Af/Pak & Other News (12/7/2012)

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2012 Was the Year of the Drone in Afghanistan:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/2012-drones-afghanistan/



USAF Launched 114 Remote Strikes in Afghanistan Last Month:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121206/DEFREG04/312060005/USAF-Launched-114-Remote-Strikes-Afghanistan-Last-Month?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE




Pakistani officials promoting false split in Taliban leadership
cadres, again:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/12/pakistani_officials_promoting.php



Pakistani Taliban recruiting via Facebook:

http://dawn.com/2012/12/07/pakistani-taliban-recruiting-via-facebook/




German Tigers Bound For Afghanistan:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:60698c22-5a31-4c9d-8914-5eddb996d197




Rural Afghan town feels caught between U.S. and Taliban:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghan-town-feels-caught-between-us-and-taliban/2012/12/07/775bf96e-3ef2-11e2-8a5c-473797be602c_story.html




Army Works to Ensure Homemade Bombs Don’t Escape the Gaze of ‘Vader’:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/vader/




Wider Chaos Feared as Syrian Rebels Clash With Kurds:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/world/middleeast/wider-chaos-feared-as-syrian-rebels-and-kurds-clash.html



In Syrian war's end game, Moscow maneuvers away from Assad:

http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-syria-russia-endgame-20121206,0,6006330.story



Watch Syrian Rebels Make Rockets Out of Assad’s Cluster Bombs:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/syria-rockets-cluster-bombs/



Rebels circle Damascus airport; Russia, U.S. downbeat:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/07/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8AJ1FK20121207



NATO moves toward deployment on Syria border:

http://news.msn.com/world/nato-moves-toward-deployment-on-syria-border



Dutch To Send Patriot Missiles to Turkey-Syria Border:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121207/DEFREG04/312070002/Dutch-Send-Patriot-Missiles-Turkey-Syria-Border?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Syrian Capital a Maze of Checkpoints, Blast Walls:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syrian-capital-maze-checkpoints-blast-walls-17895855




Report: French military advisers meet with rebels inside Syria:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/report-french-military-advisers-meet-with-rebels-inside-syria-1.483383




Always Watching: The IDF Unmanned Ground Vehicle:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140833/israel-details-unmanned-ground-vehicle-ops.html




With Hamas's confidence waxing, Khaled Meshaal arrives in Gaza:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2012/1207/With-Hamas-s-confidence-waxing-Khaled-Meshaal-arrives-in-Gaza




Morsi Defends Wide Authority as Turmoil Rises in Egypt:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/world/middleeast/egypt-islamists-secular-opponents-clashes.html?_r=0




Protesters in Egypt march on presidential palace:

http://news.msn.com/world/protesters-in-egypt-march-on-presidential-palace




As Egypt's Morsi remains defiant, a former top Brother speaks out
(+video):

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/1206/As-Egypt-s-Morsi-remains-defiant-a-former-top-Brother-speaks-out-video




Norwegian Rocket Makers Save AMRAAM:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairw/articles/20121207.aspx




Denmark Purchases U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk Helicopters:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140844/us-navy-details-danish-order-for-mh_60rs.html




First Eurofighter Typhoon Meteor Firing Trial A Success:

http://www.eurofighter.com/media/news0/news-detail/article/press-release-first-eurofighter-typhoon-meteor-firing-trial-a-success.html




El Salvador gangs accept proposal to create 'peace zones':

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/Latin-America-Monitor/2012/1207/El-Salvador-gangs-accept-proposal-to-create-peace-zones



Images: Snow may have slowed N. Korea launch prep:

http://news.msn.com/world/images-snow-may-have-slowed-n-korea-launch-prep



Bow Down Asia, Bow Down:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/china/articles/20121207.aspx




PLA Air Force Holds Confrontation Air-Combat Testing Assessment:

http://www.defencetalk.com/pla-air-force-holds-confrontation-air-combat-testing-assessment-45822/



Japan Authorizes N. Korean Rocket Interception:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121207/DEFREG03/312070001/Japan-Authorizes-N-Korean-Rocket-Interception?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE




Canada Drops F-35 Purchase As Lifetime Costs Exceed $40 Billion:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/140849/canada-drops-f_35-purchase-as-lifetime-costs-exceed-%2440-billion.html




Canadian Forces Looking For 15 Miniature UAVs – Option To Purchase
Another 75 As Well:

http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/12/06/canadian-forces-looking-for-15-miniature-uavs-option-to-purchase-another-75-as-well/






What Just Happened at the Naval Postgraduate School?:

http://nation.time.com/2012/12/07/what-just-happened-at-the-naval-postgraduate-school/



Military Sealift Command Accepts Delivery of First JHSV:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140832/us-navy-accepts-delivery-of-first-jhsv.html



US Army demos first robot Black Hawk helicopter:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/06/army_autonomous_helicopter_flight/



More Precision for Navy Guns:

http://defensetech.org/2012/12/06/more-precision-for-navy-guns/



SAIC Wins Blue Devil Sensor Contract:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140830/saic-wins-blue-devil-sensor-contract.html




Army Developing Next-Generation Surveillance Aircraft:

http://www.defencetalk.com/army-developing-next-generation-surveillance-aircraft-45835/



Does the USAF risk irrelevance by abandoning the UAS flight plan?:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/12/does-the-usaf-risk-irrelevance.html



BAE Systems to Begin Production on Paladin IMS:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140831/bae-to-begin-production-of-paladin-ims.html




Five charged in US over Iran, China exports:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Five_charged_in_US_over_Iran_China_exports_999.html




That’s Ms. Bubblehead to You, Sailor:

http://nation.time.com/2012/12/07/thats-ms-bubblehead-to-you-sailor/