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• UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG Vanderberg SFB 16 Aug 2022 -- An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 12:49 a.m. PT.
• Midcourse Defense, Guam, Hypersonics Lead Issues at Missile Defense Agency DoD News 16 Aug 2022 -- Last year, the Missile Defense Agency awarded contracts to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to advance development of its next generation interceptor, or NGI program — a key component of its ground-based midcourse defense, or GMD, system. Both companies have said they are on track to deliver faster than what the government initially asked, according to the director of the Missile Defense Agency.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin "Benny" Gantz DoD 16 Aug 2022
• Casing of the Colors: The US Army's Iron Eagles prepare for Europe Army News 16 Aug 2022 -- On Aug. 4, 2022, the 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade held a colors casing ceremony signaling the commencement of their long-awaited rotation to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve.
• Keel Authenticated for Future USS Jeremiah Denton US Navy 16 Aug 2022 -- The keel for the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), a Flight III Arleigh-Burke class destroyer was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, August 16.The ship is named for former Senator Jeremiah Denton, Jr., a Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism as a prisoner of war.
• U.S. Navy T-45C Goshawk crashes near NAS Kingsville; pilot safe US Navy Press Release 16 Aug 2022 -- Today at approximately 12:00 p.m. CDT, a Navy T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, crashed on approach to NAS Kingsville.
• Joint flight training Thracian Viper 2022 started NATO 16 Aug 2022 -- On 8 August 2022, crews of the Bulgarian Air Force (BAF) started performing tasks in the joint flight training "Thracian Viper - 2022". Forces and assets from the Air Forces of Greece, Canada, Romania, and the United States in Europe will participate in the training.
• US, Japan, S Korea hold trilateral missile drills 'to deter North Korea' Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- The United States, South Korea, and Japan held trilateral ballistic missile drills off Hawaii's coast last week, the US defense department said on Tuesday, amid growing tensions with North Korea and China.
• Russia wants broad military-technical cooperation: Putin People's Daily 16 Aug 2022 -- Russia stands for the broadest and most comprehensive development of military-technical cooperation in today's steadily emerging multipolar world, President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
• Russia accuses British reconnaissance aircraft of border violation People's Daily 16 Aug 2022 -- An RC-135 reconnaissance plane of the British Royal Air Force illegally crossed Russia's state border in the Arctic area of Cape Svyatoy Nos, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Chinese defense minister stresses PLA's courage, capabilities to defeat intruders Global Times 16 Aug 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Tuesday said the Chinese military has the confidence and courage to defeat any intruders, and stressed staunch determination, firm will and strong ability to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, after some Western lawmakers smeared China's appropriate, necessary military operations as an "overreaction" to US' constant provocations over Taiwan question.
• PLA has never feared any enemy, has confidence, ability to defeat all intruders: Chinese defense chief Global Times 16 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese army has never feared any enemy and has the confidence and courage to defeat all intruders. We will safeguard China's national security and territorial integrity with staunch determination, firm will and strong ability, vowed Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe at the Moscow Conference on International Security on Tuesday.
• Chinese defense minister addresses tenth Moscow Conference on International Security PLA Daily 16 Aug 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe delivered a speech on August 16 at the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security via video link upon invitation.
• China ready to fight enemies amid US attempts to undermine security: Defense minister Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- China's defense minister says the country is fully prepared to fight its enemies amid attempts by the United States to undermine its sovereignty and security in the region, citing a recent visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Chinese Taipei.
• India Presents Futuristic Soldier, Deploys Modern Fighting Vehicles Along Border With China Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- India's Ministry of Defense has inducted a range of modern weapons since 2018 to infuse lethality and improve the surveillance capabilities of its infantry to cater to future battlefields. Since the Galwan clash in 2020, the Indian Army has also been rebalancing its forces on the Indo-Chinese border.
