Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 4, 2020

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RT: European Defence Agency CANCELS all meetings as two EU officials test positive for Coronavirus in Brussels – reports

Two European Union officials working at the bloc’s Brussels administrative headquarters have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a spokesperson has confirmed.

"We have confirmation of the case," spokesperson Dana Spinant said after the first case was revealed on Wednesday. Spinant added that reports about a male official working at the European Defence Agency contracting the virus were true, and that he had recently returned from a trip to Italy.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 4, 2020

TWO EU officials working in Brussels test positive for coronavirus including one who had returned from Italy -- Daily Mail

New US Army recruits will be screened for coronavirus upon arrival at basic training -- Business Insider

US Navy imposes 14-day quarantine between port calls for ships in Europe amid coronavirus worries -- Business Insider

The US Army is working overtime to develop a coronavirus vaccine -- Task & Purpose

Pentagon calls NYT article on Esper and coronavirus response 'dangerous and inaccurate' -- The Hill

Coronavirus fears cause halt at Japan, Italy F-35 facilities -- Defense News

Nearly All the F-35 Jet Engines Ordered Last Year Arrived Late -- Bloomberg

Pentagon: UTX's Supply Chain Woes Continue to Slow F-35 Program -- Motley Fool

Lockheed Martin delivers 500th F-35 -- UPI

A fix for the KC-46 is already a year late -- Defense News

Boeing resurrects effort to turn JDAM bomb into cheap cruise missile -- Flight Global

The White House gave this nuclear agency a giant funding increase. Can it spend it all? -- Aaron Mehta, Defense News  

U.S. Navy Nightmare: All Russian Warships Armed With Hypersonic Missiles -- National Interest

How one ship keeps operations going at a secretive US Navy base in the middle of the Indian Ocean -- Business Insider

High training US casualties in 2019 stemmed from large-scale combat focus -- Army Times

Here Are the 16 Jobs that Will Be Available to Troops in US Space Force -- Military.com

U.S. State Department approves possible $2.4 billion sale of 8 KC-46 jets to Israel: Pentagon -- Reuters

US State Dept approves sale of KC-46 air refuelers to Israel -- France 24

International partners want in on Pentagon’s cybersecurity standards -- Fifth Domain

Push to base six US Navy destroyers in Spain could be gaining steam -- Defense News

NATO Recognizes Space as an “Operational Domain”: One Small Step Toward a Rules-Based International Order in Outer Space -- Just Security

Secret Submarine Capability Shown In NATO Photo -- Forbes

NATO’s Mediterranean Maritime Group Mission More Than Tracking Russian Subs -- USNI News

Russia's Power Struggle Over the Syrian War Has Prompted Turkey to Seek U.S. Assistance -- National Interest

Putin Is Pushing: NATO Jets Are Scrambling to Intercept Russian Patrol Planes -- National Interest

Recognising India and Pakistan as Nuclear States Would Hurt Non-Proliferation Treaty - Moscow -- Sputnik

China demands US response over CIA hacking claims -- BBC

CIA has been hacking China for 11 YEARS, says Chinese cybersecurity firm citing Vault 7 leak -- RT

Chinese Arms Company Develops Versatile Combat Robot Vehicle -- Sputnik

Qatar cancels major defense trade conference as coronavirus fears spread -- Defense News

House Republicans sound the alarm on Taliban deal -- The Hill

Top allies press Trump to keep some U.S. forces in Afghanistan -- Politico

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