Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 26, 2020

Image: Pennsylvania National Guard (Photo by Lt. Col. Angela King-Sweigart) 

NPR: How Police, National Guard And Military Are Preparing For Election Day Tensions 

Nov. 3 promises to be an Election Day unlike any other, and public safety entities say they're preparing for tensions and the possibility of violence. 

Poll workers are usually the first line of defense in case of disputes between voters, though they may be backed up by private security guards. 

Some local election authorities say they'll be adding guards, and Washington state's King County says it will post guards to ballot drop boxes that in other years have been unattended. 

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 Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 26, 2020 

Should The Military Protect The Election? -- Joshua Rovner, War On The Rocks 

Poll: Trump backed by majority of veterans, but not younger ones -- Military Times 

The ‘Iron 9’: The Ford’s all-female bridge watch team is impressing fellow sailors -- Navy Times/AP

This Armored Vehicle Could Join the U.S. Army of Tomorrow -- Popular Mechanics 

F-35 to move into full-rate production later than expected -- Defense News 

Pentagon begins rolling out replacement for the F-35 system that maintainers hate the most -- Defense News 

New Photos of US Marine Corps Aircraft Show Extent of Damage Caused by F-35 Collision, Crash Landing -- Sputnik 

Pentagon R&D spending still lags behind an otherwise healthy Defense budget -- Federal News Network 

U.S. fifth-generation drone is one step closer to takeoff -- Defence-Blog 

Pentagon activates MQ-9 attack drone to aid civil authorities in California -- Defence-Blog 

USFK: 13 more troops test positive for COVID-19 -- Military Times

More than 5,000 VA patients are dealing with active cases of coronavirus -- Military Times 

Military to Play Logistics-Only Role in COVID-19 Vaccine Effort -- US Department of Defense 

Social media is the greatest threat to US service members -- Task & Purpose 

There's No Turning Back on AI in the Military -- Wired 

A long overdue discussion on Pentagon spending -- The Hill 

US, India to share sensitive satellite data -- The Hill 

Trump administration slams NATO ally Turkey for test-firing S-400 air defense system -- Military Times/AP 

U.S. military, Japan Self-Defense Force start Keen Sword 21 exercise -- UPI 

U.S. to base Coast Guard cutters in western Pacific in response to China -- Reuters 

Putin Says He'll Limit Cruise Missile Deployments To Get Missile Defense Site Inspections -- Warzone/The Drive 

Putin offers NATO inspection of military sites after demise of nuclear arms pact -- Military Times/AP 

Beijing gives cautious welcome to Vladimir Putin’s hint over Russia-China military alliance -- SCMP 

China orders 121 more Russian helicopters -- Defence Blog 

China sanctions U.S. defense contractors over $1.8B in U.S.-Taiwan arms deals -- UPI 

China launches new Yaogan-30 group of military satellites -- NASA Space Flight 

Japanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier Future -- Warzone/The Drive 

Denmark’s first F-35 recently headed to final assembly -- Defence Blog 

IDF Launches Huge 'Deadly Arrow' Military Drills, Simulates War Against Hezbollah -- Sputnik

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