Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan govt spokesman

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-close-two-provincial-afghan-capitals-us-forces-exit-country-2021-08-06/



Taliban Commander Leading Attack on Afghan City Was Released Last Year

https://sofrep.com/news/taliban-commander-leading-attack-on-afghan-city-was-released-last-year/



Who's Who In The Taliban: The Men Who Run The Extremist Group And How They Operate

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/taliban-leadership-structure-afghan/31397337.html



UN warns of ‘deadlier’ phase of Afghan war as Taliban seize their first provincial capital

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210806-afghanistan-s-top-media-officer-assassinated-taliban-claims-responsibility



With Militias in Herat, ‘We Are Caught Between Bad and Worse’

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/06/afghanistan-militias-taliban-insurgency-herat/



Afghans Chant 'Allahu Akbar' to Protest Taliban Offensives

https://www.voanews.com/episode/afghans-chant-allahu-akbar-protest-taliban-offensives-4768751



Hospital Bombed in Southern Afghanistan as Battles Rage

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/08/01/hospital-bombed-southern-afghanistan-battles-rage.html



What will happen to Afghanistan’s CIA-backed militias?

https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/2021/8/6/what-will-happen-to-afghanistans-cia-backed-militias



The US military plainly failed in Afghanistan. The generals need to answer for it.

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-generals-need-to-answer-for-military-failure-in-afghanistan-2021-8









Russia offers soviet era submarine to the Indian Navy

https://www.defenceaviationpost.com/2021/08/russia-offers-soviet-era-submarine-to-the-indian-navy/









Iranian Forces In Afghanistan

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htworld/articles/20210806.aspx



Everything We Just Learned About The Fatal Iranian Drone Attack On A Tanker

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41871/everything-we-just-learned-about-the-fatal-iranian-drone-attack-on-a-tanker



Sanctions Won’t Hurt Iran’s UAV Program

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/08/sanctions-wont-hurt-irans-uav-program/184310/



Iran’s Drones Are Transforming The Middle East: Book Excerpt

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/irans-drones-are-transforming-the-middle-east-book-excerpt/



US watching as Iran quietly replaces Red Sea spy ship damaged in April attack

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/06/politics/us-monitor-iran-spy-ships/index.html









Countering the UAV threat in the Arabian Gulf

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/countering-the-uav-threat-in-the-arabian-gulf/




Turkey’s Baykar preparing shipborne fleet of combat drones

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/08/06/turkeys-baykar-preparing-shipborne-fleet-of-combat-drones/



An Unmanned Firefighter: The Bayraktar TB2 Joins The Call

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/08/an-unmanned-firefighter-bayraktar-tb2.html



Turkey's Proposed Unmanned Fighter Jet to Have Low Visibility and Aggressive Maneuverability

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30169/Turkey_s_Proposed_Unmanned_Fighter_Jet_to_Have_Low_Visibility_and_Aggressive_Maneuverability#.YQ2xMkBlBPY









The Syrian Civil War’s Never-Ending Endgame

https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/insights/28041/the-syria-civil-war-might-be-ending-but-the-crisis-will-live-on



Something Everyone Can Agree On

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/russia/articles/20210806.aspx




Hezbollah Launches 20 Rockets at Northern Israel, Which Responds With Artillery

https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/hezbollah-launches-20-rockets-northern-israel-which-responds-artillery









WATCH: Hezbollah releases video footage of rocket attack on Israel

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/watch-hezbollah-releases-video-footage-of-rocket-attack-on-israel-676061



IDF said to strike Hamas sites in Gaza after arson balloons spark fires in south

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-denies-palestinian-claims-it-struck-gaza-in-response-to-incendiary-balloons/



Is Israel Headed Towards War With Iran?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/is-israel-headed-towards-war-with-iran/









Morocco seeks to acquire T-129 helicopters from Turkey

https://www.aviacionline.com/2021/08/morocco-seeks-to-acquire-t-129-helicopters-from-turkey/




‘You Just Think About Eating’: Why Tunisians Backed a Presidential Power Grab

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/world/africa/tunisia-democracy-president-support.html




