Catching the Last ‘Last Flight’ Out of Afghanistan

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/11/03/last-flight-afghanistan-518586

Senior Taliban commander killed in response to IS group attack on Kabul hospital

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20211103-senior-taliban-commander-killed-in-response-to-is-group-attack-on-kabul-hospital

ISIS Poses a Growing Threat to New Taliban Government in Afghanistan

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/world/asia/isis-afghanistan-taliban.html

The Mangled Afghanistan Withdrawal Strengthens Putin

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2021/11/03/the_mangled_afghanistan_withdrawal_strengthens_putin_801884.html

The US just got out of Afghanistan and it's already at risk of getting sucked into another country's war

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-us-just-got-out-of-afghanistan-and-it-s-already-at-risk-of-getting-sucked-into-another-country-s-war/ar-AAQhwMX

Pakistan, Tehrik-e Taliban Hold Secret Talks Over Cease-Fire

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-tehrik-e-taliban-talks/31544517.html

Pakistan reaches deal with banned TLP; frees hundreds of supporters amid clashes

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pakistan-reached-deal-with-banned-tlp-frees-hundreds-of-supporters-amid-clashes-101635913631168.html

India ramps up Himalayan border defences after deadly China clashes

https://news.yahoo.com/india-ramps-himalayan-border-defences-030008127.html

India and China's border dispute will not end anytime soon, former ambassador says

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/india-and-china-s-border-dispute-will-not-end-anytime-soon-former-ambassador-says/ar-AAQfqBj

Iran claims it blocks U.S. attempt to confiscate oil in Sea of Oman

https://navalpost.com/iran-blocks-u-s-attempt-oil-tankers/

Video Shows U.S. Destroyer's Very Intimate Standoff With Iranian Vessels Over Seized Oil Tanker

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42987/video-shows-u-s-destroyers-very-intimate-standoff-with-iranian-vessels-over-seized-oil-tanker

U.S. Official Confirms Iran Seized Oil Tanker, Says U.S. Military Just Monitored Incident

https://www.newsweek.com/us-official-confirms-iran-seized-oil-tanker-says-us-military-just-monitored-1645457

Iranian Navy's Shahid Soleimani class frigate reportedly begins sea trials

http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/november/10943-iranian-navy-s-shahid-soleimani-class-frigate-reportedly-begins-sea-trials.html

Civilian casualties grow as battle for Yemeni city intensifies

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/02/civilian-casualties-grow-as-battle-for-yemeni-city-intensifies-marib

Turkey unleashes hard power wave in Africa with drone sales

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Turkey-unleashes-hard-power-wave-in-Africa-with-drone-sales

Turkey’s goal is endless uncertainty in Syria

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/turkeys-goal-is-endless-uncertainty-in-syria-opinon-683858

Alleged Israeli airstrike targets Iranian militia weapons depot - report

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/syria-says-israel-launched-missile-attack-targeting-damascus-683865

Israel, US Step Up Direct Actions Against Iranian Drone Production

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/israel-us-step-up-direct-actions-against-iranian-drone-production/

Lockheed Martin Teams Up with Rafael to Develop SPICE 250 Weapon Systems

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30710/Lockheed_Martin_Teams_Up_with_Rafael_to_Develop_SPICE_250_Weapon_Systems#.YYKpIrplBaQ

Israel prepares to launch giant missile-detecting balloon over north

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-prepares-to-launch-giant-missile-detecting-balloon-over-north/

U.S. Marines 'Storm' Israeli Beaches As Part Of A Major Exercise

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42976/u-s-marines-storm-israeli-beaches-as-part-of-a-major-exercise

This Is The Damage Done To That Huge Container Ship That Clogged The Suez Canal

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42979/this-is-the-damage-done-to-that-huge-container-ship-that-clogged-the-suez-canal

Lockerbie bombing: Libya could work with US on extradition

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59153059

Tunisia deploys armed AB205 helicopters to CAR to boost UN MINUSCA air ops

https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2021/11/tunisia-deploys-armed-ab205-helicopters-to-car-to-boost-un-minusca-air-ops

