Af/Pak & Other News (10/27/2021)

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Terror Groups in Afghanistan Could Attack US Next Year, Pentagon Policy Chief Says

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/10/terror-groups-afghanistan-could-attack-us-next-year-pentagon-policy-chief-says/186385/



Pentagon confirms nearly 450 Americans trapped in Afghanistan

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-number-americans-trapped-in-afghanistan



Taliban government offers Afghans wheat for work as money dwindles

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-government-offers-afghans-wheat-work-money-dwindles-2021-10-27/



NATO’s Afghan mission hit by ‘mission creep,’ official says

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-joe-biden-taliban-european-union-8b14058e29dbb4e0e5c4fa71b751ebe8



Blurred Photos Of Interior Minister Haqqani Raise Questions About What The Taliban Has To Hide

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/taliban-photos-sirajuddin-haqqani/31530629.html



Afghanistan: On patrol in Kabul, Taliban enforce law and order

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20211027-afghanistan-on-patrol-in-kabul-taliban-enforce-law-and-order









India’s Stealthy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Demonstrator Breaks Cover

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42875/indias-secretive-stealthy-unmanned-combat-air-vehicle-demonstrator-breaks-cover



Agni-V Ballistic Missile With 5,000 Km Range Successfully Tested

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/agni-v-ballistic-missile-with-5-000-km-range-successfully-tested-2590136



CBI arrests serving Navy Commander, 4 others for submarine data leak

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cbi-arrests-serving-navy-commander-2-retd-staff-and-2-others-for-submarine-data-leak-101635263055693.html



US senators urge Biden to waive sanctions for India’s S-400 purchase

https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2021/10/27/us-senators-urge-biden-to-waive-sanctions-for-indias-s-400-purchase/









Several dead in Iraq attack blamed on IS group, say security sources

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20211026-several-dead-in-iraq-attack-blamed-on-is-group-say-security-sources



Iraqi militia ‘finds' loitering SAM

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/weapons-headlines/latest/iraqi-militia-finds-loitering-sam









Pentagon favors U.S. sale of more than $500 million worth of armed drones to Qatar, but State Department is wary

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-favors-u-s-sale-more-500-million-worth-armed-n1282413




Saudi coalition says 105 rebels killed in latest Yemen strikes

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211027-saudi-coalition-says-105-rebels-killed-in-latest-yemen-strikes




Turkey’s Fighter Flirtation With Russia: Is it Serious?

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/10/turkeys-fighter-flirtation-with-russia-is-it-serious/



Turkey Threatens New Attack Against Kurdish Fighters in Syria

https://www.voanews.com/a/turkey-threatens-new-attack-against-kurdish-fighters-in-syria/6286555.html



Turkey Extends Syria, Iraq Missions by Two Years

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/10/27/turkey-syria-iraq-missions/









Turkey Reinforces Syria Troops for Possible Attack on U.S. Ally

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-27/turkey-reinforces-syria-troops-for-possible-attack-on-u-s-ally



US military exit from Syria unlikely anytime soon, officials say

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/26/will-us-leave-syria



Ending America’s Diplomacy-Last Syria Policy

https://warontherocks.com/2021/10/ending-americas-diplomacy-last-syria-policy/



Drone Attack In Syria May Be Warning Of Things To Come

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/10/drone-attack-in-syria-may-be-warning-of-things-to-come/



Syria: Strange Brew Smells Like Peace

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/syria/articles/20211027.aspx









Libya's Zawiya oil refinery severely damaged after skirmishes, NOC says

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyas-zawiya-oil-refinery-severely-damaged-after-skirmishes-noc-says-2021-10-26/



Libyan Air Force Mi-171E Helicopter Carrying Cash Rolled Over On A Football Field

https://fighterjetsworld.com/latest-news/aircraft-crash/libyan-air-force-mi-171e-helicopter-carrying-cash-rolled-over-on-a-football-field/27011/









Ukraine has use the Bayraktar TB2 in combat for the first time

http://alert5.com/2021/10/27/ukraine-has-use-the-bayraktar-tb2-in-combat-for-the-first-time/



