The Resurrection of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/09/episode-56-the-resurrection-of-the-islamic-emirate-of-afghanistan.php



Afghanistan: US admits Kabul drone strike killed civilians

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58604655



US strike that killed 10 civilians in Kabul relied on intel search for ubiquitous ‘white Toyota Corolla’

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/afghanistan-toyota-corolla-kabul-strike/



US envoy: Qatar plane takes more Americans from Afghanistan

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-afghanistan-immigration-qatar-kabul-b254651abd453c3298b9dede494614cf



Many Americans, allies still stuck in Afghanistan

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6273010544001#sp=show-clips



Taliban replaces women's ministry with ministry of virtue and vice

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-replaces-womens-ministry-with-ministry-virtue-vice-2021-09-17/



The Taliban PR Campaign Has Not Ended, But Transformed

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/09/taliban-pr-campaign-has-not-ended-transformed/185417/



Al Qaeda could regain ability to threaten U.S. in as little as a year, intel chiefs say

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/al-qaeda-united-states-threats/



House Foreign Affairs Republicans Prepared for U.S. to Go Back Into Afghanistan

https://www.newsweek.com/afghanistan-war-republicans-us-foreign-affairs-congress-1630145



The weapons American forces left behind may not help the Taliban much

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/572438-the-weapons-american-forces-left-behind-may-not-help-the-taliban



China's Xi urges Afghanistan to stamp out terrorism, vows more aid

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-president-xi-says-afghanistan-should-eradicate-terrorism-promises-more-2021-09-17/



In Panjshir, Few Signs of an Active Resistance, or Any Fight at All

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/world/asia/panjshir-resistance-taliban-massoud.html



Working with the Devil? The Potential for U.S.-Taliban Cooperation Against the Islamic State in Afghanistan

https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/working-with-the-devil-the-potential-for-u-s-taliban-cooperation-against-the-islamic-state-in-afghanistan/









India could be the first foreign customer to order the Russian S-500 system

https://www.defenceaviationpost.com/2021/09/india-could-be-the-first-foreign-customer-to-order-the-russian-s-500-system/



Why IAF is opting for 24 second-hand Mirage 2000 fighter jets

https://www.firstpost.com/india/why-iaf-is-opting-for-24-second-hand-mirage-2000-fighter-jets-9972861.html



India Makes Fresh Attempt To Urgently Procure Minesweepers

https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/09/17/india-makes-fresh-attempt-urgently-procure-minesweepers/




Strategic Analysis: Bangladesh Air Force reaches for the skies

https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/09/16/strategic-analysis-bangladesh-air-force-reaches-for-the-skies









US, Iran, Israel nuke standoff, everyone blinks - now what? - analysis

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/us-iran-israel-nuke-standoff-everyone-blinks-now-what-analysis-679648



Iran angling for invite to Chinese-led security pact after years of waiting

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/16/iran-angling-invite-chinese-led-security-pact-afte/









Former Iraqi politician warns of Iran using Iraq as ‘a way station for weapons transport’

https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/former-iraqi-politician-warns-of-iran-using-iraq-as-a-way-station-for-weapons-transport/article_98947138-59d2-5d8a-8f68-b79fbbd28f89.html



7-hour Iraq firefight sees 4 Marine Raiders receive Bronze Stars with ‘V’

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/09/17/7-hour-iraq-firefight-sees-4-marine-raiders-receive-bronze-stars-with-v/



Washington, Baghdad agree to reduce US troops in Iraq

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/washington-baghdad-agree-to-reduce-us-troops-in-iraq/2367592









List Of Coalition UAV Losses During The Yemeni Civil War

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/09/coalition-uav-losses-during-yemeni.html



At Least 50 Killed In Yemen Clashes: Military Sources

https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/at-least-50-killed-in-yemen-clashes-military-sources-01631787309




