Af/Pak & Other News (5/28/2012)

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US drones kill 8 in pair of strikes in North Waziristan:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/05/us_drones_kill_5_in.php



Helicopter Crash Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan:

http://www.voanews.com/content/helicopter-crash-kills-nato-soldiers-afghanistan/1120399.html



Army refining long-term MRAP plan:

http://www.defencetalk.com/army-refining-long-term-mrap-plan-42816/



FATA Falls To Pakistani Troops:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htwin/articles/20120528.aspx



ISAF targets al Qaeda leaders in Kunar:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/05/isaf_targets_al_qaed_3.php



Report: Iran sought to strike Jewish, U.S. targets in Azerbaijan:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-iran-sought-to-strike-jewish-u-s-targets-in-azerbaijan-1.432973



Meet ‘Flame’, The Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/flame/



Iraq set to auction new oil, gas blocks:

http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=OBR&date=20120528&id=15157746



Scary Monsters:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20120528.aspx



Turkey approves indictment of Israeli commanders - report:

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFBRE84R0MR20120528



US drones target local AQAP leaders in Yemen:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/05/us_drones_target_loc.php



Yemen army tightens grip on militant-held town:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-yemen-militantsbre84r0ig-20120528,0,2838795.story



Sudan bombs South on eve of peace talks:

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Sudan-bombs-South-on-eve-of-peace-talks-20120528



Brazil readies 15,000 security forces for Rio summit:

http://www.france24.com/en/20120528-brazil-readies-15000-security-forces-rio-summit



Philippine Air Force hopes to revive Blue Diamond aerobatics team:

http://alert5.com/2012/05/28/philippine-air-force-hopes-to-revive-blue-diamond-aerobatics-team/



Taiwan Deploys Anti-China Missiles: Report:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120528/DEFREG03/305280003/Taiwan-Deploys-Anti-China-Missiles-Report?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



30 North Korean officials involved in South talks die 'in traffic
accidents':

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9289608/30-North-Korean-officials-involved-in-South-talks-die-in-traffic-accidents.html



USAF kills Blue Devil II airship program:

http://alert5.com/2012/05/28/usaf-kills-blue-devil-ii-airship-program/



F-35A Price Evolution:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:7d70749b-b3e5-42a4-be69-f921d283c513



The Super Hornet and the anti-access challenge:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/the-super-hornet-and-the-anti-access-challenge-372393/



Stealth coatings behind Raptor cough?:

http://alert5.com/2012/05/28/stealth-coatings-behind-raptor-cough/

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Update:

"US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North
Korea to
gather intelligence about underground military installations, a US
officer has
said in comments carried in US media."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/us-commandos-parachuted-n-korea-report-212356834.html

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Update II:

Security backdoor found in China-made US military chip:

"Cambridge University researchers find that a microprocessor
used by the US military but made in China contains secret
remote access capability

A microchip used by the US military and manufactured in China
contains a secret "backdoor" that means it can be shut off or
reprogrammed without the user knowing, according to researchers
at Cambridge University's Computing Laboratory."

See:

http://www.information-age.com/channels/security-and-continuity/news/2105468/security-backdoor-found-in-chinamade-us-military-chip.thtml