Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 9, 2020

 

Jack Watling, RUSI: The Key to Armenia’s Tank Losses: The Sensors, Not the Shooters 

Amid a lively debate about the viability of the UK’s heavy armour, the loss of over 42 Armenian T-72s to Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh requires further analysis. 

Despite the heavy Armenian armoured losses, the key lessons from the videos Azerbaijan has published online are not about armour. Rather, they reflect how the density of sensors on the modern battlefield is changing the balance in combined arms warfare. 

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 Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 9, 2020 

The Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict Hints at the Future of War -- The Economist 

NATO Chief Says Allies Will Leave Afghanistan Together -- Military.com 

Trump undercuts his national security adviser on troop withdrawal -- Politico 

F/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor Pod -- Warzone/The Drive 

The Air Force pushes off the start of its E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ replacement program -- Defense One

TRANSCOM: Keeping KC-135s, KC-10s Will Avoid Capacity ‘Train Wreck’ -- Air Force Magazine

US Air Force starts delivering lighter, next-generation ballistic helmets -- UPI 

Esper Plans Fewer Large Carriers, More Subs in a Navy of 500 Ships or More -- Defense One 

Battle Force 2045 Raises Important Questions -- Harlan Ullman, Proceedings 

US Navy inspections of Ingalls-built ships uncovered significant problems, report shows -- Defense News

Submarine USS Wyoming returns after 27-month overhaul -- UPI 

US Soldiers are officially getting a brand new rifle optic -- Task & Purpose 

Army to discipline supervisor of soldiers who appeared in Democratic National Convention video -- Task & Purpose 

U.S. Army hits its recruiting, retention goal for FY 2020 -- UPI 

US Army trials augmented reality goggles for dogs -- BBC 

EXCLUSIVE: Intelligence chief briefed lawmakers of foreign influence threats to Congress -- The Hill

How Congress Can End China’s Theft of U.S. Military Secrets -- RCD 

The US Military Is About to Launch Its Largest 5G Experiments Yet -- Defense One 

JUST IN: Pentagon to Streamline Software Development -- National Defense 

The Coming F-35 Fiasco -- Defense One 

U.S. approves possible sale of fighter jets, missiles to Finland -- Reuters 

US Urges Turkey to 'Pull Back' S-400 Defence System -- Sputnik 

US Senators push Turkey sanctions after S-400 allegedly used to detect Greek F-16s -- UPI 

State Dept. Says US Monitoring Russian Missile Tests After Zircon Launch -- Sputnik 

Russia Reports Successful Test Launch of Hypersonic Missile -- AP 

Moscow concerned over NATO’s military activity near Russian borders in Baltic Sea region -- TASS

Chinese Military Accuses US Destroyer of Approaching Paracel Islands Without Beijing's Consent -- Sputnik 

North Korea claims new military milestone ahead of anniversary -- UPI 

What we can expect to see at North Korea's 'biggest military parade' -- BBC 

Japan says it will decide on Aegis Ashore alternative by year's end -- Japan Times 

U.S. official tells Taiwan it needs a bigger military budget -- UPI 

Treat AI As Intelligence — Not Technology -- Breaking Defense 

Tanks vs. Drones Isn’t Rock, Paper, Scissors -- Jacob Parakilas, The Diplomat