Forget The A-10: The Bayraktar Akıncı Flying Tank Destroyer Has Arrived

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/09/forget-a-10-bayraktar-aknc-flying-tank.html









Turkey faces gathering storm in Syria

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/09/turkey-faces-gathering-storm-syria



Attack on gas line leaves Syrian capital with no electricity

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/attack-on-gas-line-leaves-syrian-capital-with-no-electricity-679697




Hezbollah Is Trying to Be Lebanon’s Savior; As the country’s economic desperation grows, the Shiite sectarian group is promising to provide for anyone in need.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/17/hezbollah-is-trying-to-be-lebanons-savior/



Iran's fuel shipments violate Lebanon's sovereignty -PM

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-fuel-shipments-violate-lebanons-sovereignty-pm-2021-09-17/



Israel won’t interfere with Hezbollah-run oil shipments from Iran to Lebanon

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-wont-interfere-with-hezbollah-run-oil-shipments-from-iran-to-lebanon/









Israel Isn’t Strong Enough to Attack Iran

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/17/israel-isnt-strong-enough-to-attack-iran/



Rafael showcases Drone Dome

https://www.armyrecognition.com/dsei_2021_news_official_land_zone_publication_online_show_daily/dsei_2021_rafael_showcases_drone_dome.html









Nine Killed, 23 Injured in Nigerian Air Strike

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/09/17/nine-killed-injured-nigeria/




Hundreds of aid trucks 'not returned' from Ethiopia's Tigray region, says UN

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210917-hundreds-of-aid-trucks-not-returned-from-ethiopia-s-tigray-region-says-un



Go Ballistic: Tigray’s Forgotten Missile War With Ethiopia and Eritrea

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/09/go-ballistic-tigrays-forgotten-missile.html




Fire destroys several hundred military vehicles at Wallmansthal

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-defence-sa-defence/fire-destroys-several-hundred-military-vehicles-at-wallmansthal/










Joint military drill to kick off in Ukraine as Congress seeks air defense boost for the country

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/dsei/2021/09/17/joint-military-drill-to-kick-off-in-ukraine-as-congress-seeks-an-air-defense-boost-for-the-country/



Russia might buy the Checkmate fighter

http://alert5.com/2021/09/18/russia-might-buy-the-checkmate-fighter/



New Russian S-500 Air Defense System Enters Service

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/09/17/russian-s500-system-enters-service/





UAV Factory unveils Penguin C Mk2 VTOL drone system

https://www.armyrecognition.com/dsei_2021_news_official_land_zone_publication_online_show_daily/dsei_2021_uav_factory_unveils_penguin_c_mk2_vtol_drone_system.html




Robotics Manufacturer Debuts New Unmanned Vehicle Concept

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/9/17/dsei-news-robotics-manufacturer-debuts-new-unmanned-vehicle-concept




Leonardo and Northrop Grumman team for VTOL work

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/leonardo-and-northrop-grumman-team-for-vtol-work/




Afghanistan 'disaster' calls for 'outspoken debate within NATO': German MEP David McAllister

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20210917-afghanistan-disaster-calls-for-outspoken-debate-within-nato-german-mep-david-mcallister



Afghan chaos leads to resignations and reshuffling — in Europe, but not in Washington

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/17/afghan-europe-sigrid-kaag/



Europe’s first Multidomain Task Force tests high-altitude balloons for targeting in Norway

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/dsei/2021/09/17/europes-first-multidomain-task-force-tests-high-altitude-balloons-for-targeting-in-norway/



Germans See Russian Meddling in Tight Election Intensifying

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-17/germans-see-russian-meddling-in-tight-election-intensifying




France recalls its ambassadors to US and Australia in submarine deal backlash

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210917-france-recalls-its-ambassadors-to-us-and-australia-in-submarine-deal-backlash



Secret talks and a hidden agenda: Behind the US Defence deal that France called a ‘betrayal’

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/secret-talks-and-a-hidden-agenda-behind-the-us-defense-deal-that-france-called-a-betrayal/articleshow/86312161.cms



