Afghanistan Airlift Ops Have Rescued 101,300 From Kabul
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/afghanistan-airlift-ops-have-rescued-101300-kabul/184870/
Was Joe Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Reckless or Ruthless?
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/was-joe-bidens-afghanistan-withdrawal-reckless-or-ruthless/
Nearby Terror Attack Rocks Kabul Airport
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42149/nearby-terror-attack-rocks-kabul-airport
American Troops Confirmed Killed In Kabul Airport Terror Bombing
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42151/american-troops-confirmed-killed-in-kabul-airport-terror-bombing
Afghan bombings have not immediately changed U.S. withdrawal plans, source says
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-bombings-have-not-immediately-changed-us-withdrawal-plans-source-says-2021-08-26/
A map of the Kabul airport shows the choke points that make people trying to flee Afghanistan so vulnerable to attacks
https://www.businessinsider.com/hamid-karzai-international-airport-map-choke-points-2021-8
In Kabul, Private Rescue Efforts Grow Desperate as Time to Evacuate Afghans Runs Out; Defense contractor Erik Prince charges $6,500 a person, other groups’ planes leave Kabul empty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-kabul-private-rescue-efforts-grow-desperate-as-time-to-evacuate-afghans-runs-out-11629875097
CIA, US troops conduct missions outside Kabul Airport to extract Americans, allies
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/cia-us-troops-conduct-missions-outside-kabul-airport-to-extract-americans-allies
Afghan baby named ‘Reach’ after the Air Force C-17 she was born on
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-17-afghan-baby-born-reach/
Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters Flew German Commandos On Kabul Mission: Report
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42142/night-stalker-little-bird-helicopters-flew-german-commandos-on-kabul-mission-report
Shots Fired as Italian Military Plane Departs Kabul Airport
https://www.newsweek.com/shots-fired-italian-plane-kabul-1623276
France sets end date for Afghanistan evacuation operation
https://www.aerotime.aero/28683-france-sets-end-date-for-afghanistan-evacuation-operation
FM: Hungary's evacuation mission in Afghanistan is "nearing its end"
https://abouthungary.hu/news-in-brief/fm-hungary-s-evacuation-mission-in-afghanistan-is-nearing-its-end
Turkey Announces that Evacuation of Turkish Soldiers From Afghanistan Has Begun
https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/08/26/turkey-announces-that-evacuation-of-turkish-soldiers-from-afghanistan-has-begun/
Germany, Canada, and Belgium have finished evacuating people from Afghanistan as the US scrambles to get people out of Kabul
https://www.businessinsider.com/european-countries-finish-kabul-evacuations-as-us-scrambles-2021-8
U.S. Says 1,500 Americans Remain in Afghanistan as Evacuation Enters Final Days
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-united-states-evacuation.html
A skinny person can find some space inside the wheel well of a C-17 cargo aircraft but would die within minutes from takeoff. Here’s why.
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/a-skinny-person-can-find-some-space-inside-the-wheel-well-of-a-c-17-cargo-aircraft-but-would-die-within-minutes-from-takeoff-heres-why/
‘We won’t get everyone out on time’ — What two veterans in Congress saw in Kabul
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/congress-moulton-meijer-kabul-surprise-visit/
Video Purports To Show U.S.-Supplied Black Helicopter Taxiing In Taliban Hands
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42136/video-purports-to-show-u-s-supplied-black-helicopter-taxiing-in-taliban-hands
A number of important ISIL CDRs were assassinated outside of Bagram prison after Taliban took control of the prison and let the doors open.
https://twitter.com/bsarwary/status/1430622019616493573
Here’s how the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan could affect al-Qaeda and ISIS-K
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/23/taliban-isis-alqaeda-faq/
What is ISIS-K? The Islamic State's Afghanistan affiliate is the Taliban's enemy and threatens US evacuations
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-isis-k-islamic-states-afghanistan-affiliate-taliban-enemy-2021-8
Taliban appoints former Guantanamo detainee as acting defense minister, Al Jazeera says
https://www.reuters.com/world/taliban-appoints-former-guantanamo-detainee-acting-defense-minister-al-jazeera-2021-08-24/
'Pakistan our second home, there is peace in Afghanistan': Taliban spokesperson
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pakistan-our-second-home-there-is-peace-in-afghanistan-taliban-spokesperson-101629960082702.html
What Pakistan stands to lose with the Taliban in power
https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2021/08/24/what-pakistan-stand-to-lose-with-the-taliban-in-power/
Why US military superiority meant nothing in Afghanistan
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-us-military-superiority-meant-nothing-in-afghanistan-2021-8
Removing Afghan air support was ‘critical error’ say analysts
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/removing-afghan-air-support-was-critical-error-say-analysts/
$6 billion left unspent for defunct Afghan security force, where will it go?
https://warisboring.com/6-billion-left-unspent-for-defunct-afghan-security-force-where-will-it-go/
Anti-Taliban Resistance Spreading in Afghanistan: Massoud Brother
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/08/26/anti-taliban-massoud-brother/
Panel: Long-term Resettlement of Afghan Refugees is ‘Where the Crisis is Moving’
https://news.usni.org/2021/08/25/panel-long-term-resettlement-of-afghan-refugees-is-where-the-crisis-is-moving
What If America Had Never Invaded Afghanistan?
