Af/Pak & Other News (1/24/2012)

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NATO hails 2011 successes in Afghanistan:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jud9IGOMFV5D2ELozwkVoFrSBZ6A?docId=CNG.14b24ec8625f100de6add088c632b564.501



Afghan Army Getting New Quick Reaction Battalions:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3aad6124f8-0998-4909-b39c-c43af533dda4&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



You Can Fly But You Can't Kill:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairw/articles/20120124.aspx



Pentagon Looks to Sabotage Pakistan’s Bomb Supply:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/sabotage-pakistan-bomb-supply/



General Dynamics Rifleman Radio and GD300 Go to Afghanistan with U.S.
Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment:

http://www.gd.com/news/press-releases/detail.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1811=17309



Canada: Pounding Sand:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/articles/20120124.aspx



UK could send more navy assets to Strait of Hormuz:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hqcj1htP0qGCzb_C__8ONDEt9mhw?docId=0ccacc7859b64b1b85ddba8398f9707b



Iran's new nuke bunker may be war trigger:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Irans_new_nuke_bunker_may_be_war_trigger_999.html



Deadly bombs explode near Iraq school, pastry shop:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46112461/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/



Syria tells Arab League to head for U.N. "or the moon":

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/24/us-syria-idUSTRE8041A820120124



US to press Russia on reported Syria jet deal:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_to_press_Russia_on_reported_Syria_jet_deal_999.html



Russia: We can do no more for Syria's Assad:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/23/10217332-russia-we-can-do-no-more-for-syrias-assad



Former Gaddafi stronghold revolts against Tripoli:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/24/us-libya-idUSTRE80N0WX20120124



Libyan Mirage F1s symbolically handed back to Libya:

http://alert5.com/2012/01/24/libyan-mirage-f1s-symbolically-handed-back-to-libya/



IAF strikes Gaza weapons factory, tunnels:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=254875



Somalia suicide bomber attacks govt office near border:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22823:somalia-suicide-bomber-attacks-govt-office-near-border&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115



MQ-8B Fire Scout deploys again:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mq-8b-fire-scout-deploys-again-367261/




Lockheed Delivers 4th Upgraded P-3 Orion to US Customs and Border
Protection:

http://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-delivers-4th-upgraded-p-3-orion-to-us-customs-and-border-protection-40009/



A Stealthy, Worm-Shaped, Spying Airship. What?:

http://defensetech.org/2012/01/23/a-stealthy-worm-shaped-spying-airship-what/



PICTURES & VIDEO: Europe's Neuron UCAV breaks cover:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-video-europes-neuron-ucav-breaks-cover-367225/




New Concept Emphasizes Joint Force’s Speed, Synergy:

http://www.defencetalk.com/new-concept-emphasizes-joint-forces-speed-synergy-40001/



Exclusive: Army Kills Humvee Upgrade Program; Shifts Dollars To JLTV:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/01/23/army-shifts-gears-from-humvee-to-jltv/



U.S. Air Force to Get Five More C-17s:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120123/DEFREG02/301230013/U-S-Air-Force-Get-Five-More-C-17s?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Darpa Developing Novel New Fire Suppression Method:

http://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-developing-novel-new-fire-suppression-method-40004/




Pic of the Day: Angry Caspian Sea Monster:

http://defensetech.org/2012/01/24/pic-of-the-day-angry-caspian-sea-monster/



Mitt and Newt Play Admiral, Get Lost at Sea:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/romney-newt-navy/



New JSF Software Boasts Voice Commands; It's Not Siri But...:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/01/23/jsf-fire-up-and-lets-takeoff-new-software-includes-voice-comm/



Introducing AAI's Shadow Knight:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3ae4d440d4-dac8-40d6-b0d5-3a1e6dec4662&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Homeland Security Wants to Spy on 4 Square Miles at Once:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/homeland-security-surveillance/



Ex-CIA terrorism analyst charged with classified leaks:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/former-cia-analyst-charged-disclosing-covert-officer-id-191356673.html;_ylt=AlwBonWhVcEGKfuQDZcYVehvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTNqYW05c2gwBGNjb2RlA2N0LmMEcGtnAzQ5Y2Y0NjY4LTQwMWYtMzA3YS1iOWNiLTczY2Y3YjlhZjYyYgRwb3MDNARzZWMDbW9zdF9wb3B1bGFyBHZlcgNhNGQ5MGU4MC00Njk3LTExZTEtOTUzYi04NWZkNGM2YzI2YmY-;_ylg=X3oDMTFwZTltMWVnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3