Why the French are so furious at the Biden administration over a derailed submarine deal

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-the-french-are-so-furious-at-the-biden-administration-over-a-derailed-submarine-deal/ar-AAOxUz0



France seeks to limit financial hit from submarine fiasco

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business-daily/20210916-france-seeks-to-limit-financial-hit-from-submarine-fiasco




UK’s future force to lean heavily into robotics, AI and hybrid power

https://www.c4isrnet.com/digital-show-dailies/dsei/2021/09/16/uks-future-force-to-lean-heavily-into-robotics-ai-and-hybrid-power/



British military intel chief has ‘ambitious plans’ for automation

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/2021/09/16/british-military-intel-chief-has-ambitious-plans-for-automation/



Raytheon, AEUK to demonstrate autonomous mine warfare system to Royal Navy

https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/dsei-2021/2021/09/dsei-2021-raytheon-aeuk-to-demonstrate-autonomous-mine-warfare-system-to-royal-navy/



RAF Reports Progress on New Medium-Class Protector Drone

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/9/17/dsei-news-raf-reports-progress-on-new-medium-class-protector-drone



UK Starts Work On A New Nuclear Submarine Right After Australia Says It's Looking To Buy

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42418/uk-starts-work-on-a-new-nuclear-submarine-right-after-australia-says-its-looking-to-buy



UK Awards Laser Weapon Experimental Contracts

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/09/uk-awards-laser-weapon-experimental-contracts/



CAMM to up firepower for Type 45 Destroyers

https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/dsei-2021/2021/09/dsei-2021-camm-to-up-firepower-for-type-45-destroyers/



Saab Demos New Assault Ship for Royal Marines

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/9/17/dsei-news-saab-demos-new-assault-ship-for-royal-marines



British, Italian F-35s to get new missile types

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/dsei/2021/09/16/british-italian-f-35s-to-get-new-missile-types/









Argentina to purchase JF-17 ‘Thunder’ jets from Pakistan

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/argentina-to-purchase-jf-17-thunder-jets-from-pakistan/









China bolstering presence in South China Sea — US think tank

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/09/17/2127665/china-bolstering-presence-south-china-sea-us-think-tank



How Chinese Strategists Think AI Will Power a Military Leap Ahead

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/09/how-chinese-strategists-think-ai-will-power-military-leap-ahead/185409/



China: Intimidation Escalation

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/china/articles/20210917.aspx



China enters Taiwan air defence zone a day after military budget boost

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-enters-taiwan-air-defence-zone-day-after-military-budget-boost-2021-09-17/





Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center: Construction Activity Near ELWR

https://www.38north.org/2021/09/yongbyon-nuclear-research-center-construction-activity-near-elwr/



North Korea rebukes 'double-dealing' US after missile launch

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210917-north-korea-rebukes-double-dealing-us-after-missile-launch



It’s the Launcher, Not the Missile: Initial Evaluation of North Korea’s Rail-Mobile Missile Launches

https://www.38north.org/2021/09/its-the-launcher-not-the-missile-initial-evaluation-of-north-koreas-rail-mobile-missile-launches/





South Korea Developing Advanced Military Robots and Stealth Drones

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/09/south-korea-developing-advanced-military-robots-and-stealth-drones.html





Myanmar’s All-Out War in the Making

https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/myanmars-all-out-war-in-the-making/





The Grand Alliance to Contain China: Will It Work?

https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2021/09/15/the-grand-alliance-to-contain-china-n1479171



Australia To Buy Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, Will Get At Least Eight Nuclear Submarines

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42408/australia-to-buy-tomahawk-cruise-missiles-will-get-at-least-eight-nuclear-submarines



Why Did Australia Not Consider French Nuclear Submarines?

