Af/Pak & Other News (11/20/2021)

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The Taliban is No ‘Partner,’ Says Top US Special Ops Commander

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/taliban-no-partner-says-top-us-special-ops-commander/186998/



SOF Leader Calls Over-the-Horizon Ops in Afghanistan ‘Hard’ But Doable

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/11/20/sof-leader-calls-over-the-horizon-ops-in-afghanistan-hard-but-doable



Clearing Afghanistan's Landmines One Careful Step a Time

https://www.voanews.com/a/clearing-afghanistan-s-landmines-one-careful-step-a-time/6318080.html



Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions Persist After the Taliban Takeover

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/afghanistan-pakistan-tensions-persist-after-taliban-takeover-196558









Indian Navy Commissions First P15B Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/indian-navy-commissions-first-p15b-destroyer-ins-visakhapatnam/









Iran’s IRGC seizes foreign tanker for smuggling diesel

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/20/irans-irgc-seizes-foreign-tanker-for-smuggling-diesel









US To End Combat Mission In Iraq This Year, Confirms Pentagon

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-to-end-combat-mission-in-iraq-in-2021-confirms-pentagon-2618886



Iraq Resistance Warns It's Ready to Expel U.S. by Force at End of Year

https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-resistance-warns-its-ready-expel-us-force-end-year-1651523



Iraq won't be part of the Abraham Accords, its FM says

https://www.jpost.com/international/iraq-wont-be-part-of-the-abraham-accords-its-fm-says-685572



Turkey says over 800 terrorists 'neutralized' in N Iraq in 7 months

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-says-over-800-terrorists-neutralized-in-n-iraq-in-7-months-169515









UAE and Israel Set to Launch Joint Undersea Drone Program

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/uae-and-israel-set-launch-joint-undersea-drone-program-196793




Italy has deployed SAMP/T air defense missile system in Kuwait

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_november_2021_global_security_army_industry/italy_has_deployed_samp/t_air_defense_missile_system_in_kuwait.html




Yemen’s Joint Forces seize control of strategic areas in Hodeidah, Taiz

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1971906/middle-east



Yemen official warns dam will break if rebels take Marib

https://apnews.com/article/business-dubai-middle-east-saudi-arabia-yemen-557649408775146e2a215921dee7e36b



Houthis say drone attacks target several Saudi cities

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/20/yemens-houthis-say-they-attacked-saudi-cities-aramco-facilities









Isis is stealing thousands of sheep in Syria to finance terror cells

https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/21/isis-is-stealing-thousands-of-sheep-in-syria-to-finance-terror-cells-15624672/



After Years of War, Millions of Syrians Now Face Serious Water Crisis

https://www.voanews.com/a/after-years-of-war-millions-of-syrians-now-face-serious-water-crisis-/6318836.html









Jordan and US Navy to create joint hub for Saildrone USV Unmanned Surface Vessel operations in the Red Sea

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/november/11032-jordan-and-us-navy-to-create-joint-hub-for-saildrone-usv-unmanned-surface-vessel-operations-in-the-red-sea.html









Israel’s Syria policy could be coming to new crossroads - analysis

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/israels-syria-policy-could-be-coming-to-new-crossroads-685552









Officials: Sudan’s military agrees to reinstate ousted PM

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-sudan-6436e01313e15111ba619076280fe00b









Russia preparing to attack Ukraine by late January: Ukraine defense intelligence agency chief

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2021/11/20/russia-preparing-to-attack-ukraine-by-late-january-ukraine-defense-intelligence-agency-chief/



What Does Russia Want?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/what-does-russia-want/



Russia Claims New S-550 System Will Be World’s First Mobile Intercontinental Nuclear Missile Interceptor

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russia-claims-new-s-550-system-will-be-world%E2%80%99s-first-mobile-intercontinental-nuclear



Russia wants to export S-500 missile defense systems

https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_wants_to_export_S_500_missile_defense_systems_999.html





The Navy Just Set Up a Hospital in a Norwegian Cave

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a38081091/us-navy-hospital-norwegian-cave/




French Navy Kicks Off Force-on-Force Drills in Mediterranean with Partner Nations, NATO

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/19/french-navy-kicks-off-force-on-force-drills-in-mediterranean-with-partner-nations-nato




Britain will help Poland develop its NAREW GBADS

http://alert5.com/2021/11/20/britain-will-help-poland-develop-its-narew-gbads/



British Royal Navy tests drones which could be adapted to carry supplies and cargo to ships and personnel

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/focus-analysis/naval-technology/11033-british-royal-navy-tests-drones-which-could-be-adapted-to-carry-supplies-and-cargo-to-ships-and-personnel.html









Tracking Worldwide Losses Of Chinese-Made UAVs

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/11/tracking-worldwide-losses-of-chinese.html



China’s military looks to J-20 jet-drone match-up for combat edge

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3156742/chinas-military-looks-j-20-jet-drone-match-combat-edge



China Is Closely Watching

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htspace/articles/20211120.aspx



China’s military: the huge civilian ships that could back up the PLA in a Taiwan invasion

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3156678/chinas-military-huge-civilian-ships-could-back-pla-taiwan








Taiwan: could public opinion in China bring war a step closer?

