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Af/Pak & Other News (10/17/2021)
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The Taliban Is Just as Bad as It Always Was
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/10/taliban-hasnt-changed-afghanistan/620371/
Taliban Could Lose Power Amid Governance Struggles, Experts Say
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/10/taliban-could-lose-power-amid-governance-struggles-experts-say/186133/
U.S. will provide condolence payments to families of Kabul drone strike victims
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/16/1046712356/u-s-will-provide-condolence-payments-to-families-of-kabul-drone-strike-victims
Perfect Storm - Pakistan Eyes The Bayraktar TB2
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/10/perfect-storm-pakistan-eyes-bayraktar.html
Pakistan Army commissions HQ-9/P air-defence system
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/weapons-headlines/latest/pakistan-army-commissions-hq-9p-air-defence-system
The China Connection: How AQ Khan Helped the World Proliferate
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/china-connection-how-aq-khan-helped-world-proliferate-195073
The 4 Submarines Competing For The Indian Navy’s P-75I Program
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/10/the-4-submarines-competing-for-the-indian-navys-p-75i-program/
First Kuwaiti Typhoons flying
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/first-kuwaiti-typhoons-fly
Typhoons conduct operations from austere Middle Eastern base
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/typhoons-conduct-operations-from-austere-middle-eastern-base/
Saudi-led coalition intensify air strikes against Yemen Houthi rebels
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20211016-saudi-led-coalition-intensify-air-strikes-against-yemen-houthi-rebels
Battle for Yemen’s Marib sees 160 Houthis killed: Coalition
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2021/10/16/Battle-for-Yemen-s-Marib-sees-160-Houthis-killed-Coalition
Ten Injured in Drone Attacks at Saudi Airport
https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/airport-aviation-security/ten-injured-in-drone-attacks-at-saudi-airport/
How viable is the Kurds’ autonomous territory in northeast Syria?
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1949126/middle-east
Damascus accuses Israel of killing former member of Syrian parliament
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/damascus-accuses-israel-killing-former-member-syrian-parliament-2021-10-16/
Three members of Hezbollah Killed in Beirut Clashes
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/10/three-members-of-hezbollah-killed-in-beirut-clashes.php
Air force to kick off multi-national Blue Flag drill over Israel next week
https://www.timesofisrael.com/air-force-to-kick-off-multi-national-blue-flag-drill-over-israel-next-week/
Egyptian Air Force F-16s, Mirage 2000s fitted with Al Tariq PGMs
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/egyptian-air-force-f-16s-mirage-2000s-fitted-with-al-tariq-pgms/
Local NGO calls for suing Haftar’s militias over Libya crimes
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/local-ngo-calls-for-suing-haftar-s-militias-over-libya-crimes/2394013
Operating From The Shadows: Morocco’s UAV Fleet
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/10/operating-from-shadows-moroccos-uav.html
German Drones In Ethiopia
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/10/german-drones-in-ethiopia.html
UAE Air Bridge Supports Ethiopian Military in Tigray War
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/10/uae-air-bridge-supports-ethiopian.html
Wing Loong Is Over Ethiopia: Chinese UCAVs Join The Battle For Tigray
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/10/wing-loong-is-over-ethiopia-chinese.html
Russian video shows a close encounter between US and Russian warships in the Pacific
https://news.yahoo.com/russian-video-shows-close-encounter-201225572.html
A Russian spacecraft pushed the space station out of position and sent astronauts into emergency mode - again
https://news.yahoo.com/russian-spacecraft-pushed-space-station-213532749.html
Russian filmmakers land after shoot aboard space station
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4317293
NATO Has a Problem: Belarus Is Slowly Being Reabsorbed Into Russia
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/10/nato-has-a-problem-belarus-is-slowly-being-reabsorbed-into-russia/
Saab reveals MBDA link as Arexis air-launched decoy breaks cover
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/weapons-headlines/latest/saab-reveals-mbda-link-as-arexis-air-launched-decoy-breaks-cover
Italian Army says goodbye to A109 helicopter
https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2021/10/italian-army-says-goodbye-to-a109.html
British government orders security review after deadly terror attack on MP
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211016-british-government-orders-security-review-after-deadly-terror-attack-on-mp
Russian Drones to Help Monitor Venezuelan Oil Pipelines
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30613/Russian_Drones_to_Help_Monitor_Venezuelan_Oil_Pipelines#.YWvH7hxlBPY
China Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: Report
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42772/china-tested-a-fractional-orbital-bombardment-system-that-uses-a-hypersonic-glide-vehicle-report
China’s New H-20 Stealth Bomber: Built for a War Against America?