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30458/Why_Did_Australia_Not_Consider_French_Nuclear_Submarines_#.YUV04X1lBPY



French Attack Boat Design, Costs Opened Door to Nuclear Australian Sub Says Expert

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/16/french-attack-boat-design-costs-opened-door-to-nuclear-australian-sub-says-expert



Expert on Aus-N Sub's Broader Build & Regional Uncertainties

http://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2021/09/expert-on-aus-n-subs-broader-build.html



Australia Needs Nuclear Sub for ‘Regional Superiority’ Defense Minister Says; More U.S. Forces Will Operate in Australia in the Future

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/17/australia-needs-nuclear-sub-for-regional-superiority-defense-minister-says-more-u-s-forces-will-operate-in-australia-in-the-future



The Strategic Symbolism of Australia’s Nuclear Subs

https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-strategic-symbolism-of-australias-nuclear-subs/










The Air Force’s Software Chief Resigns as Pentagon Takes Control of Millions of IP Addresses

https://sofrep.com/news/the-air-forces-software-chief-resigns-as-pentagon-takes-control-of-millions-of-ip-addresses/



DoD Buys Two New Supercomputers That Rank Among Its Most Powerful Ever

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/09/dod-buys-two-new-supercomputers-that-rank-among-its-most-powerful-ever/



Tucson Mystery Drone Had Rotors According To Border Patrol Helicopter Aircrew's Emails

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42404/tucson-mystery-drone-had-rotors-according-to-border-patrol-helicopter-aircrews-emails



Army finally reveals why a soldier is being court-martialed for a mysterious firefight in Syria

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-syria-robert-nicoson-court-marti/



Russian-Made Mi-17 Helicopter Flown By Secretive U.S. Unit Lands In Farmer's Field

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42409/russian-made-mi-17-helicopter-flown-by-secretive-u-s-group-lands-in-farmers-field



Aerospace & Defense Roundup: September 16

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/z/aerospace-defense-roundup-september-16



Damaged B-2 Moved To A Hangar Days After Skidding Off Runway, Airspace Restriction Lifted

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42423/damaged-b-2-moved-to-a-hangar-days-after-skidding-off-runway



Biological Deterrence for the Shadow War

https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/biological-deterrence-for-the-shadow-war/



Behold F-117s On Their Historic Deployment To Fresno In These Stunning Shots

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42410/behold-f-117s-on-their-historic-deployment-to-fresno-in-these-stunning-shots



SPACECOM Needs More Data, Sensors To Track On-Orbit Threats

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/09/spacecom-needs-more-data-sensors-to-track-on-orbit-threats/



Laflamme Aero and General Dynamics showcase LX300 unmanned helicopter

https://www.armyrecognition.com/dsei_2021_news_official_land_zone_publication_online_show_daily/dsei_2021_laflamme_aero_and_general_dynamics_showcase_lx300_unmanned_helicopter.html



Soldiers Could Shoot ‘Rambo’-Style With Elbit Systems’ Smart Assault Rifle Tech

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2021/09/17/soldiers-could-shoot-rambo-style-with-elbit-systems-smart-assault-rifle-tech/



Don’t call it a landmine. Soldiers test suitcase-sized tank killer

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/09/16/dont-call-it-a-landmine-soldiers-test-a-suitcase-size-tank-killer/



The Marines Are Looking for a Few Older People

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/09/marines-are-looking-few-older-people/185410/



The Air Force tried to kill the A-10 by clipping its wings and starving it of parts

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-a-10-warthog-retirement-date/



General Atomics eyes Arctic Circle operations with MQ-9A ‘Big Wing’ demo

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/general-atomics-eyes-arctic-circle-operations-with-mq-9a-big-wing-demo/145508.article



Air Force begins construction of simulation and wargaming facility for space and lasers

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/09/16/air-force-begins-construction-of-simulation-and-wargaming-facility-for-space-and-lasers/



Is this the technology that will define 6th generation fighters?

