Af/Pak & Other News (4/12/2013)

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Taliban claim killing MQM candidate:

http://dawn.com/2013/04/12/taliban-claim-killing-mqm-candidate/



Report: Afghan Militants Could Get U.S. Contract Funds:

http://www.rferl.org/content/afghanistan-us-contracts-money/24955484.html




German IMU fighter killed in drone strike last fall:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/04/german_imu_fighter_k.php



Taliban Attacks Highly Regarded Afghan Army Unit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/world/asia/taliban-attacks-afghan-army-unit.html



Taliban militants announce ‘conditional support’ for anti-polio drive:

http://dawn.com/2013/04/12/taliban-militants-announce-conditional-support-for-anti-polio-drive/



DARPA awards three contracts to detect IEDs hidden in mud, meat, and
dead animals:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/04/DARPA-MEDS-contracts.html



First Mission for Spanish Tigers in Afghanistan:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:d0407c83-f81f-496f-af27-305a76b5856e



Former Army Soldier Indicted on Bribery and Related Charges for
Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan:

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-crm-404.html






Iran’s New Fake Inventions: Time Machine, ‘Islamic Google Earth’:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/iran-time-machine/





U.S. Embassy in Turkey Said to Be Targeted:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/world/europe/turkish-police-say-us-embassy-was-target-of-bomb-plot.html






Bomb attacks on mosques in Iraq kill at least 11:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22128070






Group says at least 4,300 Syrians killed in airstrikes:

http://news.msn.com/world/group-says-at-least-4300-syrians-killed-in-airstrikes



Rebel Victory in Syria Might Not Stop Conflict, U.S. Officials Say:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/world/middleeast/rebel-victory-in-syria-might-not-stop-conflict-us-officials-say.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0




West has 'hard evidence' of Syria chemical weapons: envoy:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/West_has_hard_evidence_of_Syria_chemical_weapons_envoy_999.html




Syria: Iran Steps Up:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/syria/articles/20130412.aspx





Encrypted broadcast system links IDF brass to intel:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Encrypted-broadcast-system-links-IDF-brass-to-intel-309587




France starts troop pullout from Mali after anti-Islamist offensive:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30092:france-starts-troop-pullout-from-mali-after-anti-islamist-offensive&catid=56:diplomacy-a-peace&Itemid=111




Contractors’ Next Payday: Commando Logistics for Africa Shadow Wars:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/africa-commando-contractors/




Senegal orders Super Tucanos:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30129:senegal-orders-super-tucanos&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107






Russian Air Force approves design for new strategic bomber:

http://alert5.com/2013/04/12/russian-air-force-approves-design-for-new-strategic-bomber/




BAE checks Harpoon fit for anti-ship Typhoon:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bae-checks-harpoon-fit-for-anti-ship-typhoon-384566/




US adds Russian supercomputer maker to list of nuclear threats:

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/us-adds-russian-supercomputer-maker-to-list-of-nuclear-threats/




Russian Air Force hopes to have MiG-31 replacement by 2020:

http://alert5.com/2013/04/12/russian-air-force-hopes-to-have-mig-31-replacement-by-2020/





Guatemala Looks to Super Tucanos for its Air Force:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/guatemala-looks-to-super-tucanos-for-its-air-force-07578/




Brazil to buy 34 Gepard tanks from Germany:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Brazil_to_buy_34_Gepard_tanks_from_Germany_999.html




Worry grows over Mexico vigilante movement:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-vigilantes-20130412,0,4249646.story






Pentagon report shows N. Korea capable of arming missile with nuke,
officials downplay finding:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/12/north-korea-capable-arming-missile-with-nuclear-warhead-according-to-pentagon/



U.S.: ‘Inaccurate’ To Say N. Korea Has Nuclear Missiles:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130412/DEFREG03/304120010/U-S-8216-Inaccurate-8217-Say-N-Korea-Has-Nuclear-Missiles




North Korea poised to launch up to five missiles, South Korea says:

http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-north-korea-missile-launch-20130411,0,4558722.story




Chinese boffins predict iPad-sized supercomputers:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/12/supercomputer_ipad_quantum_anomalous_hall/






Raytheon floats idea for offshore missile batteries:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065977961




Boeing wants to turn V-22 into aerial refueling tanker:

http://alert5.com/2013/04/12/boeing-wants-to-turn-v-22-into-aerial-refueling-tanker/




Pentagon Defense Lawyers Banned From Using Computers Over Loss of
Sensitive Data:

http://gizmodo.com/5994488/pentagon-defense-lawyers-banned-from-using-computers-over-loss-of-sensitive-data



Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Intercepts And Destroys Tactical
Ballistic Missile In New Test:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/prnewswire-defense-news.html?doc=201304121138PR_NEWS_USPR_____FL93885&showRelease=1&dir=0&industries=ARO&andorquestion=OR&&passDir=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,15,17,34



Navy delays Triton UAS development:

http://defensetech.org/2013/04/11/navy-delays-triton-uas-development/



Gaming Company Certificates Stolen and Used to Attack Activists,
Others:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/04/gaming-company-certs-stolen/



Secrets of FBI Smartphone Surveillance Tool Revealed in Court Fight:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/04/verizon-rigmaiden-aircard/




USN needs to refit LHDs to better accommodate the F-35B:

http://alert5.com/2013/04/12/usn-needs-to-refit-lhds-to-better-accommodate-the-f-35b/



Lockheed unveils more information on UCLASS programme:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-unveils-more-information-on-uclass-programme-384589/

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/04/more-uclass-details-from-lockh.html