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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 28, 2021

Reuters National Interest: The Air Force Has a Master Plan to Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan 

At first glance, the war game seemed to herald something of a turning point: for the first time in recent years, the U.S. military won a simulated conflict with China. 

However, that victory comes with serious caveats. The U.S. Air Force finally has a plan for successfully repelling a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but only at a steep cost.  

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 28, 2021  

China's new amphibious assault ship to carry multi-type helicopters, 'enters world-class' ranks -- Global Times  

China's launch of new assault ship raises fears -- Asia Times  

Report: U.S. naval destroyer tracking China's Liaoning aircraft carrier -- UPI  

USN Arleigh Burke-class destroyer tails Liaoning strike group near eastern Taiwan -- Taiwan News  

China’s coast guard continues patrolling waters surrounding Diaoyu, defying US reaffirming security commitment to Japan -- Global Times  

China is set to launch first module of massive space station -- Space.com  

Lockheed Martin to provide Taiwanese Air Force with improved AGM-88 missiles -- Defence Blog  

Australia expanding war games with US amid tensions with China -- The Hill

Milley: Afghanistan’s Future After U.S. Withdrawal Difficult to Predict -- Air Force Magazine 

Blinken warns Turkey, US allies against purchasing Russian weapons -- The Hill  

The Marine Corps Is Known as a Force of Young Warriors. That's About to Change -- Military.com  

Submarine USS Jefferson City deploys as Indo-Pacific tensions rise -- UPI

$25B in Navy shipyard improvements proposed in U.S. Senate -- UPI  

Top U.S. Navy chief visits MQ-25 aerial refueling drone production line -- Defence Blog   

The Air Force Is Testing Ways to Use the MQ-9 Drone in Island-Hopping Missions -- Military.com  

Point Blank throws hat in ring to design US Army’s Bradley replacement -- Defense News  

Next-gen intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor estimated cost? Nearly $18B -- Defense News  

GAO report: Missile Defense Agency missed 2020 delivery, testing goals -- UPI 

 Navy to Transfer 13 Satellites to Space Force -- Military.com  

Court declines to dismiss Amazon challenge against JEDI decision -- The Hill  

F-35 program embodies the problems with defense acquisition — here's how we fix them -- Dan Grazier, The Hill  

The F-35 Is Much More Than a Stealth Fighter -- National Interest 

US Marine Corps F-35s flew over 5,000 miles for a deployment aboard UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth -- Business Insider  

Marines' F-35Bs arrive in Britain for HMS Queen Elizabeth deployment -- UPI  

US Coast Guard Vessel Heads to Black Sea Amid Rising Tensions with Russia -- Military.com  

Russia holds naval drills as US vessel heads to Black Sea -- Al Jazeera 

 Russian Defense Chief Scoffs at Western Warnings on Ukraine -- AP  

What Has Become of the GRU, Russia’s Military Intelligence Agency? -- Moscow times  

UK Carrier Strike Group to head out on 28-week deployment -- UPI  

See France test-fire an M51 strategic missile into the Atlantic -- Defense News 

 Nigerian president calls on US to relocate Africa Command headquarters -- The Hill  

Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Pilot and Air Force General, Dead of Cancer -- Military.com/AP



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