Afghan Poppy Crops Continue To Grow, Despite Talk Of Taliban Ban

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-opium-poppy-drug-trade/31569776.html

As Afghanistan fell, this commando and his family fled, with a hand from a Green Beret buddy

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/as-afghanistan-fell-this-commando-and-his-family-fled-with-a-hand-from-a-green-beret-buddy/vi-AAQUbyJ

Pakistan frees hardline Islamist Saad Hussain Rizvi under a deal to end violence

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pakistan-frees-hardline-islamist-saad-hussain-rizvi-under-deal-end-n1284187

IAF Mi-17 crash-landing caught on camera

http://alert5.com/2021/11/19/iaf-mi-17-crash-caught-on-camera/

Iranian nationals charged in campaign to undermine 2020 US election

https://abcnews.go.com/US/iranian-nationals-charged-campaign-undermine-2020-us-election/story?id=81257507

Iran is ‘leapfrogging our defenses’ in a cyber war ‘my gut is we lose’: Hacking expert Kevin Mandia

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/18/iran-leapfrogging-our-defenses-in-cyber-war-hacking-expert-mandia-.html

Analysis: Unspoken U.S. aim at Iran nuclear talks may be winning Chinese, Russian support

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/unspoken-us-aim-iran-nuclear-talks-may-be-winning-chinese-russian-support-2021-11-18/

Iran’s drones are clones. Now they’re being used in multiple conflicts.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/irans-drones-are-clones-now-theyre-being-used-in-multiple-conflicts/

Lawmakers call on Army to award soldiers injured in Iran missile attack Purple Hearts, citing CBS News investigation

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawmakers-army-award-purple-heart-soldiers-injured-iran-missile-attack-cbs-news-investigation/

Iraqi cleric Sadr says he is dissolving armed faction loyal to him

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraqi-cleric-sadr-says-he-is-dissolving-armed-faction-loyal-him-2021-11-19/

Islamic State in Iraq, Syria Down but Not Out, Analysts Say

https://www.voanews.com/a/islamic-state-in-iraq-syria-down-but-not-out-analysts-say/6319585.html

UAE Air Bridge To Ethiopia Continues Unabated - Surpassing 100 Flights

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/uae-air-bridge-to-ethiopia-continues.html

DUBAI AIRSHOW NEWS: New Tech Enables Defeat of Larger Drones

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/11/18/new-tech-enables-defeat-of-larger-drones

Yemen Huthis say nearly 15,000 rebels killed since mid-June

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211118-yemen-huthis-say-nearly-15-000-rebels-killed-since-mid-june

UN condemns seizure of closed US Embassy in Yemen by rebels

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-united-nations-yemen-houthis-b972d831e7c3c6d58bd07408f0fcb1c5

Lockheed Martin plans to deliver first THAAD air defense missile system to Saudi Arabia in 2023

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_november_2021_global_security_army_industry/lockheed_martin_plans_to_deliver_first_thaad_air_defense_missile_system_to_saudi_arabia_in_2023.html

Turkey: The Unstoppable Force

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/turkey/articles/20211119.aspx

Strike on U.S. Base Was Iranian Response to Israeli Attack, Officials Say

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/world/middleeast/iran-drone-al-tanf-syria.html

Israel: Secrets Disclosed, Mysteries Explained

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20211119.aspx

Niger becomes first foreign customer of Turkey’s Hurkus aircraft

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/11/19/niger-becomes-first-foreign-customer-of-turkeys-hurkus-aircraft/

Unfit For Service: Ethiopia’s Troublesome Iranian Mohajer-6 UCAVs

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/unfit-for-service-ethiopias-troublesome.html

Ukraine's Defense Minister Says He Made Request For New U.S. Military Assistance

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-reznikov-us-assistance/31570062.html

Ukrainian Naval Forces begin recruiting crew for future Sandown class minehunters

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/november/11028-ukrainian-naval-forces-begin-recruiting-crew-for-future-sandown-class-minehunters.html

Ukraine to Buy British Frigate, Missile Boats in $2.2bn Deal

https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/11/19/ukraine-to-buy-british-frigate-missile-boats-in-2-2bn-deal/

Ukraine Spending $640 Million to Build Fence Along Russian, Belarusian Borders

https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-spending-640-million-build-fence-along-russian-belarusian-borders-1651247

Is Russia Preparing to Invade Ukraine?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/19/is-russia-preparing-to-invade-ukraine/

Putin wants to make Russia great again. But there's 'unfinished business'

https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2021/11/18/amanpour-russia-putin-ukraine-biden.cnn

After 15 Months in U.S. Prisons, She Now Sits in Russia’s Parliament

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/world/europe/maria-butina-russia-duma.html

BS-64: Russia's Unusual Mother Submarine For Spy Missions On The Sea Floor

http://www.hisutton.com/Russian-Spy-Submarine-BS-64.html

Analysis: The new Russian-made S-550 air defense missile system

https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/analysis_the_new_russian-made_s-550_air_defense_missile_system.html

Russia to Develop Air-Droppable Tornado-G MRLS for Paratroopers

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30813/Russia_to_Develop_Air_Droppable_Tornado_G_MRLS_for_Paratroopers#.YZfaZbqIZPY

