Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 14, 2020

China says its military build-up is about defending its sovereignty and poses no threat to any country. Photo: AP

SCMP: China-US relations: Beijing slams Pentagon report, blames Taipei for stirring up regional tensions

* ‘China Military Power Report’ makes ‘groundless accusations’ about Beijing’s spending, nuclear policies and Taiwan, defence ministry says
* Military advancement ‘driven by defending national sovereignty’ and is no threat to any country, it says

A US report accusing China of ramping up its nuclear and missile forces to “revise” the international order is libellous and provocative, Beijing said on Sunday.

In an official statement, China’s defence ministry expressed its “resolute opposition” to the “China Military Power Report”, which was published recently by the US defence department.
The report, which has been tracking China’s military expansion
annually since 2000, “promotes the so-called China threat narrative and defames Chinese military’s modernisation” ministry spokesman Wu Qian said in an official statement.

“It makes groundless accusations about China’s military spending, nuclear policies and Taiwan issues,” he said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 14, 2020

Chinese firm harvests social media posts, data of prominent Americans and military -- Washington Post

Chinese military spokesman: US is 'destroyer of world peace' -- The Hill

China To Fast-Track Its Third Aircraft Carrier; Expected To Be Launched By End Of 2020 -- Eurasian Times

Will China upgrade its destroyers with ‘carrier killer’ missiles? -- SCMP

The Chinese J-31 5th-Gen stealth fighter may be a total F-35 'rip-off' -- FOX News/Warrior Maven

China says it will join Russian military exercises this month along with Iran, Belarus and others -- CBS/AP

China-India border dispute: Tibet war games test PLA forces at altitude despite pledge to disengage -- SCMP

After Japan, France & Australia Keen For ‘Anti-China’ Military Pact With India -- Eurasian Times

Sheer Barbarity By PLA Troops At Galwan Valley Forced India To Change Its ‘Rules Of Engagement’ With China -- Eurasian Times

Did India Make An Error By Ignoring US Jets That Boasted Capabilities Of Both F-35 Lightning & F-22 Raptors? -- EurAsian Times

Pompeo Hopes for Full US Troop Exit From Afghanistan Next Year as Intra-Afghan Talks Start in Doha -- Sptunik

Trump’s talk of secret new weapon fits a pattern of puzzles -- Military Times/AP

Poll: 61 percent believe Biden has more respect for military than Trump -- The Hill

Biden not planning defense cuts, but they may come anyway -- Defense News

Pentagon’s top general calls out Nazis, communists, jihadis in 9/11 remarks -- Military Times

Maintenance delays are ‘blood in the water’ for aircraft carrier critics, admiral says -- Defense News

Stuck in the Sand: Why the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is Ill-Equipped for Tomorrow’s Battlefield -- Modern War Institute

Lockheed Martin Hopes to Catch Up On F-35 Deliveries Delayed by COVID-19 by 2023 -- Air Force Magazine

The Next Chapter of the Predator’s Story -- National Defense

US Navy to Hold ‘Valiant Shield’ War Games Near Guam With Over 100 Aircraft -- Sputnik

US B-52 bombers train with Morocco, Tunisia aircraft over Mediterranean -- Al Monitor

She Once Was Barred from Fighter Jets. Now She’s the Pentagon’s Only Female Four-Star -- Military.com

California airman killed in accident on patrol in Kuwait -- UPI

We WILL keep firepower to fight another Falklands: Defence Secretary reveals Britain will retain its ‘tier one’ military power and invest more in electronic warfare including drones -- Daily Mail

Greece, with an eye on Turkey, prepares to unveil defense budget -- UPI

Hellenic Air Force To Deploy Same Fighter Jets That India Used Against Pakistan Two Decades Ago -- Eurasian Times

Greece to acquire Rafale jets from France, four frigates -- Reuters

Greece to boost arms with 18 new French Rafale jets, frigates amid growing Turkey tensions -- France 24

China, Russia key adversaries to world order: Top UK intel official -- Hindustan Times

Number of NATO military flights near Russian borders on the rise, says military official -- TASS

Russian Navy Keeping Track of Actions of US Destroyer in Baltic Sea Waters, Control Centre Says -- Sputnik

Pilot who witnessed infamous declassified UFO says object committed ‘act of war’ during encounter -- RT

Japan’s Defence Minister Instructs Armed Forces How to Act During Encounter With UFOs -- Sputnik

How an F-15E shot down an Iraqi gunship with a bomb -- Alex Hollings, Sandboxx