Af/Pak & Other News (5/31/2021)

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Afghanistan Ready to Procure Weapons from Russia: Ambassador

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/05/31/afghanistan-ready-russian-weapons/



Britain To Accelerate Relocation For Afghan Staff

https://www.barrons.com/news/britain-to-accelerate-relocation-for-afghan-staff-01622456113?tesla=y



Trash Or Treasure: Afghan Military Denies U.S. Military Weapons For Sale At Kandahar Market

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-us-withdrawal-scrap/31282772.html



Remember the Afghanistan fallen

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/remember-the-afghanistan-fallen









Iran Nuclear Stockpile Is An Estimate After Country Restricted Inspections, UN Watchdog Says

https://www.newsweek.com/iran-nuclear-stockpile-estimate-after-country-restricted-inspections-un-watchdog-says-1596320



Iran fails to explain uranium traces found at several sites -IAEA report

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-fails-explain-uranium-traces-found-several-sites-iaea-report-2021-05-31/



Iran Nuclear-Fuel Production Plummets After Natanz Explosion

https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-nuclear-fuel-production-drops-sharply-following-natanz-explosion-11622482066



Iran: Hamas already rebuilding Iran-backed rocket arsenal

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/gaza-news/iran-hamas-already-rebuilding-iran-backed-rocket-arsenal-669680



Iran presses Houthis to step up drone attacks on Saudi Arabia

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-presses-houthis-to-up-drone-attacks-on-saudi-669679









Iraq army withdraws tanks, military vehicles from Baghdad amid security tension

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210531-iraq-army-withdraws-tanks-military-vehicles-from-baghdad-amid-security-tension/









Yemen's Houthis say they hit Saudi military air base with drone

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-say-they-hit-saudi-military-air-base-with-drone-2021-05-31/




Turkey to send Russian missile experts home in signal to US, Biden

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/05/31/Turkey-to-send-Russian-missile-experts-home-in-signal-to-US-Biden



Turkish secret agents snatch Fethullah Gulen's nephew in Kenya

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20210531-turkish-secret-agents-snatch-fethullah-gulen-s-nephew-in-kenya









First incendiary balloon since operation sparks fire in southern Israel

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/first-incendiary-balloon-since-operation-sparks-fire-in-southern-israel-669750



Five-dimensional combat: Cyber and electromagnetic spectrum targets gain legitimacy in 'Guardian of the Walls'

https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/50155









Libya: Turks Negotiating Their Exit Fee

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/libya/articles/20210531.aspx




Macron threatens to withdrawal troops from Mali: "a Cornelian dilemma"

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20210531-macron-threatens-to-withdrawal-troops-from-mali-a-cornelian-dilemma




Chad accuses Central African Republic of 'war crime' after attack on outpost

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210531-chad-accuses-central-african-republic-of-war-crime-after-attack-on-outpost









Antonov Unveils Fuselage of the first An-178-100P Transport Aircraft Developed for the Ukrainian Air Force

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29693/Antonov_Unveils_Fuselage_of_the_first_An_178_100P_Transport_Aircraft_Developed_for_the_Ukrainian_Air_Force



Russia’s security strategy envisages ‘forceful methods’

https://apnews.com/article/russia-europe-government-and-politics-6e297b89dce410de639798728f2f2d94



Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort U.S. bomber - reports

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russia-scrambles-fighter-jet-escort-us-bomber-reports-2021-05-31/



Russia to form 20 new military units in west to counter NATO

https://apnews.com/article/europe-russia-government-and-politics-32dcedb3793afe296e8bac675353a0cd



Former Chief Of Open Russia Reportedly Removed From Flight, Detained

https://www.rferl.org/a/open-russia-pivovarov-removed-plane/31283171.html





Russia's Prague embassy stronghold cleared out in spy dispute

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-prague-embassy-stronghold-cleared-out-spy-dispute-2021-05-31/




NATO restricts HQ access for Belarus officials

https://apnews.com/article/europe-belarus-government-and-politics-4db8bef6cb3f89a7b3495d24817b2add



Authoritarianism Doesn’t Stop at the Water’s Edge

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/27/belarus-plane-protasevich-rwanda-khashoggi-authoritarianism-doesnt-stop-waters-edge/




Latest Update on the Netherlands’ Walrus-class Submarine Replacement Program

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/05/latest-update-on-the-netherlands-walrus-class-submarine-replacement-program/




Question for Denmark: Why could the US allegedly eavesdrop?

https://apnews.com/article/world-news-denmark-europe-government-and-politics-1c062e7fb91f21bda177ee47c10faa26




M-346 In Exotic Color Scheme For Undisclosed Export Customer Breaks Cover

https://theaviationist.com/2021/05/31/m-346-in-exotic-color-scheme/




Leonardo Helicopters plans new unmanned demonstrator in UK

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/leonardo-helicopters-plans-new-unmanned-demonstrator-in-uk/143965.article



Anglo-American Air Wing

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htnavai/articles/20210531.aspx









Chinese army reveals new self-propelled gun missile air defense system

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_may_2021_global_security_army_industry/chinese_army_reveals_new_self-propelled_gun_missile_air_defense_system.html





Researcher from Taiwan’s military think tank suggests acquiring aerial refueling tanker

http://alert5.com/2021/05/31/researcher-from-taiwans-military-think-tank-suggests-acquiring-aerial-refueling-tanker/





Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base upgrade sparks worries of China link before US diplomat’s visit

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3135530/cambodias-ream-naval-base-upgrade-sparks-worries-china-link-us





Royal Thai Marines receive Chinese VN16 amphibious light tanks

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_may_2021_global_security_army_industry/royal_thai_marines_receive_chinese_vn16_amphibious_light_tanks.html










What Can We Expect From the Pentagon’s UFO Report?

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/pentagon-ufo-report-what-we-know.html



Is the the U.S. Military Involved in a UFO “Disinformation Campaign”?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/05/is-the-the-u-s-military-involved-in-a-ufo-disinformation-campaign/



These Sailors Releasing Their Shipmates' Bodies Into The Sea Is Worth Thinking Of This Memorial Day

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40860/these-sailors-throwing-their-shipmates-bodies-into-the-sea-is-worth-thinking-of-this-memorial-day



US sells off Iranian crude oil seized off coast of UAE

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-middle-east-iran-iran-nuclear-global-trade-826ea21eb3d9f9fed3681b0ae6b4aa3a



Incredible Cold War relics the world forgot

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/incredible-cold-war-relics-the-world-forgot/ss-BB1d7qbP



If the US went to war with China, who would win?

https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/If-the-US-went-to-war-with-China-who-would-win



Sibling Rivalry: Military Services in High-Stakes Tussle Over Long-Range Fires

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/6/1/military-services-in-high-stakes-tussle-over-long-range-fires



SpaceX’s first ocean spaceport is being built and will host launches next year

https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/31/spacexs-first-ocean-spaceport-is-being-built-and-will-host-launches-next-year/



Unique photos show massive C-5M Super Galaxy conducting night countermeasures testing

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/unique-photos-show-massive-c-5m-super-galaxy-conducting-night-countermeasures-testing/



USAF Tests New Airborne Self Protection System for its F-15 Fighters

https://thedebrief.org/usaf-tests-new-airborne-self-protection-system-for-its-f-15-fighters/



US Navy intercepts missile with the Dutch' SMART-L MM radar

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/may/10221-us-navy-intercepts-missile-with-the-dutch-smart-l-mm-radar.html



Report on Navy TAGOS(X) Ocean Surveillance Shipbuilding Program

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/31/report-on-navy-tagosx-ocean-surveillance-shipbuilding-program