This week former Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was ousted by a coalition led by new PM Naftali Bennett, the front lines of Afghanistan continue to shift back & forth, a bipartisan group of US Senators are attempted to advance an infrastructure deal, and more.
Index/References:
ADIZ - Air Defense ID Zone: Designated area of airspace over land or water within which a country requires the immediate and positive identification, location and air traffic control of aircraft
Free Perú - Partido Político Nacional Perú Libre: Peruvian left-wing political party founded in 2007 and officially registered in 2016; widely seen as socialist/Marxist-Leninist
GNB - Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela: Venezuelan National Guard
H-6: Chinese military twin-engine strategic bomber; license built copy of Soviet-built Tu-16 bomber
IED - Improvised Explosive Device
J-11: Chinese military (PLA) fighter aircraft based on the Soviet-built Su-27 fighter
J-16: Chinese military (PLA) fighter aircraft based on the Chinese J-11
KJ-500: Chinese military (PLA) airborne early warning & control aircraft; variant of Y-9 aircraft which is itself an upgraded version of the Y-8; all in service with the PLA
Knesset: Israel’s parliament
Popular Force - Fuerza Popular: Peruvian right-wing, populst political party founded in 2010
SOUTHCOM: US military combatant command covering Central & South America, and the Carribean
Y-8: Chinese military plane with a variety of capabilities and over 40 variants; including anti-submarine warfare, transport, and surveillance
