Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 9, 2020

CNN: Pentagon confirms some senior leaders to receive coronavirus vaccine in earliest phase

Washington (CNN)The Pentagon is expected to receive "just under 44,000 doses" of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine early next week, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Thomas McCaffery announced Wednesday, with the first doses going to medical personnel and a select number of senior leaders.

"In the coming days, we expect the department to receive its first allotment of the vaccine," McCaffery told reporters at the Pentagon.

The initial allocation of doses will only cover a fraction of the Pentagon's workforce of about 1.3 million active-duty troops and more than 2.8 million total employees.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 9, 2020

Troops could begin getting COVID-19 vaccines as early as next week, and they won’t be mandatory -- Military Times

Pentagon to get 44,000 initial doses of COVID-19 vaccine -- The Hill

DoD Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccination Plan for Troops, Announces Base Distribution Centers -- Military.com

14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base -- AP

Investigations continue in 3 Fort Bragg homicides -- UPI

Fort Hood report highlights Army CID’s failings there, and possibly elsewhere -- Army Times

McCarthy says Swalwell should be disqualified from Intel Committee following spy report -- The Hill

US Army launches design phase for Bradley replacement -- Defense News

Navy tests sensors aboard USS Gerald R. Ford -- UPI

Navy recommends first woman to command aircraft carrier -- UPI

What’s next for the Bonhomme Richard warship? -- Everett Pyatt, Military Times

The B-1B just launched a cruise missile externally. Hypersonic missiles could be next. -- Defense News

Lawmakers Just Saved Dozens of A-10 Warthogs from the Boneyard -- Military.com

Defense policy bill prepares Pentagon for operational 5G -- C4ISRNet

White House Unveils New Space Policy, But Does It Matter? -- Breaking Defense

Senate rejects attempt to block Trump's UAE arms sale -- The Hill

US Mulls Leasing Polar Icebreakers From Finland to Compete With Russia, Coast Guard Says -- Sputnik

US troop pullouts in Mideast raise fears of Iranian attacks -- AP

Dozens of AFRICOM-bound troops in limbo since mid-October -- Army Times

Russia announces tests of nuclear force capability in recent exercise -- UPI

Russia to establish navy base in Sudan for at least 25 years -- AP

China aims to outpace US militarily, American commander says -- WSJ

The 5 state-owned defence companies behind China’s booming arms industry -- The Print

Chinese Defence Industry Reportedly Became World's Second Largest in 2019 -- Sputnik

China developing biologically enhanced snipers who can 'see twice as far as human being' -- Daily Star

China’s New Stealth Bomber Can't Be as Powerful as It Sounds -- Popular Mechanics

Russia, China in race to offer North Korea fighter jets, report says -- UPI

British F-35 buy is still a moving target, defense ministry tells lawmakers -- Defense News

Photos: France Unveils Design for Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier to Replace Aging Warship De Gaulle -- Sputnik

Airbus prepares for ‘Eurodrone’ contract signing in early 2021 -- Defense News

Japan to construct two new Aegis ships to counter threats -- UPI