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/what-if-america-had-never-invaded-afghanistan/
Iranian tanker headed to Lebanon has not left yet - report
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iraninan-tanker-headed-to-lebanon-never-left-677738
Seven U.S. Military Convoys Hit in Iraq
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30302/Seven_U_S__Military_Convoys_Hit_in_Iraq#.YSeswN9lBaQ
Saudi-led airstrikes pound Houthis in Yemen's Marib: source
http://www.news.cn/english/2021-08/26/c_1310149003.htm
Turkey Full Steam Ahead with TF-2000 Air Defense Destroyer Project
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/08/idef-2021-turkey-full-steam-ahead-with-tf-2000-air-defense-destroyer-project/
Ares Shipyard to produce first unmanned anti-submarine warfare vehicle
http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10607-ares-shipyard-to-produce-first-unmanned-anti-submarine-warfare-vehicle.html
Assad regime, Russia killed 116 civilians in NW Syria since June
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/syrian-crisis/assad-regime-russia-killed-116-civilians-in-nw-syria-since-june
Israeli PM To Request Biden Clear Money To Purchase New F-15IAs: Sources
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/israeli-pm-to-request-biden-clear-money-to-purchase-new-f-15ias-sources/
Netanyahu scaled back intelligence-sharing when Biden took office — report
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-scaled-back-intelligence-sharing-when-biden-took-office-report/
Israel Shipyards enters to the detailed design phase of the Reshef class vessel
http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10610-israel-shipyards-enters-to-the-detailed-design-phase-of-the-reshef-class-vessel.html
Israel Gave U.S. Two-hour Notice on Iran Attack. CIA 'Demanded Answers'
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-gave-u-s-two-hour-notice-on-iran-attack-cia-demanded-answers-1.10153826
The story of Mossad female agents who pretended to be Iraqi MiG-21 pilots’ girlfriends and murdered all of them until they convinced one to fly a Fishbed to Israel
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-of-mossad-female-agents-who-pretended-to-be-iraqi-mig-21-pilots-girlfriends-and-murdered-all-of-them-until-they-convinced-one-to-fly-a-fishbed-to-israel/
Four killed, six injured in attack near French Embassy in Tanzania
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210825-four-killed-six-injured-in-attack-near-french-embassy-in-tanzania
Russia To Supply Weapons To Afghanistan's Neighbours
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/russia-to-supply-weapons-to-afghanistans-neighbours-2519293
Rubin Design Bureau displays Vityaz-D Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10612-army-2021-rubin-design-bureau-displays-vityaz-d-autonomous-underwater-vehicle.html
Rostec unveils Sosna-N anti-sniper robot detector
https://www.armyrecognition.com/army-2021_news_russia_online_show_daily_media_partner/army-2021_rostec_unveils_sosna-n_anti-sniper_robot_detector.html
The Curious Omission in Russia’s New Security Strategy
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/08/curious-omission-russias-new-security-strategy/184854/
Russia: Resonans-N radar to be deployed in Sakhalin
https://airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2021/august/7567-russia-resonans-n-radar-to-be-deployed-in-sakhalin.html
Russia Unveils Visual-Optical Blinding Weapon ‘Lyutik-N’
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/08/26/russia-visual-optical-blinding-weapon/
Russia and Turkey holding consultations on creating TF-X fifth-generation fighter
https://airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2021/august/7562-russia-and-turkey-holding-consultations-on-creating-tf-x-fifth-generation-fighter.html
Is Russia Targeting American Spies with Microwave Attacks? Former CIA Agent Blames Kremlin for Mysterious 'Havana Syndrome'
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/august/is-russia-targeting-american-spies-with-microwave-attacks-former-cia-agent-blames-kremlin-for-mysterious-havana-syndrome-nbsp
In First Interview From Jail, Russia's Navalny Describes 'Psychological Violence'
https://www.rferl.org/a/navalny-prison-life/31428185.html
European Bases Increase Support for Fleeing Afghans as Airlift Continues
https://www.airforcemag.com/european-bases-increase-support-for-afghan-airlift-evacuees/
Kazakhstan to receive additional Su-30SM fighters by end of 2022
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/kazakhstan-to-receive-additional-su-30sm-fighters-by-end-of-2022
Army looking for drones to defence Artillery positions
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/army-looking-for-drones-to-defence-artillery-positions/
Mexican Navy Mi-17 crash
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/mexican-navy-mi-17-crash
China May Have Tested New Electromagnetic Weapon: Report
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/08/26/china-new-electromagnetic-weapon/
Taiwan eyes jet fighter buy amid modest hike in 2022 defence spending