Trump lifted a ban on weapons sales to Nigeria. Now separatists are suing to stop them.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/06/nigeria-biafra-separatists-lawsuit-blinken/




Rwanda Troops in Mozambique Claim Progress Against Jihadists

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/08/06/rwanda-troops-progress-mozambique/




3 Generals Fired in South Sudan for Declaring Machar Is Not Party Leader

https://www.voanews.com/africa/south-sudan-focus/3-generals-fired-south-sudan-declaring-machar-not-party-leader




Ghana seeking to acquire six L-39NG jets

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/ghana-seeking-to-acquire-six-l-39ng-jets/









Ukraine to receive two Sandown-class minehunters from UK

http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10542-ukraine-to-receive-two-sandown-class-minehunters-from-uk.html



Zelenskiy Says Peace 'Depends On Putin,' Suggests Ukrainians Who Feel Russian 'Seek A Place In Russia'

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskiy-russia-donbas/31396762.html



Russia to Begin Testing Hypersonic Missile From Nuclear Submarine

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-testing-tsirkon-hypersonic-missile-nuclear-submarine-weapons-1616816



Russia will upgrade its Su-30SM to the “Super-Sukhoi” standard

https://www.aviacionline.com/2021/08/russia-will-upgrade-its-su-30sm-to-the-super-sukhoi-standard/



Russian strategic forces to receive first batch of new Sarmat missile in 2022, Shoigu says

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1230765.shtml



Russia’s New Sarmat ICBM: Can It Really Beat U.S. Missile Defenses?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/russias-new-sarmat-icbm-can-it-really-beat-u-s-missile-defenses/



Russian troops training with Chinese equipment ahead of strategic exercise with PLA

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/russian-troops-training-with-chinese-equipment-ahead-of-strategic-exercise-with-pla



Russian Tu-22M3 to Practice Bombing Militant Bases in Exercise near Afghanistan

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30172/Russian_Tu_22M3_to_Practice_Bombing_Militant_Bases_in_Exercise_near_Afghanistan#.YQ2xJ0BlBPY



Russia To Build Prototype Of Its New ‘Checkmate’ Light Tactical Fighter for Static Tests

https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/06/checkmate-prototype/



First Russian Project 22350M frigate will be laid by Severnaya Verf Shipyard in 2023

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10545-first-russian-project-22350m-frigate-will-be-laid-by-severnaya-verf-shipyard-in-2023.html



The Future Is Now: Russia Wants Its Air Force To Be Mostly Robots

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/future-now-russia-wants-its-air-force-be-mostly-robots-191324



Putin’s push for isolated internet will shift the Russian cyber landscape

https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2021/08/05/putins-push-for-isolated-internet-will-shift-the-russian-cyber-landscape/



Russia’s Yasen-M Submarines vs. the Navy’s Block-V Virginia-Class (Who Wins?)

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/russias-yasen-m-submarines-vs-the-navys-block-v-virginia-class-who-wins/



Russian Disinformation Targets Vaccines and the Biden Administration

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/us/politics/covid-vaccines-russian-disinformation.html



That time aliens landed in the Soviet Union for a walk in the park

https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/aliens-landed-in-soviet-union/





Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41850/curious-mission-flown-over-the-baltic-sea-by-u-s-air-force-nuke-sniffing-plane




First Russian military equipment appears in Belarus for ZAPAD21 exercise

https://medium.com/dfrlab/zapadwatch-first-russian-military-equipment-appears-in-belarus-for-zapad21-exercise-b04f8361e740




Shoot-And-Scoot: Armenia Designs New Lightweight MRL

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/07/shoot-and-scoot-armenia-designs-new.html




Italy confirms plans to develop G550-based C4ISTAR aircraft in co-operation with the US

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/italy-confirms-plans-to-develop-g550-based-c4istar-aircraft-in-co-operation-with-the-us




NETMA and Eurofighter Typhoon sign next capability enhancements contract

http://alert5.com/2021/08/07/netma-and-eurofighter-typhoon-sign-next-capability-enhancements-contract/



The Rebellious Reason British Submarines Fly The Jolly Roger After Missions

https://www.forces.net/technology/sea-vessels/rebellious-reason-british-submarines-fly-jolly-roger-after-missions



A RAF Poseidon MPA Has Released A Torpedo For The First Time

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/08/rafs-poseidon-mpa-has-released-a-torpedo-for-the-first-time/



The RAF Came Close to Adopting the F-14 Tomcat. What Happened?

