Af/Pak & Other News (5/30/2021)

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Dozens Of Afghans Killed In Spate Of Attacks

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-iran-railway-herat-officers-killled-bomb/31280793.html









Indian Navy’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant Catching Up To China

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/05/indian-navys-first-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-vikrant-catching-up-to-china/









How did Iran target a secret CIA site in Iraq?

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/how-did-iran-target-a-secret-cia-site-in-iraq-669612









UK mine warfare mother ship wraps up 4-year stint in Bahrain

https://defbrief.com/2021/05/30/uk-mine-warfare-mother-ship-wraps-up-4-year-stint-in-bahrain/




The mysterious base in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/50137



Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed drone launched by Houthis

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/30/saudi-led-coalition-destroys-drone-headed-for-khamis-mushait



Yemen's Houthis 'fabricated' attack on Saudi border, says coalition spox

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-say-they-have-attacked-saudi-border-frontline-2021-05-29/




Turkey’s New Drone Base Is a Problem

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/turkey%E2%80%99s-new-drone-base-problem-186556









Israel, Egypt holds talks on bolstering fragile Hamas truce, rebuilding Gaza

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20210530-israel-egypt-holds-talks-on-bolstering-fragile-hamas-truce-rebuilding-gaza



Exiting Mossad boss urges expansion of activity against Iran

https://www.timesofisrael.com/exiting-mossad-boss-urges-expansion-of-activity-against-iran/



Hamas parades drones and missiles, showing 'achievements'

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/gaza-news/hamas-parades-drones-and-missiles-showing-achievements-669541









Another Ship Got Stuck (And Refloated) In The Suez Canal

https://jalopnik.com/another-ship-got-stuck-and-refloated-in-the-suez-cana-1846997754




MiG-21 fighter jet crashes at military parade in Libya, pilot dead

https://www.aninews.in/news/world/others/mig-21-fighter-jet-crashes-at-military-parade-in-libya-pilot-dead20210530054545/



First instance of 'killer robot' attacking human without orders recorded in Libya: UN report

https://www.wionews.com/technology/first-instance-of-killer-robot-attacking-human-without-orders-recorded-in-libya-un-report-388344









Ukraine is developing its first unmanned attack helicopter

https://defence-blog.com/ukraine-is-developing-its-first-unmanned-attack-helicopter/



New Russian hacks spark calls for tougher Biden actions

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/556051-new-russian-hacks-spark-calls-for-tougher-biden-actions



Secret Chats Show How Cybergang Became a Ransomware Powerhouse

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/secret-chats-show-how-cybergang-became-a-ransomware-powerhouse/ar-AAKw0NZ





Astral Knight 21: Liberty Wing trains with European Allies

https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2021/05/astral-knight-21-liberty-wing.html




Belarus: FR4978: all the holes in the story

https://www.aerotime.aero/28034-FR4978-all-the-holes-in-the-story




To Russia, Without Love: Expulsion Of Diplomats Hampers Kremlin Spy Work In Prague

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-czech-diplomats-expelled-spying/31281006.html




Danish secret service helped US spy on Germany's Angela Merkel: report

https://www.dw.com/en/danish-secret-service-helped-us-spy-on-germanys-angela-merkel-report/a-57721901




Italian Destroyer joins British Carrier Strike Group

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/italian-destroyer-joins-british-carrier-strike-group/




Royal Navy tests artificial intelligence against supersonic missiles

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/05/royal-navy-tests-artificial-intelligence-against-supersonic-missiles/



UK spies believe the theory that COVID-19 escaped from a Wuhan lab is 'plausible' and are trying to recruit darknet sources as they investigate it, says report

https://www.yahoo.com/news/uk-spies-believe-theory-covid-103800593.html









In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes

https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-mexico-police-f6ea7798ca3cc171ac13b3a5a6a6c266









Stealthy Variant Of China's Z-20 Black Hawk Clone Emerges In Concept Model Form

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40853/stealthy-variant-of-chinas-z-20-black-hawk-clone-emerges-in-concept-model-form



Chinese military faces significant challenge as fertility rate falls in 2020

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/chinese-military-faces-significant-challenge-as-fertility-rate-falls-in-2020/articleshow/83087300.cms



Can Chinese military’s hip new propaganda strike chord with Generation Z?

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3135247/can-chinese-militarys-hip-new-propaganda-strike-chord





Taiwan completes operational firing test of Sea Sword II naval air defense missile system

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/may/10219-taiwan-completes-operational-firing-test-of-sea-sword-ii-naval-air-defense-missile-system.html





N.Korea slams end to U.S. guidelines limiting S.Korea missile range

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nkorea-slams-end-us-guidelines-limiting-skorea-missile-range-2021-05-30/





A-1 Vs MiG-17: Skyraider MiG Kills Part I

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/a-1-vs-mig-17-skyraider-mig-kills-part-i/



“Spads four - MiGs nothing”: Skyraider MiG Kills Part II

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/spads-four-migs-nothing-skyraider-mig-kills-part-ii/










'We can’t ignore this': UFO sightings spark concern from more than just conspiracy theorists

https://news.yahoo.com/t-ignore-ufo-sightings-spark-100116674.html



USS Omaha’s Saab Sea Giraffe radar detected UAPs

http://alert5.com/2021/05/30/uss-omahas-saab-sea-giraffe-radar-detected-uaps/



Winning: OPLAN Orange

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htwin/articles/20210530.aspx



Faster than the X-15: the never told story of the Lockheed X 24C L-301, the Mach 8 hypersonic test aircraft that never was

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/faster-than-the-x-15-the-never-told-story-of-the-lockheed-x-24c-l-301-the-mach-8-hypersonic-test-aircraft-that-never-was/



Vipers forever! The F-16 Could Still be Flying when it is 100 years old

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/vipers-forever-the-f-16-could-still-be-flying-when-it-is-100-years-old/



Biden Proposes Flat Budget for Coast Guard

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/5/28/biden-proposes-flat-budget-for-coast-guard