China Has Militarized the So. China Sea
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China is militarizing the South China Sea, PACOM head ADM Harry Harris told the Senate Armed Services Committee, “You’d have to believe in a flat earth to believe otherwise.” Satellite images show high-tech military build up on China’s man-made islands in contested waters in the South China Sea. ADM Harris called for next gen-weapon investment, saying the Navy is using weapons he used as a junior officer.
Senior Army and Pentagon strategists and planners consider placing mobile artillery units in areas of the South China Sea, reports DoD Buzz.
Chinese interest in American companies continues to grow, reports Defense News. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reviewed 358 from 2012-2014, China had 68 cases, the United Kingdom’s 45, Canada’s 40, and Japan’s 37.
The Navy has issued new cybersecurity standards that Breaking Defense says every contractor needs to know.
Some US brass think the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will remain in competition for Canada’s fighter jet buy despite a new Canadian administration pledged to seek a cheaper alternative to its prior commitment to buy 65 of the F-35, reports DoD Buzz.
Damaged clutch shut down another LCS, reports CNN. The 388 ft. 3,400-ton Milwaukee broke down in the Atlantic and had to be towed 40 miles to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story in Virginia.
Defense News says the LCS damaged pierside in Singapore needs six to 12 months for repairs, shipyards under consideration are in the San Diego, Singapore, or Japan.
US marshals inadvertently disclose they secretly use cellphone surveillance tools known as stingrays to track 6,000 suspects throughout the United States, according to USA Today.
Tricare Dental Coverage is slated to increase in 2017 under new contractor, reports Military.com. The annual maximum benefit for users will expand from $1,300 to $1,500, according to contract documents.
Napa Valley wine pioneer Peter Mondavi, owner of Charles Krug Winery and brother to famous vitner Robert Mondavi, has died at age 101, reports UPI.A pioneer in transforming Napa Valley into a premier wine region.
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders looks “established” on nuclear weapons, reports Defense One, Mr. Sanders recent record on the issue indicates that he is well within the mainstream.
