Af/Pak & Other News (6/13/2012)

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North Waziristan drone strike kills 4 'militants':

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/06/us_drone_strike_kill_7.php



U.S. troops return to Afghanistan's "lost province":

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26181:us-troops-return-to-afghanistans-qlost-provinceq&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115



Sierra Nevada files lawsuit in Afghan LAS contest:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sierra-nevada-files-lawsuit-in-afghan-las-contest-372984/



France Transforms Counter-Mine System for Counter-IED Missions:

http://defense-update.com/20120613_france-transforms-souvim-cied.html



Lockheed’s Robo-Jeep Set to Return From Afghanistan Deployment

http://defensetech.org/2012/06/13/lockheeds-ugv-readies-for-return-from-afghanistan/



Indian Navy Ships Visit China, Seychelles:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120613/DEFREG03/306130004/Indian-Navy-Ships-Visit-China-Seychelles?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



US drone strike kills 9 AQAP fighters in Yemen:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/06/us_drone_strike_kill_6.php



At least 70 killed during religious festival as bombers target Iraq
pilgrims, cops:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/13/12196488-at-least-70-killed-during-religious-festival-as-bombers-target-iraq-pilgrims-cops?lite



Dutch Reinforce Ocean Shield:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:d7c45fb3-2775-42eb-970e-7e8cda8b370d



Syria now in civil war, UN official says:

http://www.defencetalk.com/syria-now-in-civil-war-un-official-says-43118/



France seeks tough UN action in Syria:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47796133/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/#.T9k4UsX7HIU



Al Nusrah front claims latest suicide attack in Syria:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/06/al_nusrah_front_clai_2.php



Syrian Government Forced to Bomb its Own SAM Sites:

http://defensetech.org/2012/06/13/syrian-government-forced-to-bomb-its-own-sam-sites/



'Hezbollah may move Syrian arms to Lebanon':

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=273667




Pentagon Denies ‘Deal With the Devil’ (On Russian Helos, at Least):

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/pentagon-devil-helos/



Israel looks to make unmanned systems harder to destroy:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-looks-to-make-unmanned-systems-harder-to-destroy-372924/



Smartphones in the Battlefield:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1352




Tunisia seeks to quell religious tension after unrest:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012\06\14\story_14-6-2012_pg4_7



Top German terrorism suspect arrested in Tanzania: police:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26171:top-german-terrorism-suspect-arrested-in-tanzania-police&catid=52:Human%20Security&Itemid=114



Three Uzbeks Arrested Stealing Fighter Jet Parts:

http://en.ria.ru/crime/20120613/174003211.html



Britain axes hundreds of Gurkhas in new round of cuts:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Britain_axes_hundreds_of_Gurkhas_in_new_round_of_cuts_999.html



Bundeswehr builds its own soldier systems:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/06/13/bundeswehr-builds-its-own-soldier-systems/



Close Air Support with a French Flair:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:6ffb0912-4a9e-4edd-bc3d-b1cc3863beaf



USAF Raptors train with Eurofighters at Red Flag-Alaska:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-raptors-train-with-eurofighters-at-red-flag-alaska-372957/



China refutes Japanese media reports that it exported TELs to North
Korea:

http://alert5.com/2012/06/14/china-refutes-japanese-media-reports-that-it-exported-tels-to-north-korea/



Chinese Microchips Are Considered Impossible To Regulate:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_06_04_2012_p68-461194.xml



In Flawed, Epic Anonymous Book, the Abyss Gazes Back:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/06/anonymous-parmy-olson-review/



Northrop Grumman Develops, Demonstrates SmartNode Pod:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Develops_Demonstrates_SmartNode_Pod_999.html



Revealed: 64 Drone Bases on American Soil:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/64-drone-bases-on-us-soil/



Wagging the MEADS dog:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/06/13/wagging-the-meads-dog/



Pentagon’s Prosthetic Plan: Tap Spinal Fluid to Fuel Fake Limbs:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/prosthetics-spinal/



F-22 pilots told not to wear Combat Edge suit during routine flights:

http://alert5.com/2012/06/14/f-22-pilots-told-not-to-wear-combat-edge-suit-during-routine-flights/



When GPS Goes Down, Pentagon Still Wants a Way to Fight:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/darpa-gps/