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As Taliban Attempts To Transform From Insurgency To Government, Suicide Bombers Remain Key To Its Strategy

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/taliban-suicide-bombings-afghanistan/31546216.html



China reopens Afghan trade lifeline but no rush to recognise Taliban

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3154971/china-reopens-afghan-trade-lifeline-no-rush-recognise-taliban



Pakistan Taliban demand prisoner release as condition for talks - sources

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-taliban-demand-prisoner-release-condition-talks-sources-2021-11-06/









India’s Coming ‘Rocket Force’

https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/indias-coming-rocket-force/



India’s New Fighter Tejas MK2 is ready for trial, will replace MiG-29, Mirage and Jaguar

https://www.defenceaviationpost.com/2021/11/indias-new-fighter-tejas-mk2-is-ready-for-trial-will-replace-mig-29-mirage-and-jaguar/









Iran to hold major drill in southern waters, as a ‘warning to enemies’

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-to-hold-major-drill-in-southern-waters-as-a-warning-to-enemies/









Iraqi PM unharmed after armed drone attack on his home — officials

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-pms-home-targeted-by-armed-drone-hes-unharmed-officials/









Yemen government troops foil Houthi attacks outside Marib province

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1962786/middle-east



Saudi air defences intercept and destroy drone launched toward Abha airport -SPA

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-air-defences-intercept-destroy-drone-launched-toward-abha-airport-spa-2021-11-06/




Turkey successfully test-fires air defense missile Siper, rival to S-400

https://www.dailysabah.com/business/defense/turkey-successfully-test-fires-air-defense-missile-siper-rival-to-s-400









IS Shows Signs of Strengthening in Syria, Iraq

https://www.voanews.com/a/is-shows-signs-of-strengthening-in-syria-iraq/6302418.html



China Supports Syria's Reconstruction, Security Cooperation in Call Between Xi, Assad

https://www.newsweek.com/china-supports-syrias-reconstruction-security-cooperation-call-between-xi-assad-1646391









Libya’s ruling council says FM suspended, barred from travel

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-libya-foreign-policy-59e406944db4043c7a04821b9d4b8f27




Morocco’s Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs Break Cover #Shorts

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/moroccos-bayraktar-tb2-ucavs-break.html




Tunisia getting Cessna Caravans for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/tunisia-getting-cessna-caravans-for-intelligence-surveillance-and-reconnaissance/




Sudan gears up for anti-coup 'civil disobedience'

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211106-sudan-gears-up-for-anti-coup-civil-disobedience




Niger says 11 soldiers killed, nine missing after gun assault

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/6/niger-soliders-killed-gunmen-attack




A Deterrent Undone: Tigray’s Last Missile Elements

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/a-deterrent-undone-tigrays-last-missile.html



Su-27 Fighters Deployed As Bombers In Tigray War

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/su-27-fighters-deployed-as-bombers-in.html









The Ukrainian Wonder

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20211106.aspx



Ukraine accuses Russia of 5,000-plus cyberattacks as Biden pushed Russia for aid

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/5/ukraine-accuses-russia-5000-plus-cyberattacks-bide/



Pandora Papers: How A U.S. Law Firm Attemped To Sell A Defence Giant To China

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/pandora-papers-how-us-law-firm-attemped.html



CIA director dispatched to Moscow to warn Russia over troop buildup near Ukraine

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/politics/bill-burns-moscow-ukraine/index.html



Su-35 pilot who shot down Su-30SM will be charge in court

http://alert5.com/2021/11/06/su-35-pilot-who-shot-down-su-30sm-will-be-charge-in-court/



Russian Navy Spy Ship Near UK Carrier Strike Group

http://www.hisutton.com/Russian-Navy-Spy-Ship-Near-Queen-Elizabeth-Aircraft-Carrier.html



Russian Diplomat Who Died at Berlin Embassy is Senior Intelligence Figure’s Son

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2021/11/05/russian-diplomat-who-died-at-berlin-embassy-is-senior-intelligence-figures-son/





France and Germany seem to forget who's behind Russia's war on Ukraine

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/580377-france-and-germany-seem-to-forget-whos-behind-russias-war-on-ukraine




DIY Warfare: Armenia’s N-2 MRL

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/diy-warfare-armenias-n-2-mrl.html




UK stops interim anti-ship missile project

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-stops-interim-anti-ship-missile-project/









China Activates an ‘Airborne’ Leg for a Nuclear Triad

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/china-activates-%E2%80%98airborne%E2%80%99-leg-nuclear-triad-195845



2021 China Military Power Report: Everything You Need To Know

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/2021-china-military-power-report-everything-you-need-to-know/



Two of World’s Biggest Quantum Computers Made in China

https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-computers-china-zuchongzi-juizhang



China built village inside disputed territory with India's Arunachal Pradesh: US

https://www.wionews.com/india-news/china-built-village-inside-disputed-territory-with-indias-arunachal-pradesh-us-427112



Chinese Power Projection; A Role for Arsenal Ships?

https://wavellroom.com/2019/06/18/chinese-power-projection-arsenal-ships/



China State Media: 'Military Showdown Will Come' if Taiwan, U.S. Don't Change Course

https://www.newsweek.com/china-state-media-military-showdown-will-come-if-taiwan-us-dont-change-course-1646694










Chinese man convicted for stealing aviation trade secrets

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59186980



US Air Force three-star to Chinese air force: Let’s talk

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/us-air-force-three-star-to-chinese-air-force-lets-talk/



Up to eight MiG-23s are being restored back to flying condition in the U.S.

http://alert5.com/2021/11/06/up-to-eight-mig-23s-are-being-restored-back-to-flying-condition-in-the-u-s/



Planetary Defense Test To See If An Asteroid's Path Can Be Changed Is About To Launch

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43024/nasa-is-about-launch-a-planetary-defenses-mission-to-see-if-it-can-change-an-asteroids-path



Lockheed wins $10.9B contract to modernize F-22

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/11/05/lockheed-wins-109b-contract-to-modernize-f-22/



U.S.A.F. Orders JASSM-ER Missiles

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30729/U_S_A_F__Orders_JASSM_ER_Missiles#.YYcfgrplBPY



Pentagon Can’t Say When the F-35 Will Finish Combat Testing

https://www.realcleardefense.com/2021/11/06/pentagon_cant_say_when_the_f-35_will_finish_combat_testing_802385.html



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