Af/Pak & Other News (11/23/2021)

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The Taliban Takes Power And The Lights Go Off In Central Afghanistan

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/the-taliban-takes-power-and-the-lights-go-off-in-central-afghanistan/31575522.html



Afghanistan: 100 days of Taliban rule

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-59381294



Taliban sends 1,300 fighters to eastern Afghanistan to battle Islamic State

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/11/22/taliban-isis-afghanistan/



The US Still Has a Lot of Tools to Use in Afghanistan According to the Top Special Operations Officer

https://sofrep.com/news/the-us-still-has-a-lot-of-tools-to-use-in-afghanistan-according-to-the-top-special-operations-officer/



Pakistan disputes India’s claim that pilot downed F-16 jet

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-india-new-delhi-narendra-modi-4b0349825f04f1c6a8a5683c3f5271fd









Iran's drone system emerges as major threat - analysis

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/irans-drone-threat-exposed-685772



Israel sees Iranian atomic bomb in five years, deal or no deal

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-signals-readiness-escalate-iran-confrontation-amid-nuclear-talks-2021-11-23/



Iran nuclear programme: Threat of Israeli strike grows

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59322152



Iran drone attacks from Hormuz islands, smuggling weapons to Venezuela - Gantz

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/iran-drone-attacks-from-hormuz-islands-smuggling-weapons-to-venezuela-gantz-685759









Iraq: Rage Against The Machines

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/iraq/articles/20211123.aspx



Iraq Militias, Seeing Taliban's Success, Plan to Force U.S. Troops Out After Dec. 31

https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-militias-seeing-talibans-success-plan-force-us-troops-out-after-dec-31-1652065









Yemen’s Houthis: Saudi coalition strike hits Sanaa factory

https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-yemen-sanaa-houthis-f06477f1b777f763c11818fbc0342271



Yemen war will have killed 377,000 by year's end: UN

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211123-yemen-war-will-have-killed-377-000-by-year-s-end-un









US base in Syria targeted by rockets - report

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/us-base-in-syria-targeted-by-rockets-report-685771









Gantz exposes Iran drone bases, says Tehran tried to fly TNT into West Bank via UAV

https://www.timesofisrael.com/gantz-exposes-iran-drone-bases-says-tehran-tried-to-fly-tnt-via-uav-into-west-bank/



Israel’s Success Must Not Obscure Increase in Hamas Capabilities

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2021/11/23/israels_success_must_not_obscure_increase_in_hamas_capabilities_804893.html









New Niger ambush footage, info unveiled in documentary

https://www.defensenews.com/video/2021/11/22/new-niger-ambush-footage-info-unveiled-in-documentary-military-times-reports/




Ethiopia’s Abiy Vows to Head to War Front Amid Rebel Advance

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/11/23/abiy-vows-war-rebel/









Ukrainian Troops Have Been Firing American-Made Javelin Missiles At Russian-Backed Forces

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43239/ukrainian-troops-have-been-firing-american-made-javelins-at-russian-backed-forces



Ukraine takes refurbished US Coast Guard boats amid Russia standoff

https://nypost.com/2021/11/23/ukraine-receives-us-coast-guard-boats-amid-russia-standoff/



Ukraine Wants More Exercises, Training with US

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/ukraine-wants-more-exercises-training-us/187018/



US considering sending extra weaponry to Ukraine as fears mount over potential Russian invasion

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/22/politics/us-considering-weaponry-ukraine/index.html



US considering providing ex-Afghan Mi-17 helicopters for Ukraine

https://defence-blog.com/us-considering-providing-ex-afghan-mi-17-helicopters-for-ukraine/



Russia’s Jamming Force Could Isolate Ukrainian Troops—So Artillery Can Destroy Them

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/11/23/russias-jamming-force-could-isolate-ukrainian-troops-so-artillery-can-destroy-them/



The Backbone of the Russian Army: Meet the T-72 Tank

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/the-backbone-of-the-russian-army-meet-the-t-72-tank/



T-80: The Russian Army’s Forgotten Tank

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/t-80-the-russian-armys-forgotten-tank/



Russia’s T-90 Tank Is Quite Powerful (But Maybe Obsolete?)

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/russias-t-90-tank-is-quite-powerful-but-maybe-obsolete/



VIDEO: Ruling The Skies? Astonishment As Russian Fighter Pilots Use Slide Rules In Mach 2 Jets

https://www.zenger.news/2021/11/22/video-ruling-the-skies-astonishment-as-russian-fighter-pilots-use-slide-rules-in-mach-2-jets/



Russia’s Anti-Satellite Test: Why Did Putin Do It?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/russias-anti-satellite-test-why-did-putin-do-it/



Russian jets continue to ‘buzz’ British Carrier Strike Group

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russian-jets-continue-to-buzz-british-carrier-strike-group/





Aegis Ashore to be Set Up in Poland by 2022

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30832/Aegis_Ashore_to_be_Set_Up_in_Poland_by_2022#.YZ0R4LqIZPY




Eurosam promotes its new SAMP/T NG surface-to-air defense missile system

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_november_2021_global_security_army_industry/eurosam_promotes_its_samp/t_ng_surface-to-air_defense_missile_system.html