Modernized Mi-24PU1 Helicopters Are Delivered To The Armed Forces of Ukraine

https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/10/27/modernized-mi-24pu1-helicopters-are-delivered-to-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine/



Exclusive Front-Line Report: Modern Trench Warfare in Eastern Ukraine

https://coffeeordie.com/ukraine-front-line/



After Ukraine’s First Bayraktar Drone Attack, Rebels Allege Minsk Violation

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/10/27/ukraine-deploys-bayraktar-drone/



S-500 to fire latest guided missiles to defend Moscow and Central industrial region

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_october_2021_global_security_army_industry/s-500_to_fire_latest_guided_missiles_to_defend_moscow_and_central_industrial_region.html



Russian Army Plans Medical Drones for Battle Injuries

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/10/27/russia-drones-battle-injuries/



Russian Marker UGV robot to operate in friend-or-foe identification mode

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_october_2021_global_security_army_industry/russian_marker_ugv_robot_to_operate_in_friend-or-foe_identification_mode.html





Tajikistan Approves Construction Of New Chinese Base As Beijing's Security Presence In Central Asia Grows

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-approves-chinese-base/31532337.html




Turkey to provide Kyrgyzstan with first combat drones

https://www.aerotime.aero/29286-turkey-to-provide-kyrgyzstan-with-first-combat-drones




U.S. to ask Britain's high court to extradite WikiLeaks' Julian Assange on spy charges

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/10/27/uk-julian-assange-extradition-united-states/3361635330570/









'Gangs control most of capital Port-au-Prince,' warns ex-Haitian MP Jerry Tardieu

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-interview/20211027-gangs-control-most-of-capital-port-au-prince-warns-ex-haitian-mp-jerry-tardieu



White House says Biden engaged, considering ‘every possible option’ to rescue hostages in Haiti

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/27/white-house-says-biden-engaged-considering-every-p/




This Dream Vacation Hotspot Is Spiraling Into a Deadly Cartel Battlefield

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dream-vacation-hotspot-of-tulum-in-mexico-is-spiraling-into-a-deadly-cartel-battlefield?ref=home?ref=home









Chinese Troops Near Indian Border Receive New All-Terrain Vehicle for Winter Logistics Support

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30664/Chinese_Troops_Near_Indian_Border_Receive_New_All_Terrain_Vehicle_for_Winter_Logistics_Support#.YXlqjRxlBaQ



China is fixated on a mysterious US submarine incident in the South China Sea and keeps accusing the US of a cover-up

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-is-fixated-on-a-mysterious-us-submarine-incident-in-the-south-china-sea-and-keeps-accusing-the-us-of-a-cover-up/ar-AAPYQlL



Twitter Spaces: A Talk About How The Taliban Takeover Changes China's Central Asia Strategy

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/china-afghanistan-central-asia-standish/31530236.html



This Could Be Our First Look At A Two-Seat Variant Of China's J-20 Stealth Fighter

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42892/is-this-our-first-look-at-a-two-seat-variant-of-chinas-j-20-stealth-fighter



Mystery Shrouds Chinese Defense Spending

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/26/mystery-shrouds-chinese-defense-spending



Top US general says Chinese hypersonic weapon test very close to 'Sputnik moment' and 'has all of our attention'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/top-us-general-says-chinese-hypersonic-weapon-test-very-close-to-sputnik-moment-and-has-all-of-our-attention/ar-AAQ0xNm



China will invade Taiwan in next few years say analysts

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/china-will-invade-taiwan-in-next-few-years-say-analysts/





The Taiwan Crisis You Are Missing: A Chinese Invasion of Quemoy and Matsu

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/10/the-taiwan-crisis-you-are-missing-a-chinese-invasion-of-quemoy-and-matsu/



U.S. Approach to Taiwan in Question as Chinese Military Activity Ramps Up

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/u-s-approach-to-taiwan-in-question-as-chinese-military-activity-ramps-up/vi-AAQ0vLS





Japan to send pilots to Italian flight training school

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/air-platforms/latest/japan-to-send-pilots-to-italian-flight-training-school





AirBus Busted In Oz

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairmo/articles/20211027.aspx



