Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 13, 2020

The Chinese navy will conduct 11 weeks of exercises off the coast of northern China from Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

SCMP: Coronavirus: China’s navy gets back on training track with extensive drills

* PLA to make up for lost time with an 11-week exercise off the country’s northern coast
* The Shandong aircraft carrier expected to be put through its paces as pandemic eases

China will mount an unusually long military exercise in waters off the northern port city of Tangshan to catch up on training missed during the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the China Maritime Safety Administration, an area off Tangshan’s coast in the Yellow Sea will be off limits to marine traffic from Thursday until July 31 for military exercises. Tangshan is about 200km (124 miles) east of the capital Beijing.

“Non-military vessels and personnel will be prohibited from entering the area designated for the drill,” the administration said in a notice, without saying which vessels could take part.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 13, 2020

Beijing is seeking to expel the US from the South China Sea -- Bradley Bowman & Liane Zivitski, Washington Examiner

Think we have military primacy over China? Think again. -- Washington Post

China fires its latest underwater nuclear missile into spotlight with science prize -- SCMP

China’s dual-capable missiles: A dangerous feature, not a bug -- The Diplomat

India, China locked in tense military stand-off in eastern Ladakh -- The Tribune

South China Sea: Beijing staging takeover of Pratas islands in military drill -- Express

Satellites Show Scale Of Suspected Illegal Dredging In South China Sea -- Forbes

Former boss of China aircraft carrier programme in corruption probe -- SCMP

North Korea expected to test new SLBMs, report says -- UPI

Profiling North Korea’s newest missile production facility -- Daily NK

North Korea recently appointed new military intelligence chief, South Korea says -- NK News

Report: North Korea replaced military intelligence chief, Supreme Guard commander -- UPI

Coronavirus Not Slowing Russian, Chinese Space Activities, US General Says -- Defense One

A delicate balancing act: The US government must juggle a pandemic and the FY21 budget -- Robert DuPree, Defense News  

Some F-35 suppliers are having trouble delivering parts on schedule, and Turkey’s departure could make that worse -- Defense News

Security clearance concerns and the COVID-19 pandemic -- Military Times

Navy's quickly-built COVID-19 facility opens on Guam -- UPI

US Navy Warship Spills 4,000 Gallons of Fuel into Virginia River -- Military.com/AP

Navy MQ-4 Triton Flying Operational Missions From Guam -- USNI News

Officials at Tyndall AFB complete environmental assessment for rebuild effort -- UPI

Space Force, Services Struggle To Define Mission Boundaries -- Breaking Defense

SpaceX could fill the US military’s Arctic communications gap by the end of this year -- C4ISRNet

Military Drone Market Could Exceed $20 Billion by 2026 as Technology Advances -- PR Newswire

U.S. bombers, Danish, Polish fighters join for task force mission over Warsaw -- UPI

S-400 Deal Continues to Mar US-Turkey Relations, US Ambassador Claims -- Sputnik

Three British nuclear programs are $1.67 billion over budget -- Defense News

EU’s top diplomat warns against defense cuts -- Defense News

Canadian military doesn't know location of Cyclone helicopter wreckage but U.S. approached for help in recovery -- Ottawa Citizen

Canadian military to get new sniper rifles -- Ottawa Citizen

Turkey’s New Assault Carrier Will Transform Navy -- Forbes

Russia’s New Tougher Rules On Tech In The Military -- Forbes

The Future of Warfare Will Continue to Be Human -- Peter L. Hickman, War On The Rocks