Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 18, 2020

As of now, Lockheed Martin's production facility in Ft. Worth, Texas, has not been impacted by the new coronavirus. (Defense Contract Management Agency)

Defense News: We asked defense companies how they’re impacted by the coronavirus. Here’s what they said.

WASHINGTON — Like everyone else in America, the defense industry is still reeling from how quickly the new coronavirus, known as COVID-19, went from a potential issue to a city-shuttering pandemic.

But as major economic hubs like San Francisco and New York City struggle with curfews and restrictions on public gatherings, companies — and the Defense Department — still appear to be sorting out if any shutdowns related to work are imminent.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 18, 2020

Trump’s $46 billion coronavirus aid request includes $8 billion for the Pentagon -- Defense News

Second military exercise in Africa canceled within week over coronavirus -- The Hill

Future destroyer USS Delbert D. Black completes acceptance trials -- UPI

Cost of upgrading Arleigh Burke destroyers may not be worth it, says US Navy -- Defense News

Honeywell nets $72.8M for auxiliary power units on Navy aircraft -- UPI

U.S. Space Force gets first offensive weapon, a satellite jammer -- UPI

The Navy Wants to Transform Its P-8 Poseidon Patrol Planes Into Bombers -- National Interest

America’s Largest Military Bases Around the World -- 24/7 Wall Street

Spanish parliament approves North Macedonia’s NATO membership bid -- Defense News

Equipment delays threatening UK military capability: report -- Reuters

Bill sets five-year limit to prosecute UK armed forces who served abroad -- The Guardian

Former Canadian special-forces commander named military's sixth vice-chief in four years -- CTV News

Russia's Armata T-14 Tank is More Than the Next Generation of Main Battle Tank -- National Interest

Russia’s top-secret weapons for new nuclear submarines: what we know so far -- RBTH

Russian Electronic Warfare in Donbas: Training or Preparation for a Wider Attack? -- Jamestown Foundation

High suicide rate plagues Russian military, lawmaker says -- Barents Observer

Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighter Has Problems: Engines, Oil, and Weak Adversaries -- National Interest

A Russian military helicopter accidentally opened fire on an apartment building -- Task & Purpose

Russia Is Ready for a Nuclear, Chemical or Biological Weapons-Based War -- National Interest

Russian Military Science Promotes Innovation in Future Warfare -- Jamestown Foundation

How China’s military took a frontline role in the coronavirus crisis -- SCMP

Beyond “Conventional Wisdom”: Evaluating the PLA’s South China Sea Bases in Operational Context -- War On The Rocks

Exclusive: China's internal security force on frontlines of Hong Kong protests -- Reuters

China's Experts Propose to Use Electromagnetic Weapons Against US Warships in S China Sea - Reports -- Sputnik

China’s new Long March-7A rocket fails first launch -- SCMP

Taiwan again scrambles jets to warn off Chinese air force -- Reuters

Taipei says Chinese military aircraft flew night exercise across Taiwan Strait -- SCMP

Sino-Cambodian military drill begins -- The Star

Indian Army now world’s largest ground force as China halves strength on modernisation push -- The Print

2020: The Year North Korea Starts Testing ICBMs Again? -- National Interest

Shake-up looms in Kenya's military as terms of senior officers end -- Daily Nation

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