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/is-this-the-technology-that-will-define-6th-generation-fighters/



Lockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against Boeing

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42417/lockheed-is-bringing-back-the-airbus-a330-tanker-to-compete-against-boeing



In Forbes: An Irked Senator Roger Wicker Goes “On Record” Over The Coast Guard

http://nextnavy.com/in-forbes-senator-roger-wicker-goes-on-record-over-the-coast-guard/



Procurement decision for powerful Navy jammer heads to court

https://www.c4isrnet.com/electronic-warfare/2021/09/16/procurement-decision-for-powerful-navy-jammer-heads-to-court/



Navy eyes advanced minesweeping sensor payload using high-temperature superconducting magnetic materials

https://www.militaryaerospace.com/sensors/article/14210402/minesweeping-sensor-hightemperature-superconducting



Salvage Ship, Sonar Scanning Pacific Waters for MH-60S Helicopter in Fatal Mishap

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/17/salvage-ship-sonar-scanning-pacific-waters-for-mh-60s-helicopter-in-fatal-mishap



The Babel Ray

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20210917.aspx

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Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-california-immigration-taliban-18b3c63cd7724707f86ba9d883d7c27b



Dozens of Afghan English Teachers Living in Fear as They Hide From Taliban: 'We Will Die'

https://www.newsweek.com/dozens-afghan-english-teachers-living-fear-they-hide-taliban-we-will-die-1630505



Under Taliban Rule: Calm Chaos Prevails in Kabul

https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/under-taliban-rule-calm-chaos-prevails-in-kabul/



Postcards From Kabul: Taliban Shows Off Captured Aircraft

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/09/postcards-from-kabul-taliban-shows-off.html



Al Qaeda affiliated media group stresses importance of ‘idea development’ in 9/11 video

https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/09/al-qaeda-affiliated-media-group-stresses-importance-of-idea-development-in-9-11-video.php



Survivors Of A U.S. Drone Strike In Kabul Want An Investigation And Compensation

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/18/1038556483/drone-strike-kabul-family-afghanistan-missile



CIA warned children were possibly present seconds before US missile killed 10

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/18/politics/united-states-military-drone-strike-kabul-civilians/index.html



After Afghanistan pullout, US seeks NATO basing, intel pacts

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-greece-united-states-migration-europe-2f336407bf5e8c8084227d12f3e91b3d



Afghanistan’s Fall: Were We Using the Wrong Historical Analogies?

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/afghanistan%E2%80%99s-fall-were-we-using-wrong-historical-analogies-193917









Mossad assassinated Iran’s chief nuke scientist with remote AI gun — report

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/mossad-assassinated-irans-chief-nuke-scientist-with-remote-ai-gun-report-679751



The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-fakhrizadeh-assassination-israel.html



Meet Iran’s New Foreign Minister: Qassem Suleimani’s ‘Soldier’

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/17/amir-abdollahian-iran-foreign-minister-suleimani/









Iraqi army hunts down Daesh/ISIS cells in Diyala

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraqi-army-hunts-down-daesh-isis-cells-in-diyala/2368265



‘There Is Chaos’; Iran-Backed Militias Battle Activists in a Holy Iraqi City

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/iraq-karbala-iran-militias.html









OSINT - 4 Russian Navy Improved-KILO Class Submarines In Tartus, Syria

http://www.hisutton.com/4-KILO-Class-Subs-In-Syria.html



Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Syrian gas pipeline

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-attack-syrian-gas-pipeline-2021-09-18/










Israeli forces nab final 2 Palestinian fugitives in Jenin, ending jailbreak saga

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-forces-nab-final-2-palestinian-fugitives-in-jenin-ending-jailbreak-saga/









France and Russia make a stand over which country will have the greater influence in Mali

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210918-in-mali-france-and-russia-are-facing-off-over-who-will-have-the-greater-influence-in-the-country









Russia’s Deepening Belarus Ties Squeeze Western-Backed Ukraine

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-deepening-belarus-ties-squeeze-western-backed-ukraine-11631957401