• Raksha Mantri hands over indigenously-developed equipment & systems to Indian Army in New Delhi; India PIB 16 Aug 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh handed over indigenously-developed equipment and systems to the Indian Army in New Delhi on August 16, 2022. These include Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS), new generation anti-personnel mine 'Nipun', rugged and automatic communication system with enhanced capabilities, upgraded sights system for tanks and advanced thermal imagers.
• EU-Indonesia - Joint press release on First Joint Naval Exercise European External Action Service (EEAS) 16 Aug 2022 -- On 14-15 August 2022, the European Union (EU) and Indonesia conducted their first joint naval exercise in the Arabian Sea. The exercise involved Indonesian Navy corvette KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda and EU NAVFOR Somalia - Operation Atalanta frigate ITS Virginio Fasan. The exercise was based on the scenario of an anti-piracy operation. It included cross-deck helicopter landings, complex tactical evolutions at sea, boarding of suspicious vessels and fuel replenishment at sea. The EU project on Critical Maritime Routes in the Indo-Pacific (CRIMARIO) provided its Indo-Pacific Regional Information Sharing (IORIS) platform for communication between participants in the exercise.
• German Troops Rejoin EU's Bosnian Mission, Sparking Russian Anger RFE/RL 16 Aug 2022 -- A contingent of around two dozen German troops arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina on August 16 as part of the European Union's nearly two-decade peacekeeping and security mission in the troubled Balkan state, in a move quickly disparaged by Russia's embassy.
• US State Department Says Not Aware of New S-4-00 Deal Between Russia, Turkey Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- The State Department is not aware of any new developments for Russia to provide Turkey with additional S-400 air defense systems, but the United States' position on the arms sale is well known, spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday.
• Lithuania Planning to Receive 2 US Black Hawk Helicopters in 2024 - Defense Ministry Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- Lithuania plans to receive the first two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the United States in 2024, the Lithuanian defense ministry said on Tuesday.
• Guinea Seeks to Strengthen Military Cooperation With Russia Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- The Republic of Guinea wants to increase military cooperation with Russia, Guinean Deputy Defense Minister David Haba said on Tuesday.
• Laos to Host Joint Tank Division Drills With Russia in 2022, Shoigu Says Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- Russia and Laos will hold joint counterterrorist tank division drills Laros-2022 in Laos, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday during the talks with his counterpart from the Asian country, Chansamone Chanyalath.
• China's research vessel Yuan Wang 5 docks at Sri Lankan port, dispels India's alienation of ties Global Times 16 Aug 2022 -- China's research vessel Yuan Wang 5 arrived at a Sri Lankan port on Tuesday. Several senior Sri Lankan officials, including the representative of the president, attended the welcoming ceremony hosted by Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
• Chinese Ship Docks in Sri Lanka, Causing Diplomatic Tensions VOA 16 Aug 2022 -- A Chinese survey ship whose visit to Sri Lanka was delayed following security concerns in India arrived in the island nation on Tuesday after Colombo gave it approval to dock at the southern port of Hambantota.
• Additional U.S. Contribution to the World Food Programme US Dept. of State 16 Aug 2022 -- "We announced today that, through USAID's continued partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), the U.S. Government will contribute more than $68 million to support the procurement, transport, and storage of up to 150,000 metric tons of Ukrainian wheat to address acute food insecurity."
• Department Press Briefing - August 16, 2022 US Dept. of State 16 Aug 2022

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Aug. 16, 2022
• Lockheed Martin Chooses BAE to Design Next-Generation Infrared Seekers for THAAD Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- BAE Systems has won a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seeking technology for the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile, the United Kingdom-based company announced in a press release.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 16 August 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 16 Aug 2022
• US rules out releasing $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan funds Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden does not plan to release billions of dollars in Afghan government assets held in the United States anytime soon.
