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NEW: #China's leads world in high-impact research in 19 of 23 technologies, per new analysis by @ASPI_org
Analysis indicates #Biejing has a "commanding lead in #hypersonics, electronic warfare and in key undersea capabilities"
Analysis indicates #Biejing has a "commanding lead in #hypersonics, electronic warfare and in key undersea capabilities"
"In #hypersonics, undersea capabilities and electronic warfare, #China’s leads are so emphatic they create a significant risk that China might dominate future technological breakthroughs in these areas" per @ASPI_org
Also, "for some technologies, such as autonomous underwater vehicles, almost all of the leading research institutions are based in #China, where they generate nine times more high-impact research papers than their closest competitors in the #UnitedStates" per @ASPI_org
#Russia's use of #hypersonic missiles - specifically the Kinzhal - to batter #Ukraine has almost everyone's attention at the moment (see below)
BUT US defense intelligence officials warn #China's hypersonic program may be the more worrisome
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BUT US defense intelligence officials warn #China's hypersonic program may be the more worrisome
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"#China is leading #Russia in both supporting infrastructure & numbers of systems" @DefenseIntel Chief Scientist for Science and Technology Paul Freisthler told US lawmakers Friday
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"#China has dramatically advanced its development of conventional & nuclear armed hypersonic missile technologies & capabilities" per @DefenseIntel's Freisthler
"...through intense & focused investment development testing & deployment"
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"...through intense & focused investment development testing & deployment"
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We are LIVE tweeting the panel discussion with @TimSCahill1, Admiral R Hari Kumar, @CDF_Aust, General Koji Yamazaki, @INDOPACOM, Air Marshal Luc De Rancourt, and @Lisa_Singh.
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.@TimSCahill1: There is a wide range of threats that we are facing today, such as the continuing struggle of #terrorism, emerging asymmetric capabilities, & #military & #economic competition. The domains in which our adversaries operate now are very broad.
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.@TimSCahill1: While we have been occupied with #COVID19, our adversaries have grown stronger & expanded their capabilities. There is a need to develop an ability to counter our adversaries’ #hypersonics.
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HAPPENING NOW: @US_EUCOM @SHAPE_NATO Commander Gen Tod Wolters testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee
NEW: "Not a whole lot of changes" on the ground by #Russia forces in #Ukraine, per a senior US defense official
"We have seen some increased naval activity in the #BlackSea" per official, who says it may be linked to some of the shelling in & around #Odesa
"We have seen some increased naval activity in the #BlackSea" per official, who says it may be linked to some of the shelling in & around #Odesa
More: #Russia has now launched +1,100 missile at #Ukraine
Use of #hypersonics?
"It's certainly possible" per a senior US defense official, calling use of such a missile a "head scratcher"
"There's not a whole lot of if practicality to it"
Use of #hypersonics?
