CIA’s New China Mission Center: How To Do It Right

CIA’s New China Mission Center: How To Do It Right
CIA’s New China Mission Center: How To Do It Right

“Given our poor record against the Chinese,” a former senior intelligence official said, “maybe we should start with good tradecraft and attention to CI [counterintelligence]. Basics. There is no silver bullet.”

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The FLRAA/FARA Ecosystem Enables All-Domain Operations In The Great Power Competition

The FLRAA/FARA Ecosystem Enables All-Domain Operations In The Great Power Competition
The FLRAA/FARA Ecosystem Enables All-Domain Operations In The Great Power Competition

A flight-proven tiltrotor and advanced helicopter are the optimum solutions for transformational air assault and attack/recon.

US Presses Israel On Haifa Port Amid China Espionage Concerns: Sources

US Presses Israel On Haifa Port Amid China Espionage Concerns: Sources
US Presses Israel On Haifa Port Amid China Espionage Concerns: Sources

“We have been candid with our Israeli friends over risks to our shared national security interests and will continue these discussions in the appropriate venues,” the State Department told Breaking Defense.

149 Chinese Fighters, Bombers Sweep Across Taiwan ADIZ In 4 Days

149 Chinese Fighters, Bombers Sweep Across Taiwan ADIZ In 4 Days
149 Chinese Fighters, Bombers Sweep Across Taiwan ADIZ In 4 Days

The Chinese flights are not likely to abate any time soon, Dean Cheng, a top Chinese military expert at the Heritage Foundation, says.

Afghanistan, China, And The Gray Zone: House Committee Passes Intel Bill

Afghanistan, China, And The Gray Zone: House Committee Passes Intel Bill
Afghanistan, China, And The Gray Zone: House Committee Passes Intel Bill

The bill also requires the IC to share information with the Defense Department’s Unexplained Aerial Phenomena Task Force.

‘Global Strike From Space;’ Did Kendall Reveal Chinese Threat?

‘Global Strike From Space;’ Did Kendall Reveal Chinese Threat?
‘Global Strike From Space;’ Did Kendall Reveal Chinese Threat?

WASHINGTON: When Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall used his Sept. 20 keynote speech at the annual Air Force Association conference to claim that China is developing the ability to launch “global strikes from space” against US targets, it raised more than a few eyebrows and sent military analysts scrambling. After all, the decision to bring up…

Quad Pushes Chip Supply Security, 5G ‘Diversification,’ Cybersecurity

Quad Pushes Chip Supply Security, 5G ‘Diversification,’ Cybersecurity
Quad Pushes Chip Supply Security, 5G ‘Diversification,’ Cybersecurity

  WASHINGTON: The first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the so-called Quad — Australia, India, Japan and the United States — has spawned several initiatives designed to help moderate or crack the hold China has on certain technologies, including semiconductor chips and 5G networks. It also includes a new civil space initiative and an…

The Afghanistan Debacle: 5G And China

The Afghanistan Debacle: 5G And China
The Afghanistan Debacle: 5G And China

With Washington demonstrating little competency or reliability, Beijing is likely to press countries to include Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications corporations in their 5G networks, lest they alienate Beijing.

Russia, PRC Intercept US Aircraft ‘Multiple Times A Day’ In Pacific: PacAF

Russia, PRC Intercept US Aircraft ‘Multiple Times A Day’ In Pacific: PacAF
Russia, PRC Intercept US Aircraft ‘Multiple Times A Day’ In Pacific: PacAF

The head of Pacific Air Force said he had no objections to India buying Russia’s S-400 system “in the current environment.” But — and this is a big but — he said India’s action “will perhaps affect a future purchase by India, if they were interested in purchasing other defense equipment from us. But that’s out of my lane, and I don’t really talk about that, because it’s tomorrow stuff.”

Air Force Special Operations Expects Amphibious MC-130J Test Next Year

Air Force Special Operations Expects Amphibious MC-130J Test Next Year
Air Force Special Operations Expects Amphibious MC-130J Test Next Year

Notably, Slife called out the need to operate in and around “an island environment that is not serviced by a major fixed operating base runway.”

New Australia Nuclear Sub Deal Brings Big Questions, Hard Road Ahead

New Australia Nuclear Sub Deal Brings Big Questions, Hard Road Ahead
New Australia Nuclear Sub Deal Brings Big Questions, Hard Road Ahead

Analysts say the trilateral defense pact could set precedents and become a 20-year endeavor for the countries involved.

Nuke Sub Accord ‘First Step’ For Deeper US-Aussie Cooperation; Aussies Get NRO Ties

Nuke Sub Accord ‘First Step’ For Deeper US-Aussie Cooperation; Aussies Get NRO Ties
Nuke Sub Accord ‘First Step’ For Deeper US-Aussie Cooperation; Aussies Get NRO Ties

“This does not mean there are not constructive areas of engagement with China,” Australia Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Marise Payne said at the State Department today. She then noted that “US leadership within the Indo-Pacific remains indispensable.”

In Surprise Move US, UK Agree To Share Nuclear Submarine Tech With Australia

In Surprise Move US, UK Agree To Share Nuclear Submarine Tech With Australia
In Surprise Move US, UK Agree To Share Nuclear Submarine Tech With Australia

A US official called the move the “biggest strategic step Australia has taken in generations.”

Al-Qaida Fears In Afghanistan, But China Takes Spotlight For IC Leaders

Al-Qaida Fears In Afghanistan, But China Takes Spotlight For IC Leaders
Al-Qaida Fears In Afghanistan, But China Takes Spotlight For IC Leaders

One senior official said he wants his agency to have the urgency about China the way the US had urgency about counterterrorism after 9/11.