous public health threat, but at this point, Americans should not fear for their safety,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday during a press conference.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 29, 2020

U.S. Forces Korea Issues Travel Warning After Coronavirus Case Found in Man Living Near Two Military Bases -- Newsweek

Xi orders military to contribute to winning battle against epidemic -- Xinhua

China Sends Military Aid to Help Fight Coronavirus Outbreak -- Newsweek

US evacuees from China head to California military base as coronavirus outbreak grows -- CNN

Britons evacuated from China over coronavirus fears face military quarantine -- The Times

Coronoavirus a leaked bio-weapon? Know all about bio-warfare pathogens -- IBTimes

The USS Ford is in the Atlantic for first-of-its-kind aircraft testing — here's what the Navy is learning about its new carrier -- Business Insider

US Navy tests new sleek, stealthy destroyer hull in rough seas -- FOX News/Warrior Maven

The Navy Is Overlooking Air-Independent Propulsion Submarines At Its Own Peril -- National Interest

The Spectacular & Public Collapse of Navy Force Planning -- Mark Cancian and Adam Saxton, Breaking Defense

US cuts number of Black Hawks to Afghanistan by two-thirds -- Military Times

Review finds heavy use of commando forces led to ethics slip -- AP

Pentagon Seeks a Way to Shoot Down Putin’s ‘Invincible’ Hypersonic Missiles -- Defense One

US Defense Department launches Gremlins drone from a mothership for the first time -- Defense News

How Laser Weapons are Changing the Defense Equation -- Lockheed Martin

Air Force Moves Forward with F-15EX Fighter Jet Buy -- Military.com

Hackers Brought Down A U.S. F-15, Is Americas Air Force At Risk? -- National Interest

Lockheed Martin gets $2B boost from F-35 fighter jet -- FOX News

Lockheed Has Best Year Ever, And Expects a Better 2020 -- Defense One

US Air Force must figure out how to survive ramifications of KC-46 delays, says service leader -- Defense News

Trump will seek 20% budget boost for nukes, says Inhofe -- Defense News

Cutting U.S. Military Support for France in West Africa Would Be a Mistake -- John Campbell, Council on Foreign Policy

Pentagon, State Officials Worry Looming Military Cuts in Africa's Sahel Are Political, Leave Window for China -- Foreign Policy

Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone's First Trip To Korea -- Warzone/The Drive

US to put 9,000 South Korea workers on leave as military funding row deepens -- The Guardian/Reuters

Huawei Not OK For UK: Intelligence Experts, Congress -- Breaking Defense

Why Britain’s Huawei decision frustrated lawmakers -- Andrew Eversden, Fifth Domain

UK Huawei 5G decision: will there be blowback from ‘disappointed’ ally US? -- Hilary Clark, SCMP

Germany rejigs reconnaissance system plan, drops US drones -- AP

Germany to buy Bombardier jets instead of Northrop reconnaissance drones - document -- Reuters

Iraq weighs larger NATO role to replace US-led coalition -- AFP

Iran, photos suggest a US-criticized satellite launch looms -- Military Times/AP

US warship ‘sailed close to’ Chinese-occupied reefs in South China Sea -- SCMP

Su-35S Squadron Performs Training Flight in Russia's North - Video -- Sputnik

Japan almost a ‘sixth eye’ as Five Eyes keep closer watch on Chinese military, North Korea -- SCMP