Af/Pak & Other News (7/30/2012)

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Afghan truckers a forgotten front in a war growing deadlier by the
day:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/29/us-afghanistan-convoys-idUSBRE86S01U20120729



Afghan forces deaths outstrip NATO's 5-1: officials:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Afghan_forces_deaths_outstrip_NATOs_5-1_officials_999.html




A day job waiting for a kill shot a world away:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48390601/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times/




Pakistan to push for intel share at U.S. talks:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/30/us-pakistan-usa-drones-idUSBRE86T0OD20120730



Indian navy confirms MiG-29KUB landing aboard Vikramaditya:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indian-navy-confirms-mig-29kub-landing-aboard-vikramaditya-374864/




India Successfully Test Fires BrahMos Cruise Missile:

http://www.defencetalk.com/india-successfully-test-fires-brahmos-cruise-missile-44001/




Police: Rebels in Tajikistan surrender weapons:

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2012/07/30/police_rebels_in_tajikistan_surrender_weapons/



Iran blamed for 'Israel diplomat attack in Delhi':

http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/iran-blamed-israel-diplomat-attack-delhi




Yemeni gunmen vacate Interior Ministry after protest:

http://kgmi.com/Yemeni-gunmen-vacate-Interior-Ministry-after-prote/11461924?newsId=156690




'Doomed from the beginning': $200M wasted on Iraqi police training,
report says:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/30/13029275-doomed-from-the-beginning-200m-wasted-on-iraqi-police-training-report-says?lite



UK experts to help Iraq destroy chemical residues:

http://news.yahoo.com/uk-experts-help-iraq-destroy-chemical-residues-144204378.html?_esi=1





Turkey sends more troops, tanks to Syria border:

http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=423621



Syria's top diplomat in London defects:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g_-xeJKpgC243kfI4wRBPMjjSbvQ?docId=CNG.c14db464c466087623f688df3e48169a.5c1



UN: 200,000 civilians flee fierce fighting in Syria commercial hub:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/30/13030230-un-200000-civilians-flee-fierce-fighting-in-syria-commercial-hub?lite



Aleppo rebels under fire, Syrian fighter jet flies over:

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/30/syria-crisis-idINL6E8IT3VL20120730




Israel indicts Golan Heights man for passing intelligence on IDF to
Syria:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/israel-indicts-golan-heights-man-for-passing-intelligence-on-idf-to-syria-1.454733




IDF establishing elite units for logistical support:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=279365



South African aviation brokers tried to source aircraft for alleged
arms traders – report:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27023:south-african-aviation-brokers-tried-to-source-aircraft-for-alleged-arms-traders--report&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107



‘Super-JAS’ Costlier Than Expected: Report:

http://www.defencetalk.com/super-jas-costlier-than-expected-report-43989/



The Yak-130, those engine intake doors and our exclusive flight test:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/07/the-yak-130-those-engine-intak.html



Russia wants naval base in the Seychelles, Cuba or Vietnam:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27019:russia-wants-naval-base-in-the-seychelles-cuba-or-vietnam&catid=56:diplomacy-a-peace&Itemid=111



Venezuelan diplomat held after ambassador found slain in official
residence:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/30/13032722-venezuelan-diplomat-held-after-ambassador-found-slain-in-official-residence?lite




PICTURES: Images emerge of possible Chinese carrier-borne AEW&C
testbed:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-images-emerge-of-possible-chinese-carrier-borne-aewc-testbed-374858/



South Korean crackers arrested:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/29/kt_hackers_arrested/



Indonesia joins Top End war games for first time:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-27/pitch-black-air-war-games-indonesia-darwin/4158808



Debate Renewed Over Taiwan’s Need for Tanks:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120730/DEFREG03/307300002/Debate-Renewed-Over-Taiwan-8217-s-Need-Tanks?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE




P-8A makes RIMPAC debut:

http://alert5.com/2012/07/30/p-8a-makes-rimpac-debut/




Reserve A-10 pilots debut new technology at RIMPAC:

http://www.defencetalk.com/reserve-a-10-pilots-debut-new-technology-at-rimpac-43994/



The Expeditionary... Army:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2012/07/the-expeditionary-army.html



Trucks, not limos:

http://www.economist.com/node/21559607



Navy's X-47B UCAV in Debut Flight at Pax:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:3ef41d47-9aa7-49e1-8c77-f001b58ecb95



In mock air war, US pilots face wily 'aggressor':

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/in-mock-air-war-us-pilots-face-wily-aggressor-249071



Rapid Equipping Force displays new technology at Pentagon:

http://www.defencetalk.com/rapid-equipping-force-displays-new-technology-at-pentagon-43996/



How to Defeat the Air Force’s Powerful Stealth Fighter:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/f-22-germans/



F-22 pilots and engineers not convinced USAF has found root cause of
Raptor's oxygen woes:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-f-22-pilots-and-engineers-not-convinced-usaf-has-found-root-cause-of-raptors-oxygen-woes-374893/