• Taliban Government Has Relations With Over 16 Countries - Official Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- The interim government of Afghanistan, formed by the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities), has official relations with more than 16 countries, including Russia, the head of the Taliban political office in Qatar's Doha, Suhail Shaheen, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
• Turkish air strike on Syria border post claims 11 lives: Report Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- A Turkish air strike on a Syrian border post has claimed the lives of nearly a dozen people in the war-torn country's Kurdish-majority north.
• Clashes between junta forces and Arakan Army rattle Rakhine, Chin states Radio Free Asia 16 Aug 2022 -- Renewed fighting between Myanmar regime forces and the Arakan Army has intensified in Rakhine and Chin states with at least 10 clashes since July 18, following the dissolution of a fragile cease-fire that had held for a year and a half, residents of the western states told RFA.
• UN human rights chief advises Rohingya to wait for repatriation Radio Free Asia 16 Aug 2022 -- U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet advised Rohingya to wait for repatriation because the present situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state is not stable, according to refugees who met with her at camps in southeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday.
• Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox's Bazar UN News 16 Aug 2022 -- During her first official visit to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on Tuesday.

News Reports

• U.S. Department of Justice opposes request to unseal Mar-a-Lago search affidavit People's Daily 16 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a court filing Monday that it opposes any attempts to unseal the affidavit laying out the probable cause for the search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
• Republican Lawmakers Threaten to Investigate FBI Actions VOA 16 Aug 2022 -- With his allies in Congress laying the groundwork for an investigation into the FBI's search of his Florida home last week, former President Donald Trump on Monday said in an interview that "the temperature has to be brought down" in the country, even as he continued to suggest without evidence that federal agents may have planted evidence.
• Address to participants and guests of the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security President of Russia 16 Aug 2022
• Telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev President of Russia 16 Aug 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
• Finland To Sharply Cut Russian Tourist Visas Amid Outcry Over Ukraine War RFE/RL 16 Aug 2022 -- Finland said it will cut the number of Russian tourist visas it issues by 90 percent due to rising discontent over the war in Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 16, 2022 PRC MofA 16 Aug 2022
• Huzhou encourages SOEs to buy apartments from struggling real estate developers Global Times 16 Aug 2022 -- Huzhou in East China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday said it would encourage state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to purchase apartments from struggling real estate developers to use as indemnificatory and resettled housing, according to a notice released by the local Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
• Premier urges greater sense of urgency after 'minor functions' in July Global Times 16 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday called on six provincial level economic powerhouses to take the lead to stabilize the economy, as a greater sense of urgency is needed to strengthen the foundations for recovery, after China's July economic data showed continued recovery but with minor fluctuations.
• China's top planner vows to bolster infrastructure investment to support economic recovery Global Times 16 Aug 2022 -- Officials from China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), on Tuesday vowed to further bolster investment in major infrastructure projects to help stabilize the economy amid lingering downward pressure.
• UN report says treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang may be modern form of slavery Radio Free Asia 16 Aug 2022 -- Minorities in China's Xinjiang region are forced to work against their will and face physical and sexual violence and "other inhuman or degrading treatment" in what may constitute a modern form of slavery, a report released on Tuesday by a United Nations office said.
• Former CPC official given death sentence for taking $28.6 million in bribes Global Times 16 Aug 2022 -- Shi Wenqing, the former deputy director of the Standing Committee of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery and illegal possession of firearms, as well as being deprived of political rights of life and having all his personal assets confiscated, a court in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province, announced on Tuesday.
• High temperatures bring drought, power shortages to China's Yangtze River delta Radio Free Asia 16 Aug 2022 -- A drought in China's hydropower-dependent Yangtze River region is fueling growing power shortages, prompting Taiwan-owned Foxconn to suspend production in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
• Top office expands list of diehard Taiwan separatists, announces punitive measures 'to make them feel the pain' Global Times 16 Aug 2022 -- China's top office on Taiwan affairs announced on Tuesday new punitive measures on diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists including banning them and their family members from entering the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao SARs, and restricting their affiliated institutions from cooperating with relevant organizations and individuals on the mainland. It also included seven new diehard separatists into the mainland's list, who will also face punishment for their egregious deeds in advocating the "Taiwan independence."
