Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 18, 2020

The PLA’s latest live-fire drill took place at an altitude of 4,600 metres (15,000 feet) in an undisclosed location in the Himalayas. Photo: qq.com

SCMP: China-India border dispute: PLA flexes military muscle with live-fire drill in Tibet

* Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily releases video and details of the exercise as state media steps up propaganda campaign
* Footage shows recently deployed artillery being used in what military expert calls a ‘demonstration of power’

Chinese state media has again highlighted a PLA exercise near the Indian border, as tensions continue to simmer
between the neighbours.

Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily published a video of the live-fire drill conducted by the People’s Liberation Army in the Himalayas, along with details of the exercise, as state media steps up a propaganda campaign to show China’s military might on the Tibetan Plateau.

It came days after Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid a rare visit to Tibet, including a trip to the disputed border with India. The visit was seen by observers as a symbolic gesture after months of friction between the two countries following a deadly border clash in June.

The latest live-fire drill took place at an altitude of 4,600 metres (15,000 feet) in the middle of the Himalayas, which separate China and its South Asian neighbours – India, Nepal and Bhutan. The report did not give the exact location or say when the drill took place.

Read more ....

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 18, 2020

Chinese Stealth Fighters Head West To Confront India -- Forbes

India Army Needs Advanced Weapons Against China As Self-Imposed Embargo By New Delhi Cannot Work – Analysts -- Eurasian Times

Photos: PLA Warships Engage in Live-Fire Drills in South China Sea as US Carrier Launches Aircraft -- Sputnik

Carrier Ronald Reagan heads back into the South China Sea -- Navy Times

Big military exercise in Hawaii scaled back due to virus -- AP

Significant number of returning US Navy midshipmen test positive for coronavirus -- The Hill

US Navy sends 20th Super Hornet to Boeing for Block III upgrades -- UPI

US Army Building 'Zombie' Missile Targets From Recycled Parts to Save Money -- Sputnik

The Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched Drones -- Warzone/The Drive

US Army develops vibration-based system for land mine identification -- UPI

New US Army Assessment Course Will Force Colonels to Think Like Generals -- Military.com

New US Army service uniform will be issued to recruits this winter -- Army Times

Trump rejects proposal to cut military healthcare by $2.2 billion -- Reuters

CEO of Boeing’s defense wing talks stumbling blocks, from KC-46 to COVID -- Defense News

America's dependency on China for drugs is a major national security issue -- Washington Times

The US Marine Corps' big plans to redesign its force means changes to what it stores in secret caves in Norway -- Business Insider

Marines flew their 'eye in the sky' in Australia for the first time ever -- Business Insider/US Marine Corps

U.S., UAE hold joint military exercise in Arabian Gulf -- UPI

Finland’s $12 billion fighter plan dodges the post-pandemic budget axe -- Defense News

Norwegian Researcher Charged With Disclosure of State Secrets Over Alleged Russia Contacts -- Sputnik

Budget and pandemic present challenges to Russia’s defense industrial base -- Defense News

Large-scale drills with 6,000 troops start in Russian Far East -- TASS

NK estimated to possess up to 60 nuclear bombs: US Army -- Korea Herald

Over 6,000 Hackers From China, India and Russia Are Working for Kim Jong Un's North Korea: Report -- IBTimes

US Army report says many North Korean hackers operate from abroad -- ZDNet

US Army Views North Korean Military Tactics -- Federation of American Scientists

Army Swaps Guns For Controllers -- Forbes

Fake News Is Wreaking Havoc on the Battlefield. Here's What the US Military's Doing About It -- Military.com

Why Military Exoskeletons Will Remain Science Fiction -- Forbes

The list is here: Find out how global defense companies performed in FY19 -- Defense News