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3156721/taiwan-could-public-opinion-china-bring-war-step-closer



Pentagon Quietly Puts More Troops in Taiwan

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/18/pentagon-biden-troops-taiwan-china/





Sinpho Secure Boat Basin: A Reassessment of Recent Developments

https://www.38north.org/2021/11/sinpho-secure-boat-basin-a-reassessment-of-recent-developments/





Type 88 and Type 03 missile launchers at Miyakojima

http://alert5.com/2021/11/21/type-88-and-type-03-missile-launchers-at-miyakojima/





Philippine Air Force AH-1S is home

http://alert5.com/2021/11/20/philippine-air-force-ah-1s-is-home/





Guam Needs SM-6 Missile for Hypersonic Defense, Navy Admiral Says

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/19/guam-needs-sm-6-missile-for-hypersonic-defense-navy-admiral-says










FBI agents became CIA operatives in secret overseas prisons

https://www.wionews.com/world/fbi-agents-became-cia-operatives-in-secret-overseas-prisons-430727



Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43224/trio-of-afghan-mi-17-helicopters-arrive-at-the-u-s-air-forces-boneyard



Ransomware is now a giant black hole that is sucking in all other forms of cybercrime

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-is-now-a-giant-black-hole-that-is-sucking-in-all-other-forms-of-cybercrime/



Two T-38 Talons Involved In Deadly Incident On Laughlin AFB's Runway

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43225/two-t-38-talons-involved-in-deadly-incident-on-laughlin-afbs-runway



Retire the MQ-9 by 2035? Not So Fast, Defense Analysts Argue

https://www.airforcemag.com/retire-mq-9-2035-not-so-fast-defense-analysts-argue/



Pentagon asks AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle to bid for new cloud contract

https://www.zdnet.com/article/pentagon-asks-aws-microsoft-google-and-oracle-to-bid-for-new-cloud-contract/



F-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43228/f-22-raptor-covered-in-mirror-like-coating-photographed-flying-out-of-nellis-afb



RB-57F pilot interview: Flying high with USAF’s ultra high altitude nuclear sniffer-dog

https://hushkit.net/2021/11/20/rb-57f-pilot-interview-flying-high-with-usafs-ultra-high-altitude-nuclear-sniffer-dog/



Space Force general: 'We're not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians' with hypersonic missiles

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/582505-space-force-general-were-not-as-advanced-as-the-chinese-or-the-russians-with



Raytheon, Northrop, Lockheed to compete for hypersonic interceptor

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/raytheon-northrop-lockheed-to-compete-for-hypersonic-interceptor/



BlackSky set to expand its EO constellation for real-time global intelligence

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/BlackSky_set_to_expand_its_EO_constellation_for_real_time_global_intelligence_999.html



This Is Our First Look At The Army's New 20mm Aerial Cannon On An Actual Helicopter

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43215/this-is-our-first-look-at-the-armys-new-20mm-aerial-cannon-on-an-actual-helicopter



F-15Es carried out Dual Capable Aircraft Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation Program at Nellis

http://alert5.com/2021/11/21/f-15es-carried-out-dual-capable-aircraft-nuclear-weapons-system-evaluation-program-at-nellis/



Navy Warship Radios Shrinking in Size, Weight

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/11/19/navy-warship-radios-shrinking-in-size-weight



US Navy’s new amphibious landing craft completes builder’s trials

https://defence-blog.com/us-navys-new-amphibious-landing-craft-completes-builders-trials/



First Littoral Combat Ship With Fix To Plagued Combining Gear Delivered To Navy

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43219/first-littoral-combat-ship-with-fix-to-plagued-combining-gear-delivered-to-navy



Rear Adm. Perry: First New-Production Mark 48 Torpedoes Set for 2022 Delivery

https://seapowermagazine.org/rear-adm-perry-first-new-production-mark-48-torpedoes-set-for-2022-delivery/