Af/Pak & Other News (11/5/2021)

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Afghans suffer as banks run low on cash and economy implodes

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20211104-afghans-suffer-as-banks-run-low-on-cash-and-economy-implodes



Throwing Rocks at a Fire – A Story From My Nine Months Training Afghan Soldiers

https://sofrep.com/news/throwing-rocks-at-a-fire/



Afghanistan: Taliban leader warns of infiltrators

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/4/afghanistan-taliban-leader-warns-against-turncoats-infiltrators



With Haqqanis at the Helm, the Taliban Will Grow Even More Extreme

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/04/haqqani-network-taliban-relationship-afghanistan-pakistan-terrorism/



This Is Why ‘Thunderstruck’ Is the Best War Song Ever – And the Taliban Hated It

https://sofrep.com/news/this-is-why-thunderstruck-is-the-best-war-song-ever-and-the-taliban-hated-it/









Iran boasts of boosting its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium to 25 kg

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-boasts-of-boosting-its-stockpile-of-60-enriched-uranium-to-25-kg/









Iraqi security forces clash with pro-Iran protesters: AFP

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211105-iraqi-security-forces-clash-with-pro-iran-protesters-afp









Analysis: Qatari Emiri Naval Forces

https://navalpost.com/qatari-emiri-naval-forces/




Bahrain’s new AH-1Z attack helos matter as much for politics as firepower

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/bahrains-new-ah-1z-attack-helos-matter-as-much-for-politics-as-firepower/




Biden Needs a Plan B for Yemen If Houthis Win

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/04/yemen-biden-war-houthi-saudi-iran/



Saudis Cleared To Buy Hundreds More AMRAAM Missiles They've Been Using To Shoot Down Drones

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43022/saudis-cleared-to-buy-hundreds-more-amraam-missiles-theyve-been-using-to-shoot-down-drones









Syrian opposition forces prepare for possible Turkish op in Syria

https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/syrian-opposition-forces-prepare-for-possible-turkish-op-in-syria









Israel Begins Testing Giant Radar Blimp For Spotting Low-Flying Missiles

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43001/israel-begins-testing-giant-radar-blimp-for-spotting-low-flying-missiles



Israel has military capability to strike Iran - ex-IDF intel chief

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/ex-idf-intelligence-chief-israel-has-military-capability-to-strike-iran-684140









UN calls for support for departure of foreign forces from Libya

http://www.news.cn/english/2021-11/05/c_1310291893.htm



Autonomous Drones Have Attacked Humans. This Is a Turning Point

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a36559508/drones-autonomously-attacked-humans-libya-united-nations-report/




Long-serving African presidents say the people want them to stay on. Is that true?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/long-serving-african-presidents-say-the-people-want-them-to-stay-on-is-that-true/ar-AAQlyzw




Africa: The Next Target on Iran’s Power Politics Bucket List?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/africa-the-next-target-on-irans-power-politics-bucket-list/




Tunisia issues international arrest notice against former president Marzouki

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20211104-tunisia-issues-international-arrest-notice-against-former-president-marzouki




Mali: Incorrigibly Corrupt

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/mali/articles/20211105.aspx




Report: Sudan military to free 4 ministers detained in coup

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-sudan-united-nations-667c286e05f443323b4644f0c3f1ca75



Sudan to work in the establishment of a Russian Naval Base

http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/november/10957-sudan-to-work-in-the-establishment-of-a-russian-naval-base.html




Coming Soon: A Turkish-Backed Terror Wave in Somalia?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/coming-soon-a-turkish-backed-terror-wave-in-somalia/




Armed groups join forces in Ethiopia in biggest threat yet to embattled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/africa/ethiopia-conflict-opposition-coalition-abiy-ahmed-intl/index.html




The Delta Blues

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htseamo/articles/20211105.aspx









Ukraine charges 5 hackers allegedly working for Russia

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-ukraine-crime-espionage-9f50197bfeab4856b6cb2ed432989c02



