Af/Pak & Other News (10/22/2012)

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Vietnam veteran continues service in Afghanistan:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/23/vietnam-veteran-continues-service-in-afghanistan/



Nato’s plan is working in Afghanistan:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9625757/Natos-plan-is-working-in-Afghanistan.html



Army Loves AH-64D Block III Enough To Call It Echo; Will Taliban Call
It The Echo Monster?:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/22/army-loves-ah-64d-block-iii-enough-to-call-it-easy-will-taliban/



Reaper control centre to open in UK:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065972552&channel=defence&subChannel=air



Army’s Giant Spy Blimp Plan for Afghanistan Set Adrift:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/blimp/



Resurgent Taliban threat in Pakistan raises questions about army's
counterterror strategy:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/22/resurgent-taliban-threat-in-pakistan-raises-questions-about-army-counterterror/



Power Without Responsibility:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20121022.aspx




Shrinking Army, Trying To Handle Everything, Spreads Itself Thin:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/22/shrinking-army-trying-to-handle-everything-spreads-itself-thin/



India Approves $1.5-Bln Russian Missile Buy:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/139522/india-oks-%241.5bn-russian-missile-buy.html



Jordanian soldier killed in clash on border with Syria:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/10/syria-jordan-soldier-killed-border-clash.html



UN planning peacekeeping force for Syria:

http://www.boston.com/news/world/united-nations/2012/10/22/planning-peacekeeping-force-for-syria/zO6GcRT45eGjcVTYyAyDrN/story.html



Lebanese army tries to force gunmen from streets:

http://www.freep.com/usatoday/article/1648807?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|test|s



Why Benghazi Is Even Bigger Than You Think for Obama and Romney:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/debate-benghazi/



'Annex' hit in Libya terror attack was CIA post, officials say:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/22/cia-installation-hit-in-libya-terror-attack/



France to send drones to Mali region:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21828250/ap-exclusive-france-sends-drones-mali-crisis



PICTURES: Embraer delivers Mauritanian Super Tucanos:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-embraer-delivers-mauritanian-super-tucanos-377919/



Russia looks at railway-based ICBMs again:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/23/russia-looks-at-railway-based-icbms-again/



Russia to Commission First Borey Class Nuclear Sub in 2013:

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20121022/176820897.html



Defence minister quits Georgia amid prosecution fears:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/defence-minister-quits-georgia-amid-prosecution-fears.aspx?pageID=238&nID=32978&NewsCatID=355



Spain begins first Tiger, Cougar trials from LHD:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065972531&channel=defence&subChannel=air



Palomares bombs: Spain waits for US to finish nuclear clean-up:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18689132



Hungary divided as it marks 1956 anti-Soviet revolt:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/uk-hungary-protests-idUKBRE89L1K820121022



BAE To Test Lighter 40mm Naval Gun on Swedish Patrol Boat:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121022/DEFREG01/310220001/BAE-Test-Lighter-40mm-Naval-Gun-Swedish-Patrol-Boat?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Men 'planned mass suicide attack':

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20007532



Narquitectura: Inside the Fortified Palaces of Mexico’s Drug Lords:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/cartel-cribs/



50 Years Later: The Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis:

http://nation.time.com/2012/10/22/50-years-later-the-lessons-of-the-cuban-missile-crisis/



Japan Aims To Launch F-3 Development In 2016-17:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_10_22_2012_p24-507747.xml



South Korean activists float leaflets into NKorea:

http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/South-Korean-activists-float-leaflets-into-NKorea-3969850.php




Analysts: China Adapting New Fighter for Carrier Operations:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121022/DEFREG03/310220003/Analysts-China-Adapting-New-Fighter-Carrier-Operations?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



China details latest PLZ52 155 mm self-propelled artillery system:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065972590&channel=defence



New, Improved Howitzer Prototype Readied for Production:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=937



Army expected to assert cyber mission:

http://defensetech.org/2012/10/22/army-expected-to-assert-cyber-mission/



New TOW missile achieves 100th direct hit in latest testing:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_TOW_missile_achieves_100th_direct_hit_in_latest_testing_999.html



Navy’s Newest Assault Ship Moonlights as Pint-Sized Aircraft Carrier:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/navy-mini-carrier/



DARPA invites industry to brainstorm on F-22, F-35 replacements:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/23/darpa-invites-industry-to-brainstorm-on-f-22-f-35-replacements/



Northrop Grumman Unveils MAV-L Ground Mobility Vehicle for U.S.
Special Forces Competition:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Unveils_MAV_L_Ground_Mobility_Vehicle_for_US_Special_Forces_Competition_999.html



Raytheon’s RAM Block 2 successful in double-fire test:

http://www.defencetalk.com/raytheons-ram-block-2-successful-in-double-fire-test-45230/



Video and Photo: F-35A Completes First AIM-120 AMRAAM Internal Weapons
Release:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:b91eadac-829e-4b33-afb8-44ff1932aaf3



Army opens Manpack and Rifleman Radio competitions:

http://defensetech.org/2012/10/22/army-opens-manpack-and-rifleman-radio-competitions/



Boeing Non-kinetic Missile Records First Operational Test Flight:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Boeing_Non_kinetic_Missile_Records_First_Operational_Test_Flight_999.html



Navy’s Top Geek Says Laser Arsenal Is Just Two Years Away:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/lasers/