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.   Read more ....  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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