Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 26, 2021

The SUN: China shows off new warship, nuclear sub and guided-missile cruiser in show of strength amid Taiwan tensions  CHINA has unveiled three new warships as tensions with Taiwan reach boiling point.  President Xi Jinping showed off the country's newest assets - an amphibious helicopter carrier, a nuclear sub and a guided-missile cruiser - in a public display of strength as a warning to Taipei.  The ceremony took place in a military port in the southern city of Sanya on Friday as fears grow that China is building a force capable of retaking Taiwan.  President Xi watched over the display, reports the Times, as the helicopter carrier named Hainan - which can transport up to 1,200 troops as well as dozens of jets - was unveiled.  A new guided-missile cruiser was also shown off featuring stealth technology, as well as an upgraded Type 094A nuclear-powered submarine - thought to be able to carry ballistic missiles.   Read more ....  Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 26, 2021   China simultaneously commissions three warships on Navy anniversary -- Defense News   South China Sea: US allies urged to rush to area as China launches huge assault ship -- Daily Express  China, Vietnam agree to boost military trust amid simmering tensions -- SCMP   Vietnam building up maritime militia as China tries to dominate South China Sea: Report -- Yahoo News   Taiwan's National Security Bureau keeps tabs on Chinese navy -- Taiwan News   The world spent almost $2 trillion on defense in 2020 -- Defense News   Global military spending increases despite COVID-19 pandemic — report -- DW   Biden to join NATO leaders at June 14 summit in Brussels -- AP  USAF Releases New Airpower Doctrine -- Air force Magazine   Pentagon achieves $3 billion air-to-air missile sales milestone -- Defence-Blog The USAF’s Bad Bets on Pilot Retention Show It Needs Outside Help -- Defense One   Paratrooper, 21, posts smiling selfie just moments before being killed in parachute jump from Blackhawk helicopter at Fort Bragg -- Daily Mail  US Nuclear Fears Are Shifting From a Clear Russian Threat to a Murkier Chinese One -- Patrick Tucker, Defense One   China On-Course To Make ‘Trillion Dollar’ F-35 Jets Useless With Its Stealth Detecting Radars -- EurAsian Times  Strategic command: U.S. 'ready for just about anything' from North Korea -- UPI   US Formally Notifies Turkey of Removal From F-35 Deal Over S-400 Purchase, Report Says -- Sputnik   U.S. Senate Committee Advances Bill To Increase Military Support To Ukraine -- RFE   British name enormous carrier strike group heading for the Indo-Pacific -- Defense News   Germany Reportedly Plans to Speed Up Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Complete Pullout by Early July -- Sputnik   Germany: Two soldiers killed in highway truck crash -- DW   Putin confirms ‘successful’ test of new rocket ‘designed to blast space missiles to bits’ -- The SUN   ‘Death Zones’: Russian military creating system to make areas of airspace inaccessible to foreign missiles and drones, reports say -- RT   Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approves new military reservist law -- Euronews  Lukashenko says deployment of Russian bases to Belarus not raised at talks with Putin -- TASS   Indonesia: Submarine wreckage located on seafloor -- DW Indonesian submarine found split in pieces, all 53 crew declared dead -- France 24  The legal war between the Saudis and their former spymaster -- Reuters   Brazil crime: One of world's biggest arms traffickers recaptured -- BBC   Robodog joins Dutch special forces team -- Reuters   Australia cleared to buy combat drones with serious airstrike capabilities -- Defence-Blog   How Cyber Ops Increase the Risk of Accidental Nuclear War -- George Perkovich and Ariel Levite, Defense One  Will the Biden Administration Shine Light on Shadowy Special Ops Programs? -- The Intercept

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