Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 30, 2021

The Liaoning aircraft carrier is accompanied by frigates and submarines on April 12, 2018, conducting exercises in the South China Sea. (Li Gang/Xinhua)  

The Hill: China: US military activity increasing under Biden administration 

China's defense ministry on Thursday accused the U.S. of increasing military action specifically targeting Beijing, including surveillance activity and other movements through Chinese-claimed airspace and waters. 

The Associated Press reported that a spokesperson for China's defense forces accused the Biden administration of ramping up aerial activities in Chinese-claimed airspace by 40 percent, while naval activity had increased by 20 percent in Chinese-claimed waters.  

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 30, 2021  

China says US increasing military activity directed at it -- AP  

JF-17 fighter jet gets J-20’s combat missile: reports -- Global Times  

US, China Clash Near Taiwan As Chinese Warships Warn Away ‘Stalker’ US Guided-Missile Destroyer — Reports -- EurAsian Times  

UPDATE: PLA warns away ‘accident-risking’ US destroyer stalking Liaoning carrier group -- Global Times  

China ‘occupies, militarises’ area the size of Mediterranean in the South China Sea -- Sky News  

Deputy defense secretary stresses diplomacy in dealing with China -- UPI  

Pentagon: Conflict With China Not Inevitable, But Both Countries Need to Avoid 'Needless Escalation' -- Sputnik  

The Navy’s saddest fast-attack sub will finally get the tender loving maintenance it needs -- Navy Times 

 Navy Unveils Surprise Plan For Littoral Combat Ships -- Breaking Defense  

GAO report: Navy overpays for littoral combat ship maintenance -- UPI  

New Video Teases Sig Sauer Prototypes for Army's Next Gen-Weapons Effort -- Military.com  

Army Briefs Industry On Future Air & Ground Standards -- Breaking Defense  

As Tank Battalions Shut Down, Dozens of Marines Are Joining the Army -- Military.com  

F-15EX To Fly In Indo-PACOM’s Northern Edge -- Breaking Defense  

Software, Missiles, Testing At Top For Budget, Says DepSecDef Hicks -- Breaking Defense 

Intel community surveillance declined in 2020 -- The Hill  

Watchdog expresses concern over using US Navy interceptor for homeland missile defense -- Defense News  

Army report confirms Vanessa Guillén was sexually harassed before her death -- The Hill  

Army Disciplines 13 Leaders, Confirms Murdered Soldier Vanessa Guillen Was Sexually Harassed -- Military.com  

Vermont becomes first state to allow women to enlist for combat in its National Guard -- The Hill  

Biden cancels military-funded border wall projects -- The Hill  

As counterterror missions fade, special operations finds time to fix its own problems -- Military Times  

CENTCOM chief cites drones, radicalization as foremost Middle East issues -- UPI  

U.S. Coast Guard vessel trains with Turkish ship in Black Sea -- UPI  

Top US military intelligence official says Russian military poses an ‘existential threat’ to the US -- CNN  

Russia, Turkey Hold Joint Patrol Training in Syria, Reconciliation Center Says -- Sputnik  

European propulsion partners agree framework for engine on Next Generation Fighter -- Flight Global  

India, Australia cleared to buy $4.3B in US military gear -- Defense News

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