Af/Pak & Other News (3/6/2013)

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Afghan soldiers killed in clash with Taliban:

http://www.dw.de/afghan-soldiers-killed-in-clash-with-taliban/a-16653354



Karzai calls on Afghan troops to improve:

http://news.msn.com/world/karzai-calls-on-afghan-troops-to-improve



CENTCOM Chief Unveils Afghan Troop Recommendation:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130305/DEFREG02/303050012/CENTCOM-Chief-Unveils-Afghan-Troop-Recommendation?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Mobile Strike Force vehicles to support the Afghanistan National
Security Forces:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/143212/textron-wins-%24113m-for-afghan-army-vehicles.html



Military Decides You Shouldn’t See Key Data on Afghan Insurgency:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/afghanistan-data/




India to Develop Own AWACS Aircraft:

http://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-develop-own-awacs-aircraft-47048/




Mattis on Iran, Syria:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2013/03/mattis-on-iran-syria.html




Report Details Mistakes Made by U.S. in Improvement Projects for Iraq:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/world/middleeast/report-details-mistakes-made-by-us-in-improvement-projects-for-iraq.html?_r=0




Turkish Air Force selects DB-110 reconnaissance pod:

http://alert5.com/2013/03/06/turkish-air-force-selects-db-110-reconnaissance-pod/



Turkish conditions bother German Patriot troops:

http://www.dw.de/turkish-conditions-bother-german-patriot-troops/a-16647850





Al Nusrah Front claims 2 suicide attacks in Damascus:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2013/03/al_nusrah_front_claims_2_suici.php



Syria's refugee tide hits 1 million mark: UN agency:

http://news.msn.com/world/syrias-refugee-tide-hits-1-million-mark-un-agency



Low on ammo, rebels slow their drive in northern Syria:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/5/low-ammo-rebels-slow-their-drive-northern-syria/



Military’s Mideast Chief Has Plans to ‘Disrupt’ Syrian Chemical
Weapons:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/mattis-chemical-syria/






Al Qaeda-linked groups increasing contact with Salafi groups in Nile
Delta and Sinai:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/03/al_qaeda-linked_grou_1.php





French Officials Warn ‘Success’ in Mali Won’t End Islamist Threat:

http://world.time.com/2013/03/05/french-officials-warn-success-in-mali-wont-end-islamist-threat/#ixzz2Mj7zywxZ




KND place orders with Veecraft:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29722:knd-place-orders-at-veecraft-&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106





Derry mortar van contained bomb to destroy evidence, court told:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/06/derry-mortar-van-bomb-court





Russia arms firms bag Iraq, chase Libya:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russia_arms_firms_bag_Iraq_chase_Libya_999.html





German Tigers Grounded After Crash:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130305/DEFREG01/303050017/German-Tigers-Grounded-After-Crash?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE





Patria Delivers Next Generation Armoured Wheeled Vehicles to Sweden:

http://www.defencetalk.com/patria-delivers-next-generation-armoured-wheeled-vehicles-to-sweden-47062/




British troops to leave Germany by 2019:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/British_troops_to_leave_Germany_by_2019_999.html





If North Korea scraps armistice, what does it mean?:

http://news.msn.com/world/if-north-korea-scraps-armistice-what-does-it-mean



North Korea In Outer Space:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20130306.aspx




China fighter designer compares J-15 to F/A-18 Hornet:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/china-fighter-designer-compares-j-15-to-fa-18-hornet-383100/



China Defense Budget to Grow 10.7 Pct in 2013: Report:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/143219/china-ups-defense-budget-by-10.7.html




FFX: Korea’s New Frigates:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ffx-koreas-new-frigates-05239/




Malware linked to Chinese hackers aims at Japanese government:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/05/seculert_china_hacking/




RMAF F/A-18Ds, Hawk 208s carried out air strikes in Sabah:

http://alert5.com/2013/03/06/rmaf-fa-18ds-hawk-208s-carried-out-air-strikes-in-sabah/





US arrests man in Oregon over Pakistan suicide bombing:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21681998



Navy Orders More Tests for Anti-Ship Missile:

http://defensetech.org/2013/03/05/navy-oders-more-tests-for-anti-ship-missile/



FBI Investigating Unidentified Drone Spotted Near JFK Airport:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/ufo-black-drone-fbi/



USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for Next Set of Infrared
Surveillance Satellites:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/USAF_Awards_Lockheed_Martin_Contract_for_Next_Set_of_Infrared_Surveillance_Satellites_999.html



US Army considers B-model upgrade for UH-72A Lakota fleet:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/heli-expo-us-army-considers-b-model-upgrade-for-uh-72a-lakota-fleet-383076/




Giant Airship Could Move Huge Amounts of Cargo:

http://www.defencetalk.com/giant-airship-could-move-huge-amounts-of-cargo-47052/



White House Trades Targeted-Killing Memos for a New CIA Director:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/brennan-memos/