Af/Pak & Other News (7/6/2012)

[dump...@hotmail.com]

Pakistan to scan all NATO containers:

http://tribune.com.pk/story/404503/pakistan-to-scan-all-nato-containers/



Gunmen kill 18 bus passengers in Pakistan: police:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48098522



Long shot: Artillery battery sets lethal record:

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/06/marine-record-setting-long-shot-artillery-strike-m777-063012w/



US drones kill 17 'militants' in North Waziristan strike:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/07/us_drones_kill_17_mi.php



Pikes Defeat Bombs:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htinf/articles/20120706.aspx



Iraq car bomb against anti-Qaeda fighter kills six:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h47zkLu1K2luyHmB5ojgYC-_nO_g?docId=CNG.07f85203393f3d78463858245bfbe475.291



Game-changer? General, close friend of Assad deserts Syria for France:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48087057/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/#.T_dDJfX7HIU



Turkey pays tribute to pilots shot down by Syria:

http://www.france24.com/en/20120706-turkey-pays-tribute-pilots-shot-down-syria



Syria activists: 25 killed as army takes city:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/06/syria-activists-25-killed-as-army-takes-city/



Libya: Helicopter downed, killing election worker:

http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/cfa95626be4a44149d94844db726d2fd



Gadhafi-Era Spy Tactics Quietly Restarted in Libya:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304782404577488493816611850.html



NATO to Strengthen Ability to Act with Global Partners:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/136620/nato-to-strengthen-ability-to-act-with-global-partners.html



British to accept first F-35B on July 19:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/07/british-to-accept-first-f-35b.html



Romania: Lawmakers vote to impeach president:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/06/romania-lawmakers-vote-to-impeach-president/



Philippine Air Force to get new warplanes by 2014:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/301321/philippine-air-force-to-get-new-warplanes-by-2014



Norinco's new Arrow hits market and hints at export drive:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065969323&channel=defence



F-15Js scrambled to intercept Tu-22s carrying anti-ship missiles:

http://alert5.com/2012/07/06/f-15js-scrambled-to-intercept-tu-22s-carrying-anti-ship-missiles/



Second Australian LHD Launched:

http://defense-update.com/20120706_second-australian-lhd-launched.html




'Vast majority' of Eurofighter production could be made available to
Malaysia:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065969322&channel=defence




Guess who's coming to Red Flag? If you said the Russians, you're
right...:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/07/guess-whos-coming-to-red-flag.html



High Speed, High Value: The X3 Hybrid Helo Demos At Huntsville:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/07/06/high-speed-high-value-the-x3-hybrid-helo-demos-at-huntsville/



Air Force Wants Apps for Training Flyboys:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/apps-air-force/



DARPA's Phoenix -- Satellites Will Need a Donor Card:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:da784032-b983-47ad-87dc-e1375d117797



Raytheon and US Navy Begin MALD-J Super Hornet Integration:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/136618/mald_j-integration-on-super-hornet-begins.html



Drone Hijacking? That’s Just the Start of GPS Troubles:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/drone-hijacking/



AFRL Moves Ahead on Bunker-Buster for F-35:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:049fca87-975d-454a-a2cb-fbdb096866b8

[dott.Piergiorgio]

Il 07/07/2012 00:44, dump...@hotmail.com ha scritto:

> Long shot: Artillery battery sets lethal record:
>
> http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/06/marine-record-setting-long-shot-artillery-strike-m777-063012w/

for *really* now... in a very recent conference the CSM of Italian Navy
has anticipated the formal request of doing coast shelling
(coincidentally, aside Nave Bersagliere, Nave Margottini is starting the
final trials, so I suspect that this record ends beaten soon....)

:)

Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.

[Jim Wilkins]

"dott.Piergiorgio" <chied...@ask.me> wrote in message
news:7%WJr.189106$GZ3....@tornado.fastwebnet.it...

The Italian battleship Giulio Cesare participated in a previous
long-range hit record:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Calabria

jsw

[dott.Piergiorgio]

Il 07/07/2012 20:01, Jim Wilkins ha scritto:

> The Italian battleship Giulio Cesare participated in a previous
> long-range hit record:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Calabria

whose was a lost opportunity for RN; I remain convinced that a Tovey, or
Somerville, or Holland will have exploited the stroke of luck... for me
ABC remain the worst RN Admiral.