Study Traces Ukrainian Separatists' Arms To Russia

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-separatists-weapons-tracing/31545978.html



Russia plans to commission two more nuclear submarines in 2022

https://navalpost.com/russia-to-commission-two-submarines-in-2022/



Russia Wants to Keep Status as Arctic Superpower, Says Expert

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/05/russia-wants-to-keep-status-as-arctic-superpower-says-expert



Upcoming Russian Movie Recalls The Story Of The RuAF Su-24 Shot Down In Syria And The Death Of Its Pilot

https://theaviationist.com/2021/11/05/russian-movie-su-24-shootdown/





Russian diplomat found dead on street outside Berlin embassy

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/europe/germany-russia-diplomat-berlin-embassy-dead-intl/index.html



Germany Still Can’t Give Up Its Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles After Half A Century

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43014/germany-still-cant-give-up-its-marder-infantry-fighting-vehicles-after-half-a-century




Army reactivates theater artillery command amid Russian build-up near Ukraine

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/army-reactivates-theater-artillery-command-amid-russian-build-up-near-ukraine/




First Slovakian F-16V in production

https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/first-slovakian-f-16v-in-production




Romania, Ukraine say more troops needed on the Black Sea

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/feindef/2021/11/04/romania-ukraine-say-more-troops-needed-on-the-black-sea/




Hungary Official Admits Government Used Spyware to Target Journalists, Businesspeople

https://www.newsweek.com/hungary-official-admits-government-used-spyware-target-journalists-businesspeople-1646042




SCR converts target drone into UAV

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/air-platforms/latest/feindef-2021-scr-converts-target-drone-into-uav




UK probe rejects submarine link to French trawler sinking

https://news.yahoo.com/uk-probe-rejects-submarine-french-181743900.html



Couple Claims To Spot Strange 'UFO' Floating Across Sky Over Glasgow, Footage Raises Many Questions

https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/wtf/ufo-sighting-scotland-2021-553434.html



Tempest: Britain’s 6th-Generation Fighter Seems Destined for Trouble

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/tempest-britains-6th-generation-fighter-seems-destined-for-trouble/









China eyes 1,000 nukes by 2030, likely gives H-6N ballistic missile role

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/china-eyes-1000-nukes-by-2030-likely-gives-h-6n-ballistic-missile-role/146251.article



UFO Spotted Over Chinese Airport

https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/ufo-over-chinese-airport-prompts-probe-11172511



China has numerical and possibly tech advantage over US military, top Marine says

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-has-numerical-and-possibly-tech-advantage-over-us-military-top-marine-says/ar-AAQkDC9



Yes, China Has More Warships Than the USA. That’s Because Chinese Ships Are Small.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/11/05/yes-china-has-more-warships-than-the-usa-thats-because-chinese-ships-are-small/



Henry Kissinger warns that gulf of ignorance between China and U.S. over A.I. technology risks confusion, escalation and confrontation like the build up to World War One

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10168759/Henry-Kissinger-warns-race-trigger-confrontation-China-U-S.html



Report: China Is Capitalizing on ‘Informatized’ and ‘Intelligentized’ Warfare

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/report-china-capitalizing-%E2%80%98informatized%E2%80%99-and-%E2%80%98intelligentized%E2%80%99-warfare-195840



China and Russia Are Waging Irregular Warfare Against the United States: It is Time for a U.S. Global Response, Led by Special Operations Command

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/november/china-and-russia-are-waging-irregular-warfare-against-united



Xi given more power to wage war on Taiwan

https://asiatimes.com/2021/11/xi-given-more-power-to-wage-war-on-taiwan/





Republican bill for billions in US military aid for Taiwan pressures Biden on China

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3154960/republican-bill-billions-us-military-aid-taiwan-pressures-biden





JASDF F-2 canopy flew off incident, pilot forgot to lock it before take-off

http://alert5.com/2021/11/04/jasdf-f-2-canopy-flew-off-incident-pilot-forgot-to-lock-it-before-take-off/