Morocco to upgrade bases for new F-16s

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/air-platforms/latest/morocco-to-upgrade-bases-for-new-f-16s

Three Algerians killed in strike blamed on Morocco: state media

https://www.24newshd.tv/03-Nov-2021/three-algerians-killed-in-strike-blamed-on-morocco-state-media

U.N. investigation finds 'extreme brutality,' blame on both sides of Ethiopia-Tigray conflict

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/11/03/un-ethiopia-tigray-civil-war-investigation/2251635905030/

EU starts mission to train Mozambique troops to fight insurgency

https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-starts-mission-train-mozambique-troops-fight-insurgency-2021-11-03/

Navy Deployed USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Near Major African Drug Trafficking Routes

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/02/navy-deployed-uss-hershel-woody-williams-near-major-african-drug-trafficking-routes

Ukraine's Defense Minister Resigns Ahead Of Expected Cabinet Reshuffle

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-deputy-pm-resigns/31541179.html

Ukraine: 90,000 Russian troops left near border following military exercise

https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/579783-ukraine-90000-russian-troops-left-at-border-following-military

Putin’s Ukraine War: Russian MP recalls efforts to push civil war myth

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-ukraine-war-russian-mp-recalls-efforts-to-push-civil-war-myth/

Putting chemical weapons questions to Russia backfired

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/579560-putting-chemical-weapons-questions-to-russia-backfired

Russian An-12 cargo plane engulfed in flames after crash landing in Siberia

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/russian-plane-with-eight-people-on-board-disappears-from-radars-683911

Super Tucano Envy: Russia Wants Its Own A-29 Light Attack Aircraft

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/super-tucano-envy-russia-wants-its-own-a-29-light-attack-aircraft/

Russia to Present Mock-up of Checkmate fighter Jet, Orion Drone at Dubai Airshow

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30712/Russia_to_Present_Mock_up_of_Checkmate_fighter_Jet__Orion_Drone_at_Dubai_Airshow#.YYKpHbplBaQ

Commercial Radar Satellites Reveal Russian Stealth Fighters

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/02/commercial-radar-satellites-reveal-russian-stealth-fighters

Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Has a Black Smoke Problem

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/11/russias-only-aircraft-carrier-has-a-black-smoke-problem/

Russia accuses ex-reporter of being paid $248 for treason - lawyer

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-accuses-ex-reporter-being-paid-248-treason-lawyer-2021-11-02/

From Little Green Men to Little Blue Helmets: Imagining the Future of Russian Aggression—and What to Do About It

https://mwi.usma.edu/from-little-green-men-to-little-blue-helmets-imagining-the-future-of-russian-aggression-and-what-to-do-about-it/

US Warships Sail to Black Sea, Drawing Russian Ire

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/11/02/us-warships-sail-black-sea-drawing-russian-ire.html

NATO ups the ante on disruptive tech, artificial intelligence

https://www.c4isrnet.com/digital-show-dailies/feindef/2021/11/03/nato-ups-the-ante-on-disruptive-tech-artificial-intelligence/

F-35 being pitched to new European customers

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/defence/latest/f-35-being-pitched-to-new-european-customers

New radar kits abound for the Eurofighter fleet

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/feindef/2021/11/03/new-radar-kits-abound-for-the-eurofighter-fleet/

Amid high hopes, can the European Patrol Corvette deliver?

