Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 9, 2020

USS Gerald R. Ford in the Atlantic Ocean, May 13, 2020. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angel Thuy Jaskuloski

Business Insider: A power problem aboard the Navy's $13 billion supercarrier left it unable to launch planes for days

* US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford experienced a power problem during recent testing at sea that left it unable to launch aircraft, the Navy says.
* An unexpected fault in the power-handling elements of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) affected flight operations for days.
* The failure is a sign that the carrier is still working out issues with some of the new critical technologies that were integrated into the first-in-class ship.

US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford suffered a power problem during recent at-sea testing that crippled the $13 billion supercarrier's ability to launch planes for days, the Navy said Sunday.

The carrier's Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), one of a number of new technologies integrated into the first-in-class flattop, unexpectedly failed just before a scheduled flight deck operation cycle on June 2, hindering flight operations.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 9, 2020

Launch system issues keep aircraft from flying on Ford carrier during tests -- UPI

USS Gerald Ford EMALS Launching System Suffers Fault During Testing Period -- USNI News

Reagan, Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups Deploy -- USNI News

Pentagon relaxes travel restrictions caused by COVID-19 -- UPI

Travel restrictions lifted by DoD at these states and host nations -- Military Times

Exclusive: In Navy study, 60 percent of carrier volunteers have coronavirus antibodies -- Reuters

Key debate on military protest response, budget priorities set to happen behind closed doors on Capitol Hill -- Military Times

Army briefs House panel on response to DC protests -- The Hill

Service chiefs acknowledge racism in the ranks, pledge dialogue, change -- American Military News

Coast Guard Academy faulted on response to racial incidents -- AP

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy signal openness to renaming US Army bases that honor Confederate leaders -- Business Insider

National security officials unaware of Trump's decision to cut troops in Germany: report -- The Hill

Soldiers are finally getting a robot mule that can haul 1,000 pounds of gear -- Task & Purpose

F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force's New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs -- Warzone/The Drive

Upgraded B61-12 nuclear weapon compatible with F-15E, Air Force tests show -- UPI

Five Principles for Building a New U.S. Amphibious Warfare Fleet. -- Dan Gouré, RCD

Army Pursues High-Tech Plan for New Infantry Carrier -- Warrior Maven

Photo Oops: US Army’s Flickr Account Accidentally Publishes Images of Secretive Hypersonic Weapon -- Sputnik

Pentagon Has Tested A Suicide Drone That Gets To Its Target Area At Hypersonic Speed -- Warzone/The Drive

Agency seeks hypersonic missile defense system proposals -- UPI

With Russia making moves in Libya, the US wants to boost its ties with neighboring Tunisia -- Business Insider/SOFREP

US, Russia to begin nuclear arms talks this month -- The Hill

NATO chief seeks to forge deeper ties in China’s neighborhood -- Defense News

Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan Strait after US flyover -- SCMP

China puts rising star in command of forces in border face-off against India -- SCMP

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

No evidence of unauthorized data transfers by top Chinese drone manufacturer: US study -- The Hill

Assessing China’s Civil and Military Crisis Response Capabilities. -- Hugh Harsono, RCD

North Korea building up nuclear arsenal, researchers say -- UPI

The Risk of Preparing Tomorrow’s Wars With Yesterday’s Mindset. -- Donald Ramsay, RCD