Japan, Germany expand military ties as German warship sails through region

https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2021/11/05/japan-germany-expand-military-ties-as-german-warship-sails-through-region/





Filipino President Duterte Ends His Country’s Romance With China and Moves Back Towards the US

https://sofrep.com/news/filipino-president-duterte-ends-his-countrys-romance-with-china-and-moves-back-towards-the-us/





Australia Could Push To Acquire Retired US Navy Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarines

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43005/australia-could-push-to-aquire-retired-us-navy-los-angeles-class-nuclear-submarines



Trafalgar: The Used Royal Navy Nuclear Submarines Headed to Australia?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/trafalgar-the-used-royal-navy-nuclear-submarines-headed-to-australia/










Pentagon Unveils CMMC 2.0 Cybersecurity Plans

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/11/4/pentagon-unveils-cmmc-2-cybersecurity-plans



Vaccine mandate could be blow to U.S. intelligence

https://www.yahoo.com/news/thousands-intel-officers-refusing-vaccine-042731142.html



State Dept. names new coordinator on ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases

https://apnews.com/article/europe-health-antony-blinken-havana-injuries-8d1a7d35c9181bf565e6ac5aa3b54dc4



USS Connecticut CO, XO, COB Relieved Over Collision in South China Sea ‘Due to Loss of Confidence’

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/04/uss-connecticut-co-xo-cob-relieved-over-collision-in-south-china-sea-due-to-lose-of-confidence



A mysterious accident with one of the US Navy's most sophisticated subs hints at a long history of submarine spying

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-mysterious-accident-with-one-of-the-us-navy-s-most-sophisticated-subs-hints-at-a-long-history-of-submarine-spying/ar-AAQkA9P



Likely Drone Attack On U.S. Power Grid Revealed In New Intelligence Report

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43015/likely-drone-attack-on-u-s-power-grid-revealed-in-new-intelligence-report



New Tech Will Erode Nuclear Deterrence. The US Must Adapt

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/11/new-tech-will-erode-nuclear-deterrence-us-must-adapt/186634/



C-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In Midair

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43027/c-130-successfully-snatches-gremlins-drone-out-of-mid-air



Amid national security concerns, US slaps overhead time limits on satellites

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/exclusive-amid-national-security-concerns-us-slaps-time-limits-on-overhead-satellites/



Deaths During Army Combat Diver Course Worry Special Forces Soldiers

https://www.businessinsider.com/deaths-during-army-combat-diver-course-worry-special-forces-soldiers-2021-11



Armed Overwatch In Source Selection, Award Expected In Spring

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/armed-overwatch-source-selection-award-expected-spring



U.S. Army has tested a new 20mm Gatling cannon from the UH-60

http://alert5.com/2021/11/06/u-s-army-has-tested-a-new-20mm-gatling-cannon-from-the-uh-60/



Marine Corps Seeks ‘Fundamental Redesign’ to Recruiting, Retention, Careers

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/11/marine-corps-seeks-fundamental-redesign-recruiting-retention-careers/186600/



Marine Corps Rejects Reports That It ‘Surrendered’ To British Forces During Exercise

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43007/marine-corps-rejects-reports-that-it-surrendered-to-british-forces-during-recent-exercise



Report to Congress on Air Force Tanker Strategy

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/05/report-to-congress-on-air-force-tanker-strategy



A year after a crippling fire, one of the Coast Guard's most important ships is on a rare trip around North America

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-year-after-a-crippling-fire-one-of-the-coast-guard-s-most-important-ships-is-on-a-rare-trip-around-north-america/ar-AAQmvWH



How to turn the Navy’s fighters into killer submarine hunters

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/how-to-turn-the-navys-fighters-into-killer-submarine-hunters/



Navy Secretary Seeks 3-5% Annual Budget Increases

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/11/navy-secretary-seeks-3-5-annual-budget-increases/186647/