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/feindef/2021/11/03/amid-high-hopes-can-the-european-patrol-corvette-deliver/

Belarus’ opposition leader on fighting the Lukashenko regime from exile

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/03/belarus-opposition-leader-fighting-lukashenko-518635

Poland protests to Belarus over ‘intrusion’ by armed forces

https://apnews.com/article/europe-poland-migration-belarus-european-union-4742e4f7ec9e1bb85ee7a2e5df19601e

Estonian Air Force L-39 entered Finnish airspace

http://alert5.com/2021/11/03/estonian-air-force-l-39-entered-finnish-airspace/

Germany, US plan major aerial drill to defend Europe

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/feindef/2021/11/03/germany-us-plan-major-aerial-drill-to-defend-europe/

German drone maker Quantum Systems plans US subsidiary to meet government demand

https://dronedj.com/2021/11/03/quantum-systems-us-subsidiary/

Trophy interceptor undergoes live-fire tests on Germany’s Leopard tanks

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2021/11/03/trophy-interceptor-undergoes-live-fire-tests-on-germanys-leopard-tanks/

The French Navy’s damaged nuclear sub is out at sea once more

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/feindef/2021/11/03/the-french-navys-damaged-nuclear-sub-is-out-at-sea-once-more/

Drones go up against British aircraft carrier

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/drones-go-up-against-british-aircraft-carrier/

U.K.’s Tempest Jet Fighter Program Embraces ‘Digital Revolution’

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/11/3/uks-tempest-jet-fighter-program-embraces-digital-revolution

UK: First Submarine To Use New Stealth Technology

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/first-submarine-to-use-new-stealth-technology/

UK increasing size of Shadow surveillance aircraft fleet

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-increasing-size-of-shadow-surveillance-aircraft-fleet/

UK pauses I-SSGW as debate continues on capability need

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/weapons-headlines/latest/uk-pauses-i-ssgw-as-debate-continues-on-capability-need

Increasingly Tankless British Army Would Struggle To Deploy A Single Brigade Of Heavy Vehicles

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/11/03/increasingly-tankless-british-army-would-struggle-to-deploy-a-single-brigade-of-heavy-vehicles/

Update on the UK’s nuclear submarine disposal efforts

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/update-on-the-uks-nuclear-submarine-disposal-efforts/

Shaken and stirred: British Army’s Ajax troubles cast a long shadow

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/feindef/2021/11/03/shaken-and-stirred-british-armys-ajax-troubles-cast-a-long-shadow/

UK Makes ‘Urgent’ Live Air Training Call

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/light-attack-advanced-training/uk-makes-urgent-live-air-training-call

MoD ‘continually fails to learn from its mistakes’ says report

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-continually-fails-to-learn-from-its-mistakes-says-report/

The A-29 Super Tucano Is Transforming the Way Nations Fight Violent Extremists

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2021/11/03/the_a-29_super_tucano_is_transforming_the_way_nations_fight_violent_extremists_801879.html

It Sure Looks Like China is Turning Old Fighter Jets into Drones

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a38028066/china-turning-old-fighter-jets-into-drones/

China missile silos a sign of 'unprecedented nuclear buildup,' report says

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/11/03/nuclear-weapons-missile-silos-Federation-American-Scientists/8241635933614/

Pentagon Estimates China Could Have Over 1,000 Nuclear Warheads By 2030

https://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-estimates-china-could-have-over-1000-nuclear-warheads-2030-1645575

Loss of Chinese agents undercuts U.S. COVID-19 origin probe

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/2/loss-chinese-agents-undercuts-us-covid-origin-prob/

The Anti-Submarine Warfare Component of China’s Sorties in Taiwan’s ADIZ

https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-anti-submarine-warfare-component-of-chinas-sorties-in-taiwans-adiz/

China ‘Clearly’ Developing Ability to Invade Taiwan, Top General Says

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-11-03/china-clearly-developing-ability-to-invade-taiwan-top-general-says

Beijing quells rumours of looming Taiwan war stoked by fake PLA texts and misunderstood stockpile memo

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3154719/beijing-quells-rumours-looming-taiwan-war-stoked-fake-pla-texts

Chinese electronic warfare planes and helicopter enter Taiwan's ADIZ

https://www.aerotime.aero/29351-china-warfare-planes-helicopter-enter-taiwan-adiz

Keel laying of future Taiwan's Indigenous Defense Submarine to be laid down in November

http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/november/10941-keel-laying-of-future-taiwan-s-indigenous-defense-submarine-to-be-laid-down-in-november.html

