Af/Pak & Other News (11/13/2021)

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The Taliban plans to buy electricity from Iran after Afghanistan's unpaid bills to other countries left it facing blackouts

https://news.yahoo.com/taliban-plans-buy-electricity-iran-171003920.html









India Ready to Start Operating S-400 Air Defense System - Almaz Antey

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30770/India_Ready_to_Start_Operating_S_400_Air_Defense_System___Almaz_Antey#.YZCDcLqIZPY



Russia exploring market for S550 missile system; all eyes on India

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/russia-exploring-market-for-s550-missile-system-all-eyes-on-india/articleshow/87688003.cms



India Rents Russian Nuclear Submarines (And Sent One Back Early?)

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/india-rents-russian-nuclear-submarines-and-sent-one-back-early-196288



India’s PM Modi to land on expressway in a C-130J

http://alert5.com/2021/11/13/indias-pm-modi-to-land-on-expressway-in-a-c-130j/



Explained: Why India deployed Navy’s P-8I maritime patrol aircraft at China border

https://www.defenceaviationpost.com/2021/11/explained-why-india-deployed-navys-p-8i-maritime-patrol-aircraft-at-china-border/










Is Iran downplaying Iranian helicopter buzzing a US naval ship?

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/is-iran-downplaying-iranian-helicopter-buzzing-a-us-naval-ship-684908



Iran likely did not order drone attack on Iraqi prime minister, current, former U.S. officials say

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-likely-did-not-order-drone-attack-on-iraqi-prime-minister-current-former-u-s-officials-say/ar-AAQF0WM









Armed Orion-E MALE UCAV Debuts in Dubai

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2021-11-13/armed-orion-e-male-ucav-debuts-dubai




Bahrain Modernization Continues Despite Block 70 F-16 Production Delay

https://aviationweek.com/shownews/dubai-airshow/bahrain-modernization-continues-despite-block-70-f-16-production-delay




Houthis say "spy" drone shot down in Yemen's Marib

http://www.news.cn/english/2021-11/13/c_1310309039.htm



Yemen in the spotlight as US, Iran, Saudi maneuver - analysis

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/yemen-in-the-spotlight-as-us-iran-saudi-maneuver-analysis-684913



Government-allied forces leave Yemeni city, rebels re-enter

https://apnews.com/article/houthis-sanaa-middle-east-yemen-464298d127f1484752b3eaeb5d02359d









How the U.S. Hid an Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/13/us/us-airstrikes-civilian-deaths.html










Elections in Libya should be part of a larger process toward peace

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/elections-in-libya-should-be-part-of-a-larger-process-toward-peace/ar-AAQDSob




Nigerian Army General, Troops Killed in ISWAP Attack

https://www.voanews.com/a/nigerian-army-general-troops-killed-in-iswap-attack/6312057.html




Sudanese rally against army tightening grip on power; 5 dead

https://apnews.com/article/omar-al-bashir-khartoum-middle-east-africa-sudan-e96070e8aebbe5769dea43394eae7e59




U.S. blacklists Eritrean military over conflict in Ethiopia

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-blacklists-eritrean-military-over-conflict-ethiopia-2021-11-12/




Deadly Ineffective: Chinese-Made Wing Loong UAVs Designate Targets For Ethiopian Su-27 Bombers

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/deadly-ineffective-chinese-made-wing.html










Ukraine says Russia has nearly 100,000 troops near its border

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russia-has-nearly-100000-troops-near-its-border-2021-11-13/



Is Russia about to make a 'serious mistake' in Ukraine?

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/581386-is-russia-about-to-make-a-serious-mistake-in-ukraine



Ukraine to speed up construction of naval base in Sea of Azov - defence minister

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-speed-up-construction-naval-base-sea-azov-defence-minister-2021-11-13/



Is Russia Brewing A Confrontation Over Belarus, Ukraine?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeosullivan/2021/11/13/is-russia-brewing-a-confrontation-over-belarus-ukraine/



Russia Shifting Priorities to New Fighter Designs

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2021-11-13/russia-shifting-priorities-new-fighter-designs



Latest Images Of Russia’s Checkmate Fighter Shows Us Just How Big It Really Is

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43119/latest-images-of-russias-checkmate-fighter-shows-us-just-how-big-it-really-is



Russia's Night Hunter Prowls Abroad

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2021-11-13/russias-night-hunter-prowls-abroad



Vladimir Putin Says Russia Black Sea Exercises Were Rejected to Avoid Escalation With NATO

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-vladimir-putin-kremlin-nato-black-sea-1648973





Belarus leader says he wants Russian nuclear-capable missile systems

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/belarus-leader-says-he-wants-russian-nuclear-capable-missile-systems-2021-11-13/



Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/13/world/middleeast/belarus-migrants-iraq-kurds.html



Belarus funneled people to border with Poland, migrants say

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/11/13/belarus-funneled-migrants-border-Poland-deadly-humanitarian-crisis/8801636832182/




The MRL From Hell: Armenia’s Land Mattress

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/the-mrl-from-hell-armenias-land-mattress.html




USAF F-15E loses its canopy over Greece

http://alert5.com/2021/11/13/usaf-f-15e-loses-its-canopy-over-greece/




Spain Signs for A330MRTT Conversions

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2021-11-13/spain-signs-a330mrtt-conversions




Britain's army chief warns risk of accidental war with Russia is greater than during Cold War

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/13/europe/uk-russia-war-risks-intl/index.html



British jets ‘grapple with’ American fighters and bombers over North Sea

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-jets-grapple-with-american-fighters-and-bombers-over-north-sea/









South China Sea safeguards ‘not strong enough’ to stop international tensions escalating

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3155953/south-china-sea-safeguards-not-strong-enough-stop



Something 'strange' going on in China: ex-State Dept. official

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6281682568001#sp=show-clips



Chinese Counter-Intelligence Team Crippling CIA’s Efforts To Snoop On President Xi Jinping’s ‘Core Circle’ — US Officials

https://eurasiantimes.com/chinese-counter-intelligence-team-crippling-cias-xi-jinping/



US nuclear sub ‘may have hit an oil rig’ in South China Sea

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3155777/us-nuclear-sub-may-have-hit-oil-rig-south-china-sea



The Threat And The Reality

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/articles/20211113.aspx



China will keep escalating military intimidation of Taiwan, experts say

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3155908/china-will-keep-escalating-military-intimidation-taiwan-experts










The Secrets of the So-Called “Havana Syndrome”

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/havana-syndrome-attacks-cia/



New commander of Oklahoma National Guard refuses to enforce vaccine mandate

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/581412-new-commander-of-oklahoma-national-guard-refuses-to-enforce-vaccine-mandate



Here’s How the A-10 Thunderbolt Does Agile Combat Employment

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/heres-how-the-a-10-thunderbolt-does-agile-combat-employment-174110.html



Non-Kinetic Airpower Future Drives Interoperability Push, USAF Chief Says

https://aviationweek.com/shownews/dubai-airshow/non-kinetic-airpower-future-drives-interoperability-push-usaf-chief-says



Will the Air Force's EW gear fit in a smaller plane?

https://www.defensenews.com/video/2021/11/08/will-the-air-forces-ew-gear-fit-in-a-smaller-plane-actionable-intelligence/



US Air Force will buy E-7 Wedgetail in 2022, Boeing exec claims

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/us-air-force-will-buy-e-7-wedgetail-in-2022-boeing-exec-claims/



The Very Lightweight Torpedo: The U.S. Navy's Secret Weapon?

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/very-lightweight-torpedo-us-navys-secret-weapon-196272