• Top office on Taiwan affairs announces sanctions on diehard separatists, adding more political figures into the list Global Times 16 Aug 2022 -- The Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on Tuesday announced sanctions on "Taiwan independence" diehards on Chinese mainland's list, adding more political figures such as Bi-khim Hsiao and Koo Li-hsiung into the list of diehard separatists and imposed punitive measures on individuals such as Su Tseng-chang, You Si-kun and Joseph Wu.
• China sanctions 7 Taiwanese 'independence diehard' officials amid tensions Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- China has imposed sanctions on several Taiwanese officials and lawmakers, accusing them of being "independence diehards", amid heightened tensions between Taipei and Beijing.
• Beijing Warns Supporters of Taiwan's Independence They Will Be 'Severely Punished' Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- Beijing has called on supporters of Taiwan's independence to "come to their senses" and realize that if they violate the law they will be "severely punished," a spokesperson for the office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party for Taiwan Affairs said on Tuesday.
• China 'overreacting' to peaceful visits to Taiwan: U.S. official CNA 16 Aug 2022 -- The United States on Monday condemned as an "overreaction" China's restart of live-fire exercises around Taiwan the same day that American lawmakers visited Taipei.
• China using U.S. lawmakers' visit as excuse for latest drill: Taiwan CNA 16 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday that the recent visit to Taiwan by a United States congressional delegation was being used by China as a pretext to stage a new round of live-fire military exercises near Taiwan.
• MOFA condemns Chinese sanctions on Taiwan's U.S. envoy, others CNA 16 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has slammed China for blacklisting Taiwan's representative to the United States Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) and six others, saying its attempt to intimidate Taiwan activists would only prove to be counterproductive.
• China slaps sanctions on 7 'diehard separatist' Taiwan officials Radio Free Asia 16 Aug 2022 -- China announced sanctions against seven Taiwanese officials including Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States Hsiao Bi-khim, labeling them "diehard separatists."
• Diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists to be sanctioned: spokesperson People's Daily 16 Aug 2022 -- A spokesperson of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on Tuesday announced sanctions on "Taiwan independence" diehards on a Chinese mainland's list.
• China to take resolute measures to safeguard national sovereignty, territorial integrity: FM spokesperson People's Daily 16 Aug 2022 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday urged the United States to strictly abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, and handle Taiwan-related issues prudently and properly, saying that China will take resolute and effective measures to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Iranian official: We waiting for response of JCPOA's parties till Wednesday ISNA 16 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly announced to the US side through different channels that it is ready to address the issue of prisoners separately from the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
• EU 'studying' Iran's response to proposed text on JCPOA revival: Spokesperson Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- The European Union confirms that it has received Iran's response to a modified text proposed by the EU aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying the bloc is "studying" the reply with parties to the deal and the United States.
• US Expects Iran Comments on EU Proposal on JCPOA Revival to Be Final Stage - State Dept. Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- The Biden administration expects the talks on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) may be in the final stage after Iran responded to the European Union's proposal on the accord, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday.
• Iran Proposes to Secure JCPOA Preservation Guarantees in Draft Nuclear Deal, Russian Envoy Says Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- Tehran has proposed to enshrine guarantees for the preservation of the Iranian nuclear deal in a draft agreement to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna, said on Tuesday.
• Mad At Mullahs: Attacks On Iranian Clerics Highlight Rising Public Anger RFE/RL 16 Aug 2022 -- A woman assaulted a cleric in the holy Shi'ite city of Qom, home to seminaries and senior ayatollahs, knocking off his turban and stepping on it after he apparently warned her about her hijab.
• Hundreds Protest Water Shortage In Central Iran, Chant 'Death To Raisi' RFE/RL 16 Aug 2022 -- Hundreds of people protested water shortages in the central Iranian province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, chanting "Death to Raisi," a reference to President Ebrahim Raisi.