"It's certainly possible" per a senior US defense official, calling use of such a missile a "head scratcher"
"There's not a whole lot of if practicality to it"
#Russia|n use of a hypersonic missile - "It could be they're running low on precision guided munitions...it could be they're trying to send a message to the West" per a senior US defense official
Says US cannot confirm or refute the Russian claims
Says US cannot confirm or refute the Russian claims
NEW: "With the PRC [#China] as the department's pacing challenge, #Taiwan is the department's pacing scenario" @DeptofDefense Asst Sec for #IndoPacific Affairs @elyratner tells HASC
"We aim to deter & deny PRC aggression thru a combination of Taiwan's own defenses, its partnership w/the #UnitedStates & growing support from like-minded democracies" per @DeptofDefense's @elyratner
#NorthKorea's Kim Jung Un-"I think he is focused solely internally, on protecting his regime & that what this nuclear testing, the rockets are really about" @USForcesKorea Cmdr Gen Paul LaCamera tells HASC
NEW: #Russia adding to combat capabilities but also "sustainment & logistics" to forces surrounding #Ukraine, per @PentagonPresSec "That includes field hospitals & doctors & nurses"
"[Putin] has enough capability to move now if he wants to...he could move imminently" per Kirby
"[Putin] has enough capability to move now if he wants to...he could move imminently" per Kirby
With #Russia|n naval movements, "We would not characterize what we're seeing as deescalatory" per @PentagonPresSec
"It should be up to #Ukraine who they associate with"
per @PentagonPresSec
"It's not something that Mr, #Putin gets to have a veto on. It doesn't work like that" he adds about Ukraine-@NATO relationship
per @PentagonPresSec
"It's not something that Mr, #Putin gets to have a veto on. It doesn't work like that" he adds about Ukraine-@NATO relationship
"Our global constellation of allies & partners remain an enduring strength that our competitors & adversaries simply cannot match" @EsperDoD tells @AtlanticCouncil #ACFrontPage
"In fact, #China & #Russia probably have fewer than 10 allies combined" Esper asserts
"In fact, #China & #Russia probably have fewer than 10 allies combined" Esper asserts
But @EsperDoD warns US cannot "take our long-standing network of relationships for granted"
"#China & #Russia are rapidly modernizing their armed forces & using their growing strength to ignore int'l law, violate the sovereignty of smaller states & shift the balance of power"
"#China & #Russia are rapidly modernizing their armed forces & using their growing strength to ignore int'l law, violate the sovereignty of smaller states & shift the balance of power"
.@EsperDoD announces the new GDAP -Guidance for Development of Alliances & Partnerships- to "help us build the capacity & capabilities of like-minded nations, & foster interoperability w/friendly militaries"
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#niet_in_journaal #nieuwsuur #1V #OP1 #bbvpro #NPORadio1 #Turkey #counterterrorism #arrest #MLKP aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turk…
Een perspectief op huidige ontwikkelingen dat nogal afwijkt van de mainstream en als BS zal worden afgedaan maar desondanks interessante aanknopingspunten biedt. #niet_in_journaal #nieuwsuur #1V #Op1 #bbvpro #NPORadio1 #Cyrus_Parsa #AI #China
"We've seen a string of egregious #Russia|n military & intelligence operations across the globe" - #election interference in US, propping up #Assad in #Syria, etc, @USArmsControl Envoy Marshall Billingslea tells #EUDefense
Russia's track record on arms control "equally abysmal"
Russia's track record on arms control "equally abysmal"
"#Russia stands in violation of nearly every agreement we have with them" per @USArmsControl
"Even more concerning is what #China's up to" per @USArmsControl
"While it wants the world to believe that it maintains only a handful of weapons...it is in fact pursuing a dangerous & destabilizing nuclear weapons build-up w/the intent of ultimately seeking nuclear parity"
"While it wants the world to believe that it maintains only a handful of weapons...it is in fact pursuing a dangerous & destabilizing nuclear weapons build-up w/the intent of ultimately seeking nuclear parity"
"Our continued success is contingent upon predictable, adequate, sustained & timely funding" @DeptofDefense SecDef @EsperDoD tells #SASC re FY2021 budget, asking for on-time passage of $705.4 billion budget which "does not keep pace w/inflation"
Per @EsperDoD, the proposed budget contains "significant investments" in #hypersonics #microelectronics #5G autonomous systems &#ArtificialIntelligence
1/ Today, the #TAMUS Board of Regents voted for the creation of a $130MM combat development complex at the Texas A&M System's @RELLIScampus, where the @armyfutures will be putting the future to the test.
Link for release: bit.ly/2YQJbtH or continue reading thread.
Link for release: bit.ly/2YQJbtH or continue reading thread.
2/ “We are humbled and grateful to the people of #Texas, Texas elected leaders & the Texas A&M System for the opportunity to further develop our strategic partnership through the establishment of the combat development complex on the #RELLIS Campus.” —@GenjohnMMurray2
3/ The Texas A&M System will build a $50MM building with laboratories, accelerator space and offices for the #ArmyFuturesCommand on the #RELLIS campus, plus invest another $30MM in infrastructure improvements to support the new facility.
