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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