• EU Confirms Iran Has Responded To Final Nuclear Proposal; Details Unclear RFE/RL 16 Aug 2022 -- Iran says it has responded to a final European Union-brokered proposal on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord, though details of the response were not immediately released.
• UN special envoy to visit Myanmar 'to address deteriorating situation' Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- A senior UN official is visiting Myanmar this week following the call from the UN Security Council for an immediate cessation of violence and unimpeded humanitarian access in the strife-torn country.
• UN Envoy Arrives in Myanmar VOA 16 Aug 2022 -- The U.N.'s special envoy for Myanmar visited the country for the first time Tuesday, nearly 10 months after being appointed to the post.
• Amidst military rule, UN envoy travels to Myanmar for first time UN News 16 Aug 2022 -- UN special envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer travelled for the first time to the country since she was appointed last October.
• Kazakh Authorities Raise Death Toll From January Unrest To 238 RFE/RL 16 Aug 2022 -- Kazakh authorities have raised the death toll resulting from January anti-government unrest that rocked the county to 238, adding six more people who died in police custody to the overall tally.
• Lao residents call for inspection of development projects to combat corruption Radio Free Asia 16 Aug 2022 -- Residents of a province in northern Laos are calling on the government to take a closer look at local development projects following revelations that state employees had profited illegally from contracts financing the work, Lao sources say.
• Tajik Prosecutors Seek Life In Prison For Alleged Organizer Of Protests In Gorno-Badakhshan RFE/RL 16 Aug 2022 -- Tajik prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for retired Major General Kholbash Kholbashov for his alleged role in organizing deadly protests in the Gorno-Badakhshan region (GBAO) in May, a charge human rights organizations have called "bogus."
• Brazilian presidential candidates begin election campaigns Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- Brazil's sitting President Jair Bolsonaro and former chief executive Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have officially begun their presidential campaigns amid fears of violence.
• Odinga Rejects Kenyan Presidential Election Results VOA 16 Aug 2022 -- The runner-up in Kenya's just-concluded presidential election has rejected the result, saying the announcement of the winner was illegal. Raila Odinga cited a split in the electoral commission and the chairman's failure to explain how he came up with the final numbers.
• Kenyan Analysts Say Public Starting to Accept More Diverse Leadership VOA 16 Aug 2022 -- Political analysts in Kenya say the public is beginning to accept more diversified leadership after last week's election saw a small but record-high number of women winning office.
• Missing Kenyan Election Official Found Dead VOA 16 Aug 2022 -- Kenyan police say the body of an election official has been found just outside the capital with signs of torture. The discovery was made as Kenya's election chief said his staff faces a spate of threats and abductions surrounding the announcement of election results.
• Experts Say Ruto's Win Likely to Be Challenged in Kenyan Court VOA 16 Aug 2022 -- Kenya's tightly contested presidential election led to growing tensions between supporters of the two main candidates William Ruto the president-elect and Raila Odinga. Experts say claims of election fraud are likely to see the results challenged in court.
• Former Detainees Describe Secret Prison in Bangladesh VOA 16 Aug 2022 -- In a startling text and video investigative report, a Sweden based news portal focusing on Bangladesh has revealed the possible location of a secret prison in which the victims of enforced disappearances are kept in Bangladesh.
• 'Ghost buildings' show boom times are over for Cambodian resort town Radio Free Asia 16 Aug 2022 -- A mass departure of Chinese investors from Cambodia's Sihanoukville during the coronavirus pandemic left behind more than 1,000 unfinished buildings and an economic headache for the once booming coastal city.
• Swiss To Return 'Illegal' Millions Of Late Uzbek Leader's Imprisoned Daughter RFE/RL 16 Aug 2022 -- Uzbekistan and Switzerland have agreed on the return by Swiss authorities of $131 million in assets seized during criminal proceedings against Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of longtime Uzbek President Islam Karimov.