Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 15, 2020

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) transits the Mediterranean Sea Oct. 7, 2018 - file photo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Yarborough/Released) 

FOX News: Navy arms first new Flight III destroyer with next-gen weapons 

Technological backbone of new advanced ships is a new family of high-power, long-range radar systems 

Laser weapons, electronic warfare, long-range precision-strike weapons, and over-the-horizon missile attacks are but merely a few of the expanded maritime warfare mission sets planned for the U.S. 

Navy’s new fleet of DDG 51 Flight III destroyers, a new class of warship intended to propel the service’s ability to wage massive war on the open seas. 

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 Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 15, 2020 

US Navy's First DDG 51 Flight III Destroyers to Be Equipped With SPY-6 Radars - Report -- Sputnik

What Makes the U.S. Navy’s Powerful SPY-6 Radar Matters -- National Interest 

Future Navy drone boats will get advanced weapons and radar -- FOX News/Warrior Maven 

U.S. Navy plan calls for 82 new ships, at $147B, by 2026 -- UPI 

The US Navy has an upgraded Tomahawk: Here’s 5 things you should know -- Defense News 

Huntington Ingalls Industries: Future Military Ship Mix May Be Different -- Seeking Alpha 

Intel Agencies Seek to Perfect Biometric Recognition from Drones -- NextGov 

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission -- Warzone/The Drive 

US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack -- AP 

US Cybersecurity Chief Tells All Federal Agencies to Stop Using Software Linked to Treasury Breach -- Sputnik 

Pentagon lays out final details in $11.2B plan to consolidate IT networks -- Federal News Network 

Navy, Marines Plan Big Wargames For Big Wars: Virtual Is Vital -- Breaking Defense 

First 7 Space Force direct enlistees graduate from basic training -- UPI 

Pompeo tells Turkey its purchase of S-400 missile defense system will endanger U.S. military -- Reuters 

Factbox: Rifts that divide NATO allies Turkey and United States -- Reuters 

Rebuilding, Reaching Out and Other Lessons From Ronald Reagan -- Simon Miles, War On The Rocks  

South China Sea: US warned Beijing of 'major military breakthrough' in bid to secure area -- Express 

Is The U.S. Navy In Danger Of Falling Behind China’s PLAN? -- Peter Suciu, 1945 

U.S. Military Force Deployment Options to Deter China -- Mel Daniels, RCD 

PLA border patrol unit in Tibet using new exoskeleton system -- Janes 

Putin practices for nuclear war: Russia launches missiles from submarines, underground silos and aircraft in major strategic drill -- Daily Mail 

Defense contractor delivers batch of upgraded armored vehicles to Russian troops -- TASS 

Sweden ups defense budget 40% due to regional tensions -- Defense News/AP 

No armed drones for the German army — for now -- DW 

British Ministry of Defense updates on Tempest 6th generation fighter -- Business Insider 

MI6 kept quiet about 'criminality' of agent with ‘licence to kill’ -- The Guardian 

British military looking to move aircraft to sustainable fuel sources -- UPI 

Massive Cyberattack On 40 Israeli Firms Believed To Be Iran's "Revenge" For Assassination -- Zero Hedge 

Taiwan sees role as arms supplier for West as launches new warship -- Reuters 

South Korea to acquire Sikorsky's MH-60R Seahawk -- UPI