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/raf-came-close-adopting-f-14-tomcat-what-happened-191209



The Royal Navy’s New Assault Ship Is The Royal Navy’s Old Assault Ship

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/08/06/the-royal-navys-new-assault-ship-is-the-royal-navys-old-assault-ship/



Typhoon jets scrambled to intercept aircraft off Scotland

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/typhoon-jets-scrambled-to-intercept-aircraft-off-scotland/



UK Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam as part of South China Sea deployment

https://defbrief.com/2021/08/06/uk-carrier-strike-group-arrives-in-guam-as-part-of-south-china-sea-deployment/










Mexico sues US gun manufacturers over arms trafficking toll

https://apnews.com/article/business-mexico-caribbean-gun-politics-8ed1a6e046e635d94f2ce61716752f7a



How US intelligence has helped cartels kill thousands in Mexico

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-us-intelligence-has-helped-cartels-kill-thousands-in-mexico-2021-8



'Weapon of war': the U.S. rifle loved by drug cartels and feared by Mexican police

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/weapon-war-us-rifle-loved-by-drug-cartels-feared-by-mexican-police-2021-08-06/









China Is Using Tibetans as Agents of Empire in the Himalayas

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/28/china-tibet-bhutan-empire-borders-villages/



Chinese eyes Russia's S-500 for possible purchase for PLA

https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Chinese_eyes_Russias_S_500_for_possible_purchase_for_PLA_999.html



China’s Strategy To Control the South China Sea: Defense of the Indefensible

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/chinas-strategy-to-control-the-south-china-sea-defense-of-the-indefensible/



South China Sea: are carrier-killer missiles being primed for PLA tests?

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3144111/south-china-sea-are-carrier-killer-missiles-being-primed-pla



China’s Nuclear Threat Against Japan: Hybrid Warfare and the End of Minimum Deterrence

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2021/08/06/chinas_nuclear_threat_against_japan_hybrid_warfare_and_the_end_of_minimum_deterrence_788893.html



Why Did China (By ‘Video’) Threaten Japan with Nuclear War?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/why-did-china-by-video-threaten-japan-with-nuclear-war/





US government clears $750 million artillery sale to Taiwan

https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2021/08/06/us-government-clears-750-million-artillery-sale-to-taiwan/





North Korea developing nuclear, missile programs in 2021 -U.N. report

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-developing-nuclear-missile-programs-2021-un-report-2021-08-06/



Blast From The Past: North Korea’s Whacky 1930s Japanese Railcars

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/07/blast-from-past-north-koreas-whacky.html





The time a fishing boat disabled a North Korean submarine

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-a-fishing-boat-helped-capture-a-north-korean-sub/



South Korea to develop batch IV of Ulsan-class multi-purpose guided missile frigate

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10534-south-korea-to-develop-batch-iv-of-ulsan-class-multi-purpose-guided-missile-frigate.html



South Korea to Trial Grenade-Launching Drone in 2022

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30174/South_Korea_to_Trial_Grenade_Launching_Drone_in_2022#.YQ2xG0BlBPY





Japan retools plan for F-15 upgrades by losing high-tech anti-ship missiles from US

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-08-06/japan-f15-fighter-upgrade-anti-ship-missiles-china-2469148.html










RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes Just Outside Of Grand Forks Air Force Base

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41874/rq-4-global-hawk-drone-crashes-just-outside-of-grand-forks-air-force-base



A fake CIA front company bought the screen rights to the Iran-Contra Scandal

https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/a-fake-cia-front-company-bought-the-screen-rights-to-the-iran-contra-scandal/