Long-awaited large-hulled defence vessel scrapped, nuclear submarine fleet details revealed

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-27/defence-scraps-local-ship-build-for-overseas-purchase/100572926



Australia issues RfI for new naval mine warfare capability

https://defbrief.com/2021/10/04/australia-issues-rfi-for-new-naval-mine-warfare-capability/



Strangely Sobering AUKUS SSN Sermon

https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2021/10/strangely-sober-sermon-aukus-ssn.html









Leaked Video Allegedly Shows UFO From RCMP Dashcam in Manitoba

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkpe7y/ufo-footage-leaked-rcmp-dashcam










Professor at USAF Air War College pleads guilty for concealing contact with China official

http://alert5.com/2021/10/26/professor-at-usaf-air-war-college-pleads-guilty-for-concealing-contact-with-china-official/



Raytheon Nabs U.S. Military’s $340M Cobra King Radar Deal

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30667/Raytheon_Nabs_U_S__Military___s__340M_Cobra_King_Radar_Deal#.YXlqexxlBaQ



Pentagon AI Chief Responds to USAF Software Leader Who Quit in Frustration

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/10/pentagon-ai-chief-responds-usaf-software-leader-who-quit-frustration/186368/



Bell rolls out first AH-1Z helicopter for Bahrain

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2021/10/26/bell-rolls-out-first-ah-1z-helicopter-for-bahrain/



What To Do When China And Russia Jam GPS? Use The Earth’s Magnetic Field

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpeck/2021/10/26/what-to-do-when-china-and-russia-jam-gps-use-the-earths-magnetic-field/



Pentagon Reexamining How It Addresses Chem-Bio Threats

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/10/27/pentagon-reexamining-how-it-addresses-chem-bio-threats



US is ‘years behind’ China on hypersonic weapons, Raytheon head says

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3153830/us-years-behind-china-hypersonic-weapons-raytheon-head-says



Platform Aerospace offers VTOL-capable Vanilla Unmanned aircraft for US Army programmes

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/air-platforms/latest/platform-aerospace-offers-vtol-capable-vanilla-unmanned-aircraft-for-us-army-programmes



PZL Mielec and Sierra Nevada showcase initial MC-145B prototype

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/pzl-mielec-and-sierra-nevada-showcase-initial-mc-145b-prototype/146109.article



The U.S. Air Force’s Electronic Surveillance Planes Are Really Old. There’s No Rush To Replace Them.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/10/27/the-us-air-forces-electronic-surveillance-planes-are-really-old-theres-no-rush-to-replace-them/



Here's Why This New Mysterious Air Force Drone Contract Is A Big Deal

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42884/heres-why-this-new-mysterious-air-force-drone-contract-is-a-big-deal



If The Air Force Buys The E-7A Wedgetail, What’s Next?

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/10/if-the-air-force-buys-the-e-7a-wedgetail-whats-next/



Raytheon CEO: Air Force may not be able to afford new F-35 engine

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/10/26/raytheon-ceo-air-force-may-not-be-able-to-afford-new-f-35-engine/



Alternate fighter plan recommends ‘USAF to Kill F-15EX, extend F-22, purchase more F-35s and new Stealth fighters’

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/alternate-fighter-plan-recommends-usaf-to-kill-f-15ex-extend-f-22-purchase-more-f-35s-and-new-stealth-fighters/



U.S. Air Force Bombers Are Rehearsing Their New Main Mission—Sinking Russian Ships

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/10/27/us-air-force-bombers-are-rehearsing-their-new-main-mission-sinking-russian-ships/



Kongsberg, Raytheon ready to keep up as Naval Strike Missile demand grows

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2021/10/27/kongsberg-raytheon-ready-to-keep-up-as-naval-strike-missile-demand-grows/



US 5th Fleet vessels operate USVs for the first time

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/defence/latest/us-5th-fleet-vessels-operate-usvs-for-the-first-time



America's Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Will Finally Go On Its First Deployment Next Year

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42885/americas-troubled-new-aircraft-carrier-will-finally-go-on-its-first-deployment-next-year



Report on Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/27/report-on-navy-large-unmanned-surface-and-undersea-vehicles-6