Scores of Taliban Militants Killed as Fighting Rocks Insurgent Bastion
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2020/12/14/taliban-militants-killed-kandahar/
As the US exits two decades after invading Afghanistan, the Taliban surges
https://warisboring.com/as-the-us-exits-two-decades-after-invading-afghanistan-the-taliban-surges/
Afghan president calls for peace talks to be moved home
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201214-afghan-president-calls-for-peace-talks-to-be-moved-home
The story of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer who supplied cargo aircraft to Ariana Afghan Airlines, the airline hijacked by Taliban and used to move drugs, terrorists and weapons
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-of-viktor-bout-the-russian-arms-dealer-who-supplied-cargo-aircraft-to-ariana-afghan-airlines-the-airline-hijacked-by-taliban-and-used-to-move-drugs-terrorists-and-weapons/
India: Armed forces to stock weapons, ammunition for 15-day intense war: Report
https://www.mid-day.com/articles/armed-forces-to-stock-weapons-ammunition-for-15-day-intense-war-report/23142212?from=home-news
US identifies and sanctions two Iranian intelligence officers for abduction and 'probable death' of Bob Levinson
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/14/politics/bob-levinson-iran-sanctions/index.html
Fuel ship attacked by explosive-laden boat in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah - ministry
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-jeddah-port-attack/fuel-ship-attacked-by-explosive-laden-boat-in-saudi-arabias-jeddah-ministry-idUSKBN28O1TS
Iran Strikes At Sea
https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/yemen/articles/20201214.aspx
Iran uses disguised tanker to export Venezuelan oil
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-uses-disguised-tanker-to-export-venezuelan-oil-documents-652088
Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident - police
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-security-arrest-turkey/turkey-detains-11-over-abduction-of-iranian-dissident-police-idUSKBN28O1HF
Turkey to export Anka Combat Drones to Tunisia
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/28530/Turkey_to_export_Anka_Combat_Drones_to_Tunisia
Trump push $1 billion MQ-9B drone, precision munition sale to Morocco
https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2020/12/trump-push-1-billion-mq-9b-drone-precision-munition-sale-to-morocco
Freezing rain could cause big problems for Ukrainian Air Force
https://defence-blog.com/news/freezing-rain-could-cause-big-problems-for-ukrainian-air-force.html
Russia test-launches Angara A5 heavy lift space rocket
https://apnews.com/article/business-vladimir-putin-dmitry-rogozin-russia-8009db27b7e07f9ee41212d252763bc4
Leaked photo of Russian high-powered laser weapon hit the Internet
https://defence-blog.com/news/army/leaked-photo-of-russian-high-powered-laser-weapon-hit-the-internet.html
This Navigator Aboard A Russian Il-76 Looks Like A TIE Fighter Pilot From Star Wars
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38140/this-navigator-aboard-a-russian-il-76-looks-like-a-tie-fighter-pilot-from-star-wars
Russian report claims Putin is secretly working at a duplicate office in seaside resort
https://news.yahoo.com/russian-report-claims-putin-secretly-112420994.html
Suspected Russian hackers infiltrated US agencies, spy on emails
https://www.businessinsider.com/suspected-russian-hackers-infiltrated-us-agencies-spy-on-emails-2020-12
Solar Winds, Probably Hacked by Russia, Serves White House, Pentagon, NASA
https://www.newsweek.com/solar-winds-probably-hacked-russia-serves-white-house-pentagon-nasa-1554447
FSB Team of Chemical Weapon Experts Implicated in Alexey Navalny Novichok Poisoning
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2020/12/14/fsb-team-of-chemical-weapon-experts-implicated-in-alexey-navalny-novichok-poisoning/
Hunting the Hunters: How We Identified Navalny's FSB Stalkers
https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2020/12/14/navalny-fsb-methodology/
Missile drill momentarily triggers false ‘air attack’ alarm at Ramstein Air Base
https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/missile-drill-momentarily-triggers-false-air-attack-alarm-at-ramstein-air-base-1.655241
MBDA Conducts First Firing of MMP Missile from Arquus Sabre Special Forces Vehicle
https://defpost.com/mbda-conducts-first-firing-of-mmp-missile-from-arquus-sabre-special-forces-vehicle/
Schiebel delivers additional four S-100 UAS to French Navy
https://defbrief.com/2020/12/14/schiebel-delivers-additional-four-s-100-uas-to-french-navy/
China’s Combative Nationalists See a World Turning Their Way
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/world/asia/china-nationalists-covid.html
China Inducts Black Hawk Comparable Chopper, Z-20 into Tibet Military Command
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/28536/China_Inducts_Black_Hawk_Comparable_Chopper__Z_20_into_Tibet_Military_Command
Report estimates Chinese nuclear stockpile at 350 warheads
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2020/12/14/report-estimates-chinese-nuclear-stockpile-at-350-warheads/
S. Korea bans flying of leaflets toward N. Korea by balloon
https://apnews.com/article/seoul-south-korea-north-korea-legislation-moon-jae-in-23e329d4e25a8711be1a06859613a317
Murphy's Law: Kills The Rich And Powerfu
https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20201214.aspx
U.S. cybersecurity agency issues rare advisory to 'power down' all servers compromised in massive hack
https://news.yahoo.com/u-cybersecurity-agency-issues-rare-085430695.html
As China Leads Quantum Computing Race, U.S. Spies Plan for a World with Fewer Secrets
https://www.newsweek.com/2020/12/25/china-leads-quantum-computing-race-us-spies-plan-world-fewer-secrets-1554439.html
Flight tests on TCTS II blended LVC air combat training system begin
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/flight-tests-on-tcts-ii-blended-lvc-air-combat-training-system-begin
Advances in supercomputing make DARPA confident about CRANE active flow control effort
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/advances-in-supercomputing-make-darpa-confident-about-crane-active-flow-control-effort
U.S. Navy Finally Includes Smaller, Cheaper Aircraft Carriers In Possible Fleet Mix
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2020/12/14/us-navy-finally-includes-smaller-cheaper-aircraft-carriers-in-possible-fleet-mix/