Af/Pak & Other News (4/18/2012)

[dump...@hotmail.com]

U.S. troops posed with body parts of Afghan bombers:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-afghan-photos-20120418,0,5032601.story



NATO allies thrash out Afghan troop withdrawal:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gPWYdTkqFd4wnDCK-TdhW_8k5NSA?docId=CNG.a8c1c3e2edf92a30cc1b3c9bd5ed11c1.b1



New RfP for Afghan Planes; Original Winner Wants Voided Deal Reviewed:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120417/DEFREG02/304170008/New-RfP-Afghan-Planes-59-Original-Winner-Wants-Voided-Deal-Reviewed?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



An Honorable Death:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20120418.aspx



Taliban commander tries to claim reward for his own capture:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9210567/Taliban-commander-tries-to-claim-reward-for-his-own-capture.html



U.S. Aims Newest, Laser-Guided Rocket at Afghanistan:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/apkws-afghanistan/



Wife Learns Of Soldier's Death Via Text, Facebook; Outrage Or The
Future?:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/04/17/wife-learns-of-soldiers-death-via-text-facebook-outrage-or-th/?icid=trending1



India readies for long-range missile test:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120418/DEFREG03/304180006/India-readies-long-range-missile-test?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Iran Reports ‘Progress’ on Indigenous S-300 Missile:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/134498/iran-claims-progress-on-own-s_300-variant.html



Iran slams Gulf Arab "interference" over disputed islands:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/18/us-iran-emirates-islands-idUSBRE83H0SW20120418



Russia, Iran Use Navies To Bolster Syria:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2012/04/01/DT_04_01_2012_p21-439630.xml&headline=Russia,IranUseNaviesToBolsterSyria&channel=defense



Israeli F-35s to carry indigenous missiles:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israeli-f-35s-to-carry-indigenous-missiles-370819/



IDF graduates first ‘Cyber Defenders’ class:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=266482



Russia sends ships for China war games:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_sends_ships_for_China_war_games_999.html



Frenzied Hours for U.S. on Fate of a China Insider:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/world/asia/details-emerge-on-us-decisions-in-china-scandal.html?_r=1



Angry North Korea threatens retaliation, nuclear test expected:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-korea-north-usbre83h07t-20120417,0,2398348.story



Military Intelligence Gadfly Will Lead All Military Intelligence:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/michael-flynn-dia/




MRAP Has Future In Army with Clearance, Prepositioning:

http://www.defencetalk.com/mrap-has-future-in-army-with-clearance-prepositioning-41718/



Navy to Speed Up Carrier-Launched Combat Drone Program:

http://defensetech.org/2012/04/17/navy-to-speed-up-carrier-launched-drone-program/



PICTURE: Space Shuttle Discovery makes final airborne salute as
hitchhiker:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-space-shuttle-discovery-makes-final-airborne-salute-as-hitchhiker-370799/



Raytheon Delivers Us Navy’s First Dual-Frequency Sonar:

http://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-delivers-us-navys-first-dual-frequency-sonar-41711/



The Navy’s Newest Drone Chopper:

http://defensetech.org/2012/04/17/the-navys-newest-drone-chopper/



Modular 'Trucks' Will Rule The Waves: CNO:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/04/18/modular-trucks-will-rule-the-waves-cno/




New Sensor Sought to Enable Military Missions In GPS-Denied Areas:

http://www.defencetalk.com/new-sensor-sought-to-enable-military-missions-in-gps-denied-areas-41716/



SAS12: Multi-year contract could yield 10th destroyer:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/04/18/sas12-building-ships-demands-finding-cost-savings/



Propulsion key to F/A-XX:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/04/propulsion-key-to-fa-xx.html



Video: The Apache’s Chain Gun Goes Naval:

http://defensetech.org/2012/04/18/video-the-apaches-chain-gun-goes-naval/



Senator: 20 women involved in US Secret Service scandal:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Senator_20_women_involved_in_US_Secret_Service_scandal_999.html

[SolomonW]

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:44:39 -0700 (PDT), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

> IDF graduates first ‘Cyber Defenders’ class:
>
> http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=266482

It would be a fascinating course to do.