Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 8, 2020

State media aired footage of troops boarding civilian planes to get from Hubei province to the unspecified location thousands of kilometres away. Photo: Weibo

SCMP: China mobilises thousands of troops, armoured vehicles near border with India

Soldiers and equipment transported from central province of Hubei to an unspecified location in northwest, according to state media
Footage of drill aired the same day top generals from the two sides held talks in a bid to defuse stand-off that began in early May

China has mobilised thousands of paratroopers, armoured vehicles and equipment in a military drill, saying they could be deployed “within hours” to the border with India in the Himalayas, where tensions have again flared.

The soldiers and armoured vehicles were transported from the central province of Hubei to an unspecified location in China’s northwest plateau, thousands of kilometres away, in “just a few hours”, according to state media reports over the weekend.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 8, 2020

Senior Beijing official lays out China’s view on national security risks to the nation -- SCMP

Chinese military uses model of N. Taiwan city government building for drills -- Taiwan News

China's coast guard to be given wartime power, report says -- UPI

Has China gone into stealth mode with its military-civil fusion plans? -- SCMP

National Guard moving out of DC as questions remain about how military handled George Floyd protests -- Military.com

House Armed Services Committee, Pentagon clash over Esper and Milley testimony -- Defense News

Defense bill turns into proxy battle over Floyd protests -- The Hill

National Guard pilot grounded amid probe into helicopter flying over DC protesters -- The Hill

F-15E becomes first aircraft compatible with new nuclear bomb design -- Defense News

NASA and Lockheed to begin X-59 supersonic jet tests in 2021 -- Flight Global

Some pilots delay retirements, but coronavirus’ effect on shortfall remains unknown -- Air Force Times

Army Tests PrSM Seeker To Hunt Ships & SAMs -- Breaking Defense

Team SPY-6: Building the U.S. Navy’s most advanced radar -- Defense News

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Critical Milestones -- Naval News

U.S. Navy newest aircraft carrier completes largest aircraft embark -- Defence-Blog

USS Ronald Reagan, carrier strike group begin 2020 deployment -- UPI

Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Heads Home After COVID-Extended Deployment -- Military.com

Pandemic gives Navy 'opportunity' to revise its long-term plans -- Norwalk Reflector

US judge dismisses USS Fitzgerald collision lawsuits for lack of jurisdiction -- Stars and Stripes

Ghost Fleet Overlord Test Vessels Continue to Accelerate U.S. Navy’s USV programs -- Naval News

GAO: New presidential helicopters need better communications system -- UPI

Counterterror Mission Blends Into Competition With China, Russia: How SOCOM Copes -- Breaking Defense

US Military Could Lose Space Force Trademark to Netflix Series -- CBR.com

Reported US troop drawdown could hurt NATO security, German official says -- The Hill

German lawmakers criticize reported American troop withdrawal plan -- Defense News

Royal Navy joins NATO allies on major maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea region -- Gov.UK

NATO 'Works Hard' for Arms Control With Russia, Stoltenberg Says -- Sputnik

Russia, Turkey Reach Agreement in Principle on Delivery of Second Batch of S-400s - Turkish Official -- Sputnik

Russia’s top brass inks deal on 20 Su-34 frontline bombers -- TASS

Russia's Admiral Kasatonov Stealth Warship Completes State Sea Trials -- Sputnik

Russia’s new nuclear policy could be a path to arms control treaties -- Sarah Bidgood, Defense News

Philippines’ move to keep US military pact reveals shift in South China Sea calculations -- SCMP

South Korea receives engines for future fighter jet -- Defense News

Steel contract signed for new Australian frigate prototypes -- UPI