Monday NatSec Roundup

We can’t go on together, with suspicious minds.

And we can’t build our dreams, on suspicious minds.

• Donald Trump broke pandemic wargaming and simulation. Very interesting stuff on how difficult it is to simulate ineptitude.
• China moving forward with the crackdown in Hong Kong.
• The Russians are trying the same thing with the MiG-29 than Boeing is doing with the F-15EX; a major rebranding and refitting of a Generation 4 platform, intended for both domestic and international customers. Doesn’t seem to be working out for the Russians, though.
• Cool list of aircraft used by rebel movements around the world…
• South Korea has big defense plans…
• More on this later, but here’s a summary of the Navy’s 355 ship plan.