Af/Pak & Other News (6/15/2012)

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India, US to hold trilateral dialogue with Afghanistan:

http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/2b304080855b011a0634bdc6aa7e38dd/india-us-to-hold-trilateral-dialogue-with-afghanistan



Combined Force Kills Haqqani Commander:

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116759



CIA Refuses to Confirm or Deny Drone Attacks Obama Brags About:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/06/cia-confirm-deny-drones/



Who Counts The Days In Afghanistan:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htwin/articles/20120615.aspx



NATO Troops, Insurgents Killed in Afghanistan:

http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/06/15/nato-troops-insurgents-killed-in-afghanistan/



Radio To Bleed For:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20120615.aspx



US holds talks on arms handover to CAsia: report:

http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=54452



Still Not Good Enough:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20120615.aspx



AQAP destroys tombs in southern Yemen:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/06/aqap_destroys_shrine.php



US official: Russia sends troops to Syria as peace hopes fade:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/15/12238938-us-official-russia-sends-troops-to-syria-as-peace-hopes-fade?lite



Turkey says Syrian refugee numbers exceed 30,000:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iCEdqIDYM9Xnt6rby2lacQIpfldQ?docId=CNG.12982d97427da8dc8346dbd722ef25c5.761



IDF to Train Youths for the Cyber Field:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1349




US Outsources Its Africa Spying:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/africa-spying-contractors/




Polish Air Force participates in first Red Flag:

http://alert5.com/2012/06/16/polish-air-force-participates-in-first-red-flag/



Fourth T-50 Stealth Fighter to Fly This Year:

http://www.defencetalk.com/fourth-t-50-stealth-fighter-to-fly-this-year-43168/



Norway: Largest-ever Investment in the Army:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/136041/norway-oks-%241.6bn-purchase%2C-upgrade-of-cv_90s.html



Norway orders F-35As after securing JSM integration support:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/norway-orders-f-35as-after-securing-jsm-integration-support-373063/



Sagem tests UAV, announces contract:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Sagem_tests_UAV_announces_contract_999.html



Italy, Germany Warn U.S. Against MEADS Cancellation:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120614/DEFREG02/306140007/Italy-Germany-Warn-U-S-Against-MEADS-Cancellation?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Finnish court fines Thor Liberty master and first officer over Patriot
missiles:

http://alert5.com/2012/06/16/finnish-court-fines-thor-liberty-master-and-first-officer-over-patriot-missiles/



Enter the DRAGON - NATO & USA Upgrading E-3 AWACS Cockpits:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Enter-the-DRAGON-NATO-USA-Upgrading-E-3-AWACS-Cockpits-07428/



Britain, Argentina joust over Falklands 30 years after war:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Britain_Argentina_joust_over_Falklands_30_years_after_war_999.html



Bolivia sends troops to mine after violence:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/47836409



US, South Korean and Japanese Naval Exercises Announced:

http://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korean-and-japanese-naval-exercises-announced-43187/



Submersible sets new China dive record:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/298190/submersible-sets-new-china-dive-record



‘Gray Eagle’ Drone Fails All the Time, But Army Still Wants More:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/grey-eagle/



US Marines hope to stand-up first operational F-35B squadron in
November:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-marines-hope-to-stand-up-first-operational-f-35b-squadron-in-november-373070/



Boeing, US Navy Conduct FA-18EF Satellite Communications Test:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Boeing_US_Navy_Conduct_FA_18EF_Satellite_Communications_Test_999.html



Navy May Need to Design Ships With Laser Guns in Mind:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/laser-ship-building/



Air Force Documents Show Oxygen Problems In F-22 Worse Than Previously
Stated:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/136040/f_22-oxygen-problems-worse-than-previously-stated%3A-senators.html



Lockheed's new mystery drone:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/06/lockheeds-new-mystery-drone.html



The US Started a New Arms Race: Everyone is Invited to Join:

http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2012/06/the-us-started-a-new-arms-race-everyone-is-invited-to-join.html



Lone Senator Blocks Renewal of NSA Wiretap Program:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/06/fisa-amendments-act-fate/