Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-afghanistan-russia-idUSBRE94G06F20130517
Russia will deliver 12 Mi-17V5 helicopters to Afghanistan:
http://alert5.com/2013/05/17/russia-will-deliver-12-mi-17v5-helicopters-to-afghanistan/
Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power:
http://beta.dawn.com/news/1011888/pakistan-approves-100000-tonnes-of-wheat-for-iran-to-pay-for-power
Why insider attacks are down in Afghanistan:
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2013/0515/Why-insider-attacks-are-down-in-Afghanistan
Targeted Killing: CIA's fleet of 80+ UAVs unlikely to be transferred
to military:
http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130515/C4ISR/305150026/Targeted-Killing-CIA-s-fleet-80-UAVs-unlikely-transferred-military
Taliban rival claims Kabul blast that leaves at least 15 dead,
including two U.S. troops:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/bomb-in-kabul-kills-4-nato-forces-6-afghans/2013/05/16/baa60108-be0c-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html
Bombings at 2 Pakistan mosques kill 10:
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-bombings-pakistan-mosques-20130517,0,262160.story
ISAF targets al Qaeda facilitator in eastern Afghanistan:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/05/isaf_targets_al_qaed_6.php
Iraq threatens Turkey peace plan with PKK:
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iraq_threatens_Turkey_peace_plan_with_PKK_999.html
Syrian rebels demand weapons before talks:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-rebels-demand-weapons-before-talks/2013/05/16/f12a304a-be5d-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html
Report: Russia sends Assad 'ship killing missile':
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-Russia-sells-Assad-ship-killing-missile-313464
Syria Begins to Break Apart Under Pressure From War:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/world/middleeast/pressure-of-war-is-causing-syria-to-break-apart.html
Russia 'does not understand' uproar over Syria arms sales:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10063624/Russia-does-not-understand-uproar-over-Syria-arms-sales.html
Insight: Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/syria-crisis-nusra-idINDEE94G0AF20130517
Satellite imagery of Israeli airstrike at Damascus airport released:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2013/05/satellite_imagery_of_israeli_a.php
Israel Shipyards Introduces the SAAR 72 Mini-Corvette Design:
http://defense-update.com/20130516_saar-72.html
CIA chief John Brennan makes surprise Israel visit for Syria talks:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/17/cia-chief-israel-syria-visit
Libya: Power To The Wrong People:
http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/libya/articles/20130517.aspx
US Air Force flies 200th Mali air refuelling sortie:
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30505:us-air-force-flies-200th-mali-air-refuelling-sortie&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107
Rebuilding of Mali Faces Daunting Obstacles, Despite Outside Aid:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/world/africa/rebuilding-of-mali-is-daunting-task-despite-aid.html
Official: Nigeria military shells suspected Islamic extremist camps
in
northeast, killing 21:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/official-nigeria-military-shells-suspected-islamic-extremist-camps-in-northeast-killing-21/2013/05/17/2ad912f6-bed7-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html
Nigerian forces bombard Islamist militant camps from the air:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/uk-nigeria-violence-raids-idUKBRE94G0AA20130517
Report: France To Buy US Reaper Drones for Mali:
http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130517/DEFREG01/305170014/Report-France-Buy-US-Reaper-Drones-Mali
FLIGHT TEST: Taming AgustaWestland's AW159 Wildcat:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flight-test-taming-agustawestlands-aw159-wildcat-385792/
Double-Secret Training For America’s Feuding Asian Allies:
http://nation.time.com/2013/05/17/double-secret-training-for-americas-feuding-asian-allies/
Australian interest in MQ-4C Triton moves forward:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/australian-interest-in-mq-4c-triton-moves-forward-385973/
North Korea may have 200 mobile missile launchers:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/North-Korea-may-have-up-to-200-mobile-missile-launchers-Report/articleshow/20102767.cms
Taiwan Stages Exercise As Philippines Row Continues:
http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130516/DEFREG03/305160011/Taiwan-Stages-Exercise-Philippines-Row-Continues
White House visit by Burma’s Thein Sein a sign of changing times:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/white-house-visit-by-burmas-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-times/2013/05/16/e00ba568-bc9c-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html
The Chinese Air Force Underground:
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htcbtsp/articles/20130517.aspx
Uzbek national in Idaho arrested, charged with supporting the IMU:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/05/uzbek_national_in_id.php
Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-john-russell-sentenced-20130516,0,3636675.story
Northrop Proposes Cost Cuts, Sensor Change To Save Global Hawk:
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_05_17_2013_p01-01-579874.xml
US Sens: Pentagon Attempting to 'Rewrite the Constitution':
http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130516/DEFREG02/305160016/US-Sens-Pentagon-Attempting-Rewrite-Constitution-
Missile Defense System Completes Successful Intercept Test:
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/145099/sm_3-shoots-down-separating-ballistic-missile-target-in-test.html
Missile Defense: SM-3 Interceptor Makes A High-Altitude Hat Trick:
http://breakingdefense.com/2013/05/16/missile-defense-sm-3-interceptor-makes-a-high-altitude-hat-trick/
New Documents Reveal How a 1980s Nuclear War Scare Became a Full-Blown
Crisis:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/able-archer-scare/
X-47B Heads For Final Tests:
http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:70730384-e833-47a7-94b1-2a3938045401
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Will Empower Integrated Fire Control:
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/145086/praise-for-e_2d-advanced-hawkeye.html
In Tomorrow’s Wars, Battles Are Fought With a 3-D Printer:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/military-3d-printers/
Next Gen Body Armor, ISR sensors, Nigh Vision Make SOCOM’s Wish List:
http://defensetech.org/2013/05/16/next-gen-body-armor-isr-sensors-nigh-vision-make-socoms-wish-list/
Socom Strives to Preserve, Build On Capabilities for Future:
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/145087/us-special-ops-command-seeks-more-capabilities.html
SEALs Succumb To Sig Sauer:
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20130517.aspx
Terrorist Entered Witness Protection, Then Fled the United States:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/terrorist-witness-protection/