North Korea: Borders Reopened, Famine Averted

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/korea/articles/20211103.aspx

South Korea continues to eye AEW&C options

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/south-korea-continues-to-eye-aewandc-options/146220.article

UFO Questions Journalists Aren’t Asking — But Should

https://medium.com/on-the-trail-of-the-saucers/ufo-questions-reporters-arent-asking-but-should-2c11f771b75e

Quantum Sensor Breakthrough Paves Way For GPS-Free Navigation

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/11/quantum-sensor-breakthrough-paves-way-gps-free-navigation/186578/

US defense allies push to block new ‘Buy American’ boost

https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2021/11/02/us-defense-allies-push-to-block-new-buy-american-boost/

Lockheed Martin to develop military 5G technology with Verizon

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/lockheed-martin-to-develop-military-5g-technology-with-verizon/146209.article

FBI believes U.S. faces equal threats from domestic extremists and Islamic State -official

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-believes-us-faces-equal-threats-domestic-extremists-islamic-state-official-2021-11-03/

‘Nine Eyes’? Bill Would Look at Adding Four Countries to Intel-Sharing Pact

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/nine-eyes-bill-would-look-adding-four-countries-intel-sharing-pact/186550/

What a “converged battlefield” means to the future of air… I mean, joint warfare

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/11/jadc2-and-the-future/

Boeing pitches ATS loyal wingman UAV to global air forces

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/boeing-pitches-ats-loyal-wingman-uav-to-global-air-forces/146211.article

Planned NRO Imagery Contracts To Ease Sharing, With One Big Exception

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/planned-nro-imagery-contracts-to-ease-sharing-with-one-big-exception/

SOCOM Head On Global Terrorism: ‘I Think It’s Spread’

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/socom-head-on-global-terrorism-i-think-its-spread/

US Army receives two more EMARSS reconnaissance planes from SNC

https://defbrief.com/2021/11/03/us-army-receives-two-more-emarss-reconnaissance-planes-from-snc/

Logistics: The Great American Rail Fail

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/articles/20211103.aspx

Army’s Future Vertical Lift Program Is Pivotal To Revitalizing Its Aged Rotorcraft Fleet

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2021/11/02/armys-future-vertical-lift-program-is-pivotal-to-revitalizing-its-aged-rotorcraft-fleet/

US Army tests modular effects launcher of new scout helicopter

https://defence-blog.com/us-army-tests-modular-effects-launcher-of-new-scout-helicopter/

The Marine Corps is about to become pickier about who it recruits

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/11/03/the-marine-corps-is-about-to-become-pickier-about-who-it-recruits/

UK Royal Marines dominated US Marines in a desert battle simulation, prompting them to surrender less than halfway through, report says

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/uk-royal-marines-dominated-us-marines-in-a-desert-battle-simulation-prompting-them-to-surrender-less-than-halfway-through-report-says/ar-AAQgYkY

The US Air Force is trimming its fighter force. Here are the 4 jets it wants to fight future wars.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-air-force-trimming-fighter-221900300.html

US Navy F/A-18 pilot explains why Hornet drivers have to keep their right hand up off the controls during cat launch

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/us-navy-f-a-18-pilot-explains-why-hornet-drivers-have-to-keep-their-right-hand-up-off-the-controls-during-cat-launch/

“Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress” –CRS, October 19, 2021

https://chuckhillscgblog.net/2021/10/31/coast-guard-polar-security-cutter-polar-icebreaker-program-background-and-issues-for-congress-crs-october-19-2021/

Raytheon receives first Maritime Strike Tomahawk contract

https://defbrief.com/2021/11/03/raytheon-receives-first-maritime-strike-tomahawk-contract/

The Navy Isn't Prepared To Face The Growing Diesel Submarine Threat

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42900/the-truth-about-the-growing-diesel-submarine-threat-from-a-veteran-sub-hunter