Russia’s Crazy Sham Election

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/16/russia-election-duma-putin/



Communists, observers report violations in Russian election

https://apnews.com/article/europe-russia-elections-media-vladimir-putin-aec6dc54320afa7d66df9a654c80ab77



Why Putin Will Roll to Victory in Parliamentary Elections

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-putin-will-roll-victory-parliamentary-elections-194083



Apple and Google cave to Putin’s censors, block Navalny app as election begins

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/09/apple-and-google-cave-to-putins-censors-block-navalny-app-as-election-begins/



Russia and Belarus Are Using Migrants as a Weapon Against the EU

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/18/russia-belarus-poland-lithuiania-migrants-eu-weapon/



Su-75 Stealth Checkmate Fighter: Mass Production to Begin in 2025

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/09/su-75-stealth-checkmate-fighter-mass-production-to-being-in-2025/





Rheinmetall Debuts Brimstone-Armed Mission Master XT UGV

https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/09/17/dsei-2021-rheinmetall-debuts-brimstone-armed-mission-master-xt-ugv/




French minister decries ‘duplicity’ in U.S. submarine deal

https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-france-australia-united-states-dde9fd44e9d29c08f4cb42335635f193









China so called advanced jet engine failed again, flight tests of the J-20 postponed

https://www.defenceaviationpost.com/2021/09/china-so-called-advanced-jet-engine-failed-again-flight-tests-of-the-j-20-postponed/



How China Exports Authoritarianism; Beijing’s Money and Technology Is Fueling Repression Worldwide

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-09-16/how-china-exports-authoritarianism



The night 12 Chinese MiGs were scrambled to intercept a lone CIA B-17 Spy Plane. They failed, and two of them crashed.

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-night-12-chinese-migs-were-scrambled-to-intercept-a-lone-cia-b-17-spy-plane-they-failed-and-two-of-them-crashed/





Explainer: Australia's nuclear-powered submarine deal is fueling anger in the country. Here's why

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/18/australia/nuclear-energy-climate-aukus-submarines-intl-cmd/index.html










This Day In History: Jimmy Carter Files Report On UFOs

https://jalopnik.com/this-day-in-history-jimmy-carter-files-report-on-ufos-1847701424



Pentagon Talks About UFOs in a New Report.

https://original.newsbreak.com/@tree-langdon-561573/2376425263569-pentagon-talks-about-ufos-in-a-new-report



Defending Democracy – Inside the Senate Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/defending-democracy-inside-the-senate-investigation-into-russian-interference-in-the-2016-presidential-election/



Cold War bombers, interceptors and more at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum

https://www.cnet.com/news/cold-war-bombers-interceptors-and-more-at-the-south-dakota-air-and-space-museum/



Top 10 Hollywood myths about fighter jets

https://www.aerotime.aero/28931-Top-10-Hollywood-myths-about-fighter-jets



Mystery of the Empty Tequila Bottles on New Air Force One

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mystery-of-the-empty-tequila-bottles-on-new-air-force-one



U.S. generals planning for a space war they see as all but inevitable

https://spacenews.com/u-s-generals-planning-for-a-space-war-they-see-as-all-but-inevitable/



Northrop Grumman's LEO satellite payload for DARPA revolutionizes positioning, navigation and timing

https://www.gpsdaily.com/reports/Northrop_Grummans_LEO_satellite_payload_for_DARPA_revolutionizes_positioning_navigation_and_timing_999.html



New, Improved Computerized Rifle

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20210918.aspx



U.S. Army discloses official name for its new extended-range cannon

https://defence-blog.com/u-s-army-discloses-official-name-for-its-new-extended-range-cannon/



Lockheed Martin Forecasts 40% Reduction In F-35 Sustainment Costs Over Five Years

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2021/09/17/lockheed-martin-forecasts-40-reduction-in-f-35-sustainment-costs-through-2025/

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