Recent Pattern of Behavior Shows Russia Is The ‘Mad Dog’ of Outer Space

https://thedebrief.org/recent-pattern-of-behavior-shows-russia-is-the-mad-dog-of-outer-space/

EU nations add air, space and drone tech to their defense cooperation roster

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/11/18/eu-nations-add-air-space-and-drone-tech-to-their-defense-cooperation-roster/

China is too far away from NATO to be called an adversary, says top alliance general

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/11/19/china-is-too-far-away-from-nato-to-be-called-an-adversary-says-top-alliance-general/

Iraqis lured to Belarus on a false promise died trying to get into Poland. Now hundreds want to go back home.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/belarus-poland-border-crisis-iraqi-refugees-deaths-repatriation-flights/

US hands over first Patriot air defense system to Sweden

https://defbrief.com/2021/11/18/us-hands-over-first-patriot-air-defense-system-to-sweden/

All The Challenges Poland Faces Adopting The F-35

https://theaviationist.com/2021/11/18/poland-f-35-issues/

Poland, UK to Collaborate on New Air Defense System

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/11/19/poland-uk-air-defense-system/

Greek F-16 fighter jet crashes while landing at airbase

https://www.aerotime.aero/29501-greek-f-16-fighter-crashes-airbase

Britain Wants America’s Help In The Race To Retrieve Its Crashed F-35 Off The Seafloor

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43204/britain-wants-americas-help-in-the-race-to-retrieve-its-crashed-f-35-off-the-seafloor

British police say Liverpool bomb could have been far more deadly

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/11/19/uk-british-police-liverpool-bombing/9591637331009/

UK says it will make Hamas a banned terrorist organization

https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-israel-militant-groups-gaza-strip-a50b423567b9efcdf95452deac39399f

Chinese and Russian bombers carried out joint air patrol

http://alert5.com/2021/11/19/chinese-and-russian-bombers-carried-out-joint-air-patrol/

EXPLAINER: What drives high-profile disappearances in China

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-sports-entertainment-health-beijing-d9aeeb571e4c1d4cb8f4efb469e9faa2

Taiwan Could Be First Domino in Chinese Land Grab Across Asia

https://www.newsweek.com/if-china-invaded-taiwan-would-it-stop-there-1651051

Taiwan’s Defense Plans Are Going Off the Rails

https://warontherocks.com/2021/11/taiwans-defense-plans-are-going-off-the-rails/

North Korea ramped up hacking attempts in 2021: Report

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/18/north-korea-ramped-hacking-attempts-2021-report/

USS Connecticut Left Port In Guam For The First Time Since Hitting A Seamount: Report

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43200/uss-connecticut-has-left-port-in-guam-for-the-first-time-since-hitting-a-seamount-report

Bureaucracy And Chaos Strangled The Military's Response To The Capitol Riot

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43196/bureaucracy-and-chaos-strangled-the-militarys-response-to-the-capitol-riot

How US drone pilots are preparing for a fight against enemies who actually could knock them out of action

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-us-drone-pilots-are-preparing-for-a-fight-against-enemies-who-actually-could-knock-them-out-of-action/ar-AAQTVpC

Vaccine mandate is last straw for US shipyards already facing labor shortages

https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2021/11/19/vaccine-mandate-is-last-straw-for-us-shipyards-already-facing-labor-shortages/

Report to Congress on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/19/report-to-congress-on-lethal-autonomous-weapon-systems-3

New report sees near-term strength in space industrial base, but calls for government guidance

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/11/18/new-report-sees-near-term-strength-in-space-industrial-base-but-calls-for-government-guidance/

Army to Begin Forcing Out Soldiers Who Refuse COVID Vaccine, Including Guardsmen

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/exclusive-army-force-out-soldiers-who-refuse-covid-vaccine/186954/

Mysterious SR-72 Son of Blackbird teased in latest USAF video

https://www.aerotime.aero/29498-mysterious-sr-71-son-of-blackbird-teased-in-usaf-video

USAF practices hot refuelling General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper for ‘Agile’ ops

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/usaf-practices-hot-refuelling-general-atomics-mq-9a-reaper-for-agile-ops/146501.article

F-16 Jet Makes First Flight with Dragon’s Eye AESA Radar Pod

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30808/F_16_Jet_Makes_First_Flight_with_Dragon___s_Eye_AESA_Radar_Pod#.YZfadLqIZPY

Are Naval Forces on the Right Path? Leaders Run Wargame to Check

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/are-naval-forces-right-path-leaders-run-wargame-check/186924/

Navy assessing LA sub fleet for possible life extensions

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/navy-assessing-la-sub-fleet-for-possible-life-extensions/

Littoral Combat Ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul Delivers to Navy After Combining Gear Fix; Navy Resumes Delivery of Freedom-Class

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/18/littoral-combat-ship-minneapolis-saint-paul-delivers-to-navy-after-combining-gear-fix-navy-resumes-delivery-of-freedom-class

Hypersonic Weapons on Track to Deploy on Attack Submarines in 2028

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/18/hypersonic-weapons-on-track-to-deploy-on-attack-submarines-in-2028

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