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/10/chinas-new-h-20-stealth-bomber-built-for-a-war-against-america/
China isn't about to invade Taiwan. But the two sides are on a dangerous path
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/asia/taiwan-invasion-us-china-tensions-intl-dst-hnk/index.html
Taiwan seeks early F-16V delivery, interested in long-range missile
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4316806
Japan fighter jets scrambled 390 times in 2021, mainly for Chinese aircraft
https://www.aerotime.aero/29208-japan-jasdf-scrambles-390-fighter-jets
South Korean arms maker reveals new robotic combat vehicle
https://defence-blog.com/south-korean-arms-maker-reveals-new-robotic-combat-vehicle/
Canada upgrades maritime COMINT/SIGINT capability under Project Strongbow
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/naval-weapons/latest/canada-upgrades-maritime-comintsigint-capability-under-project-strongbow
A new book by George Knapp says the Pentagon takes UFOs (and more) very seriously
https://knpr.org/knpr/2021-10/new-book-george-knapp-says-pentagon-takes-ufos-and-more-very-seriously
Aliens Almost Started World War III Sixty Years Ago, Claims Ex-US Military Officer
https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science-and-future/ufo-aliens-world-war-3-robert-salas-551668.html
Pentagon Wants AI to Predict Events Before They Occur
https://spectrum.ieee.org/predictive-ai-pentagon
Can’t Sail Away from Cyber Attacks: ‘Sea-Hacking’ from Land
https://warontherocks.com/2021/10/cant-sail-away-from-cyber-attacks-sea-hacking-from-land/
Air Force research lab signs agreement with ‘gas-stations-in-space’ company
https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/10/15/air-force-research-lab-signs-agreement-with-gas-stations-in-space-company/
Air Force Wants Hundreds More Jet Trainers Despite Already Buying T-7 Red Hawks
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42760/air-force-wants-hundreds-more-jet-trainers-despite-already-buying-t-7-red-hawks
White House holds counter-ransomware event with 30 countries as payments spike
https://news.yahoo.com/white-house-holds-counter-ransomware-140209619.html
Sharper Images Persistently
https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htecm/articles/20211016.aspx
Hurt Attack Sub USS Connecticut Faces New Perils: Investigators And A Dithering Navy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2021/10/15/hurt-attack-sub-uss-connecticut-faces-new-perils-investigators-and-a-dithering-navy/
Why The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Failed
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/10/why-the-u-s-navys-littoral-combat-ship-failed/
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‘First Casualty’ tells story of secret CIA mission in Afghanistan
https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2021/10/17/first-casualty-tells-story-of-secret-cia-mission-in-afghanistan/
Prisoners cleared for transfer remain stuck in the military prison at Guantánamo
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/prisoners-cleared-for-transfer-remain-stuck-in-the-military-prison-at-guant%C3%A1namo/ar-AAPBWlh
Cross-LoC infiltration and drone pistol deliveries scale up violence in Valley
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/crossloc-infiltration-and-drone-pistol-deliveries-scale-up-violence-in-valley-101634436488161.html
'The Iran touch:' Tehran is behind decline in Lebanon, Iraq - Bennett
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/the-iran-touch-iran-is-behind-decline-in-lebanon-iraq-bennett-682230
Iranian warship fends off pirate attack in Gulf of Aden
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/17/iranian-warship-fends-off-pirate-attack-in-gulf-of-aden
Iranian navy will be equipped with anti-ship missiles ranging 2,000 km in the near future
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/october/10860-iranian-navy-will-be-equipped-with-anti-ship-missiles-ranging-2-000-km-in-the-near-future.html
This is why Saddam Hussein’s fedayeen troops wore Darth Vader helmets
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/this-is-why-saddam-husseins-fedayeen-troops-wore-darth-vader-helmets/
Turkey: US proposed to sell it F-16 fighters
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/10/17/turkey-us-proposed-to-sell-it-f-16-fighters/
UN: Syria government, opposition to begin drafting charter
https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-syria-united-nations-constitutions-51251bd6207abe62cb749f091826f69b