FCAS, Tempest fighter jet programmes will merge -Italy's air force chief

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/fcas-tempest-fighter-jet-programmes-will-merge-italys-air-force-chief-2021-11-23/




Portuguese F-16s intercept Russian bombers near NATO airspace

https://defence-blog.com/portuguese-f-16s-intercept-russian-bombers-near-nato-airspace/




Airbus, Thales Launch French Reconnaissance Space System

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/11/23/airbus-thales-french-space-satellite/



Private contractor acquires Qatari Mirage 2000s to train French Air Force

https://www.aerotime.aero/29521-ares-contractor-buys-qatar-mirage-2000-fighters




Operation to recover sunken British F-35 jet ongoing

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/operation-to-recover-sunken-british-f-35-jet-ongoing/









China eyes MidEast market with upgraded L-15 attack trainer in Dubai

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/china-eyes-mideast-market-with-upgraded-l-15-attack-trainer-in-dubai/



China’s Hypersonic Mystery Weapon Released Its Own Payload And Nobody Knows Why

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43242/chinas-hypersonic-mystery-weapon-released-its-own-payload-and-nobody-knows-why



China May Steal Encrypted Data Now to Decrypt In Years to Come, Report Warns

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/report-china-may-steal-encrypted-government-data-now-decrypt-quantum-computers-later/187025/



China Backs Down in South China Sea After U.S., Philippines Warnings

https://www.newsweek.com/china-backs-down-south-china-sea-america-philippines-warnings-1652383





Destroyer USS Milius Performs Taiwan Strait Transit

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/23/destroyer-uss-milius-performs-taiwan-strait-transit





Philippine supply boats reach forces at China-guarded shoal

https://apnews.com/article/china-xi-jinping-navy-philippines-manila-50afcd1846c40ada7d1da2fe89d2ec2f





Discussions over Korean War’s formal end are ‘coming to a finish,’ official says

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-11-22/north-south-korea-formal-end-unification-3712953.html





Japan to launch 3-satellite constellation this decade for detection of HGV

http://alert5.com/2021/11/22/japan-to-launch-3-satellite-constellation-this-decade-for-detection-of-hgv/





Australia’s F-35A fleet grows to 44 with latest ferry flight

https://defbrief.com/2021/11/23/australias-f-35a-fleet-grows-to-44-with-latest-ferry-flight/










Submarine spotted off Victoria was part of exercise with Korean navy

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/submarine-spotted-off-victoria-was-part-of-exercise-with-korean-navy-1.5676612










US needs ‘manufacturing renaissance’ to compete with China: Report

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/us-needs-manufacturing-renaissance-to-compete-with-china-report/



Caveat Emptor: The Danger Of Using Commercial Technologies In Combat

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2021/11/23/caveat-emptor-the-danger-of-using-commercial-technologies-in-combat/



Networks as ‘center of gravity’: Project Convergence highlights military’s new battle with bandwidth

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/networks-as-center-of-gravity-project-convergence-highlights-militarys-new-battle-with-bandwidth/



Blue Origin's next flight will carry Alan Shepard's daughter to space

https://www.engadget.com/blue-origin-laura-shepard-gma-anchor-135418042.html



Army adds Finnish satellite startup ICEYE to SAR research effort

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/army-adds-finnish-satellite-startup-iceye-to-sar-research-effort/



At Project Convergence, Army ‘struggling’ to see joint battlefield as it heeds ‘hard’ lessons

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/at-project-convergence-army-struggling-to-see-joint-battlefield-as-it-heeds-hard-lessons/



Robotic vehicles, drones coordinate recon at Army’s Project Convergence 21

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/robotic-vehicles-drones-coordinate-recon-at-armys-project-convergence-21/



US Army to request more Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser weapon prototypes

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_november_2021_global_security_army_industry/us_army_to_request_more_stryker-mounted_50-kilowatt_laser_prototypes.html



Mission capable rates dropped in 2021 for every USAF fighter type except the A-10

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/mission-capable-rates-dropped-in-2021-for-every-usaf-fighter-type-except-the-a-10/



The Air Force’s Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity Contract To Modernize The F-22 Is ... Indefinite

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2021/11/23/the-air-forces-indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity-contract-to-modernize-the-f-22-is-indefinite/



Navigation Error, Training Failure

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htchem/articles/20211123.aspx



Secretive SR-72 Spy Plane And RQ-180 Spy Drone Teased In Recent U.S. Air Force Video

https://theaviationist.com/2021/11/23/sr-72-teased-video/



US Air Force Tests StormBreaker ‘Smart’ Munition on F-35

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/11/23/usaf-smart-munition-f35/



Testing Of The Secretive New AIM-260 Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Is Well Underway

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43235/testing-of-air-forces-secretive-new-long-range-air-to-air-missile-is-now-well-underway



DDGs, Lasers and ASCMs: An Analysis

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2021/11/23/ddgs_lasers_and_ascms_an_analysis_804901.html



The US Navy Is Rusting Away

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/the-us-navy-is-rusting-away/



Next Generation SSN(X) Attack Sub ‘Is Going to Carry a Lot of Torpedoes,’ Says Admiral

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/22/next-generation-ssnx-attack-sub-is-going-to-carry-a-lot-of-torpedoes-says-admiral