Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 17, 2021

 

The Hill: Top US general: Chinese military has 'ways to go' before it can take Taiwan 

The Chinese military does not currently have the capability to take Taiwan by force and is not likely to try in the near term, the U.S. military’s top general said Thursday. 

“My assessment, in terms of capability, I think China has a ways to go to develop the actual, no-kidding capability to conduct military operations to seize through military means the entire island of Taiwan, if they wanted to do that," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 17, 2021  

A Bloodless Air Battle Raged Around Taiwan This Week As U.S. And Chinese Forces Trained For War -- Forbes  

An invasion isn't the only threat from China that Taiwan and the US have to worry about -- Business Insider  

Taliban eyes victory as US forces and allies withdraw from Afghanistan -- SCMP  

Elite Afghan Forces Suffer Horrific Casualties as Taliban Advance -- New York Times  

Uzbek, Tajik Bases May Be Needed for Washington to Keep Afghan Promises -- Foreign Policy  

MDA: U.S. Aircraft Carriers Now at Risk from Hypersonic Missiles -- USNI News 

Two LCSs, Reagan Carrier Strike Group and America ESG on Patrol in the Western Pacific -- USNI News  

US Army fires autonomous launcher in Pacific-focused demo -- Defense News  

More cost overruns are coming for Boeing as the KC-46 program logs another two technical deficiencies -- Defense News  

Air Force Starts KC-Y Tanker Search As Lawmakers Slam KC-46 -- Breaking Defense  

Airbus responds to Air Force call for new tankers to replace Boeing's KC-46 -- UPI 

The Air Force Is Developing Bird-Like Microdrones with Flapping Wings -- Military.com  

Air Force Special Operations Job Transformation Takes Big Step Forward -- Military.com 

'Go Falcon 9, go GPS!': Elon Musk's SpaceX launches Space Force military satellite with a REUSED booster for the first time -- Daily Mail 

SpaceX to break the final frontier in reuse with national defense launch -- Ars Technica  

The Space Force wants to use directed-energy systems for space superiority -- C4ISRNet  

Rep. Cooper Predicts OK For $900M Space Wish Lists -- Breaking Defense  

‘Something’s going on’: UFOs threaten national security, US politicians warn -- The Guardian  

UFOs could threaten US security, pols say after Capitol Hill briefing -- FOX News  

The New Pentagon Slush Fund -- Defense One  

Replace fossil fuels for the military? Not so fast -- Matthew Kambrod, Defense News  

US Army could soon have a high-power microwave to destroy small drone swarms -- Defense News  

Top General Downplays Report of 1,900 Lost Military Weapons, But Promises an Accurate Count -- Military.com  

Pentagon leaders press senators to reimburse National Guard for Capitol deployment -- The Hill 

Even generals must learn new skills in tech-dominated special operations future -- Military Times  

Colombian Army trains in Louisiana, talks five-year collaborative plan in Texas -- UPI 

 Russia, US Will Launch Arms Control Talks To Avoid ‘Accidental War’ -- Defense One  

Russian Navy Akula-class sub hits enemy submarine in Arctic drills -- TASS  

China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Might Have a 'Secret Weapon' -- National Interest  

NATO Members Agree to Broad Tech Agenda, Environmental Agenda -- Defense One  

Poland to Deploy Portable Anti-Tank Systems Bought From US in Country’s East to ‘Deter Aggressor’ -- Sputnik  

Indonesia Inks Deal for Eight Italian Frigates as Defense Ministry Mulls $125B Modernization Push -- Sputnik

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