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-proposes-4-hike-defence-spending-2022-2021-08-26/
Taiwanese, Australian Space Companies in Historic Commercial Rocket Plan
https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/taiwanese-australian-space-companies-historic-commercial-rocket-plan
South Korea Green Lights FFX Batch IV Frigate Program for ROK Navy
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/08/south-korea-green-lights-ffx-batch-iv-frigate-program-for-rok-navy/
Philippines: Players Getting Played
https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/phillip/articles/20210826.aspx
Japan Keeps Intercepting China Military Drones and Spy Planes
https://www.newsweek.com/japan-intercepts-china-military-drones-spy-surveillance-planes-aircraft-pla-1623263
Japan’s New 30FFM Frigate For JMSDF ‘Kumano’ 「くまの」Starts Sea Trials
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/08/japans-new-30ffm-frigate-for-jmsdf-kumano-%e3%80%8c%e3%81%8f%e3%81%be%e3%81%ae%e3%80%8dstarts-sea-trials/
Rare Article on Indonesia's Military-Industrial Complex
https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2021/08/rare-article-on-indonesias-military.html
United States Approves Possible FMS of SM-6 and SM-2 to Australia
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/08/united-states-approves-possible-fms-of-sm-6-and-sm-2-to-australia/
Three Aircraft Carriers. Dozens Of Stealth Fighters. A Powerful Allied Battle Group Has Gathered Near China.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/08/25/three-aircraft-carriers-dozens-of-stealth-fighters-a-powerful-allied-battle-group-has-gathered-near-china/
Lessons From Bonhomme Richard Fire Spreading Throughout Fleet
https://news.usni.org/2021/08/25/lessons-from-bonhomme-richard-fire-spreading-throughout-fleet
House Bill Aims to Bridge Acquisition ‘Valley of Death’ In Race to Counter China
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/08/house-bill-aims-bridge-acquisition-valley-death-race-counter-china/184867/
Next-Gen OPIR Missile Warning On Schedule For 2025 Launch
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/next-gen-opir-missile-warning-on-schedule-for-2025-launch/
After meeting with ULA and Blue Origin, Air Force secretary cautiously optimistic about Vulcan
https://spacenews.com/after-meeting-with-ula-and-blue-origin-air-force-secretary-cautiously-optimistic-about-vulcan/
Astroscale successfully demos in-space capture-and-release system to clear orbital debris
https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/astroscale-successfully-demos-in-space-capture-and-release-system-to-clear-orbital-debris/
Dragracer Proves Tether De-Orbiting Capability
https://aviationweek.com/shows-events/space-symposium/dragracer-proves-tether-de-orbiting-capability
Number of Objects in Low Earth Orbit Jumps 22% in 2 Years: Space Operations Command
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/number-objects-low-earth-orbit-jumps-22-2-years-space-operations-command/184837/
The US may have a new top secret space weapon. What is it?
https://qz.com/2052221/why-the-us-military-may-reveal-a-top-secret-space-weapon/
Dawn Aerospace conducts five flights of its suborbital spaceplane
https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/dawn-aerospace-conducts-five-flights-of-its-suborbital-spaceplane/
Report to Congress on Hypersonic Weapons
https://news.usni.org/2021/08/26/report-to-congress-on-hypersonic-weapons-4
Rollout of the F-15QA
http://alert5.com/2021/08/26/rollout-of-the-f-15qa/
Aerospace & Defense Roundup: August 25
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/z/aerospace-defense-roundup-august-25
Soldiers knock down airborne threats with new missile defense system
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-army/2021/08/25/soldiers-knock-down-airborne-threats-with-new-missile-defense-system/
US Army forgoes Iron Dome for a once abandoned launcher
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/us-army-forgoes-iron-dome-for-a-once-abandoned-launcher
USAF Tests 2,000-Pound Dialable Effects Munition
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/08/26/usaf-dialable-effects-munition/
AARGM-ER cleared for LRIP
http://alert5.com/2021/08/26/aargm-er-cleared-for-lrip/
Why U.S. Navy select SeaRAM for its most recent warships?
https://navalpost.com/why-u-s-navy-select-searam/
House Panel Rejects Navy’s Math On Closing Strike Fighter Gap; Funds New F/A-18s
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/house-panel-rejects-navys-math-on-closing-strike-fighter-gap-funds-new-f-a-18s/
HASC Chairman’s Mark Adds 12 Navy Super Hornets, Preserves Navy Nuclear Cruise Missile Funds
https://news.usni.org/2021/08/25/hasc-chairmans-mark-adds-12-navy-super-hornets-preserves-navy-nuclear-cruise-missile-funds
Navy Halts Plans To Give Its Super Hornets Conformal Fuel Tanks
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42141/navy-halts-plans-to-give-its-super-hornets-conformal-fuel-tanks
Berthing Barge Rebirth
https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/articles/20210826.aspx
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