An untimely death reveals the nature of a Russian neo-Nazi unit that fought in Syria
https://medium.com/dfrlab/an-untimely-death-reveals-the-nature-of-a-russian-neo-nazi-unit-that-fought-in-syria-5398a7d28e0a
Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-israel-syria-7c6777d55c7a8ca7292245e50a92ae43
IDF official: Israel expects Hezbollah to fire 2,000 rockets a day in wartime
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-official-israel-expects-hezbollah-to-fire-2000-rockets-a-day-in-wartime/
The Wagner Group Has Its Eyes on Mali: A New Front in Russia’s Irregular Strategy
https://mwi.usma.edu/the-wagner-group-has-its-eyes-on-mali-a-new-front-in-russias-irregular-strategy/
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams arrives in Mozambique
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/uss-hershel-woody-williams-arrives-in-mozambique/
OSCE mission in eastern Ukraine suspends operations amid protests
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/osce-mission-eastern-ukraine-suspends-operations-amid-protests-2021-10-17/
Sukhoi Says More Than 70 Su-57 to be Delivered by 2027
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/sukhoi-says-more-70-su-57-be-delivered-2027-195123
Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort U.S. military plane - TASS
https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-scrambles-fighter-jet-escort-us-military-plane-tass-2021-10-17/
Russian Navy Ivan Papanin-class icebreaker will be able to carry Kalibr cruise missiles
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/october/10859-russian-navy-ivan-papanin-class-icebreaker-will-be-able-to-carry-kalibr-cruise-missiles.html
The quiet war being waged against 'foreign agents' in Russia
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-quiet-war-being-waged-against-foreign-agents-in-russia/ar-AAPCIOD
Life as a 'foreign agent': Inside Russia's crackdown on free speech
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putins-russia-wages-crackdown-free-speech-political-dissent-rcna3137
Azerbaijan’s Emerging Arsenal Of Deterrent
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/10/azerbaijans-emerging-arsenal-of.html
German troops uses helium-filled balloons to send leaflets
https://defence-blog.com/german-troops-uses-helium-filled-balloons-to-send-leaflets/
Son of ex-Somali political aide held over UK lawmaker stabbing
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-says-considering-more-safety-measures-lawmakers-after-attack-2021-10-17/
Iranian supertanker departing from Venezuela to transport heavy oil
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iranian-supertanker-departing-venezuela-transport-heavy-oil-2021-10-16/
A Chinese-Russian Moon Base? Not So Fast.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/17/moon-base-china-russia-lunar-space-nasa/
Chinese Military Newspaper Rails Against CIA, Calls for 'People's War' to Fight U.S. Spying
https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-military-newspaper-rails-against-cia-calls-peoples-war-fight-us-spying-1639669
US Says Cambodia Not Transparent About Chinese Role in Naval Base Construction
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-says-cambodia-not-transparent-about-chinese-role-in-naval-base-construction-/6272820.html
Australia: The Fewer, The Better And Cheaper
https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20211017.aspx
New Quad in making: Foreign Ministers of USA-India-Israel-UAE to meet on Monday
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/new-quad-in-making-foreign-ministers-of-usa-india-israel-uae-to-meet-on-monday/articleshow/87089681.cms
We ‘Blew It’ On Battling COVID Disinfo, Say Army's Pandemic Response Leaders
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/10/we-blew-it-battling-covid-disinfo-army-says/186141/
Wreck of legendary military ship found in Atlantic, ending "decades-long mystery"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-revenue-cutter-bear-legendary-military-ship-found-atlantic/
Indian Army soldiers arrive in Alaska for two weeks of drills with US counterparts
https://defbrief.com/2021/10/16/indian-army-soldiers-arrive-in-alaska-for-two-weeks-of-drills-with-us-counterparts/
SPIKE NLOS In Future Vertical Lift Demonstration
http://alert5.com/2021/10/17/spike-nlos-in-future-vertical-lift-demonstration/
Did U.S. And Russian Naval Warships Nearly Collide in The Pacific?
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/10/did-u-s-and-russian-naval-warships-nearly-collided-in-the-pacific/
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