‘That’s going to get somebody killed’: West Texas becomes latest border battleground

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-06/the-latest-border-battleground-for-immigration-del-rio-texas



Menendez, 9/11 victims push for intelligence agencies to declassify more documents

https://whyy.org/articles/menendez-911-victims-push-for-intelligence-agencies-to-declassify-more-documents/



Lawmakers Move to Protect Pilots from Ejection Seat Problems

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/07/29/lawmakers-move-protect-pilots-ejection-seat-problems.html



75 House Democrats urge Biden to take immediate steps to close Guantanamo, calling the prison a 'fundamental betrayal' of US values

https://www.businessinsider.com/75-democrats-urge-biden-take-immediate-steps-to-close-guantanamo-2021-8



DARPA selects research teams to enable quantum shift in spectrum sensing

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/DARPA_selects_research_teams_to_enable_quantum_shift_in_spectrum_sensing_999.html



Tanks Are Vulnerable Against Drones. Congress Wants a Fix, Stat.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a37171074/army-tanks-vulnerable-against-drones-congress/



Kratos Says Secret "Off-Board Sensing Station" Unmanned Aircraft Will Be Transformative

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41849/kratos-says-secret-off-board-sensing-station-unmanned-aircraft-will-be-transformative



Some Magic Has To Happen To Make Bell’s High-Speed VTOL Concepts Real

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2021/08/05/some-magic-has-to-happen-to-make-bells-high-speed-vtol-concepts-real/



Northrop Grumman, Ball Aerospace clear milestone for missile warning payload

https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/08/06/northrop-grumman-ball-aerospace-clear-milestone-for-missile-warning-payload/



SpaceX stacks the full Starship launch system for the first time, standing nearly 400 feet tall

https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/06/spacex-stacks-the-full-starship-launch-system-for-the-first-time-standing-nearly-400-feet-tall/



Air Force Throws Millions At Startup Trying To Build Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41848/air-force-throws-millions-at-startup-trying-to-build-reusable-hypersonic-aircraft



USAF-Sponsored Hypersonic BOLT Experiment Flops

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/usaf-sponsored-hypersonic-bolt-experiment-flops



Preorders For This Electromagnetic Rifle Are Being Taken For $3,775

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41872/preorders-for-this-electromagnetic-rifle-are-being-taken-for-3775



New Marine One for U.S. president ‘ready today’

https://verticalmag.com/news/new-marine-one-us-president-ready-today/



US Marines demonstrate L-MADIS air defense system mounted on Polaris MRZR

https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/us_marines_demonstrate_l-madis_air_defense_system_mounted_on_polaris_mrzr.html



As Air Force Ramps Up JASSM, Work Begins on its Replacement

https://www.airforcemag.com/air-force-ramps-up-jassm-work-begins-on-replacement/



Two Stingray MQ-25 fleet squadrons to be established

https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/two-stingray-mq-25-fleet-squadrons-to-be-established



Sail-powered Drone Pitched as High-endurance Submarine Hunter

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/06/sail-powered-drone-pitched-as-high-endurance-submarine-hunter



In Marine News: Shipbuilding And The Navy of Tomorrow

http://nextnavy.com/in-marine-news-shipbuilding-and-the-navy-of-tomorrow/



Mysterious New Electronic Warfare System Spotted On U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41857/mysterious-new-electronic-warfare-system-spotted-on-u-s-navy-aircraft-carriers



Threats to Merchant Ships Growing; Mariners Face Pirates, Lethal Drones

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/05/threats-to-merchant-ships-growing-mariners-face-pirates-lethal-drones



Navy League 2021: US Navy says no to using Triton UAV for airborne early warning, control

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/navy-league-2021-us-navy-says-no-to-using-triton-uav-for-airborne-early-warning-control



Austal's Light Amphibious Warship Design Is A Throwback To WWII's Tank Landing Ships

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41878/austals-light-amphibious-warship-design-is-a-throwback-to-wwiis-tank-landing-ships

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