Af/Pak & Other News (3/30/2013)

[dump...@hotmail.com]

Dozens Of Afghan Militants Reported Killed, Injured:

http://www.rferl.org/content/afghanistan-militants-logar/24940192.html



New Afghanistan Commander, Gen. Joseph Dunford: 'We're Here to Win':

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/WorldNews/afghanistan-commander-gen-joseph-dunford-win/story?id=18823342#.UVeLw1cnvb8



'The Taliban are worried about the uprising happening here': an
interview with the Panjwai district governor:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/03/property_ownership_i.php



US commandos hand over troubled area to Afghans:

http://news.msn.com/world/us-commandos-hand-over-troubled-area-to-afghans



Embraer Officially Opens A-29 Assembly Facility in Florida:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2013-03-29/embraer-officially-opens-29-assembly-facility-florida



SOCOM may pick truck winner in May:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/03/28/socom-may-pick-truck-winner-in-may/



France completes TFLF Afghan vehicle withdrawal as budget talks
continue:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065977580&channel=defence&subChannel=land





India homes in on sub torpedo supplier:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_homes_in_on_sub_torpedo_supplier_999.html



India: Tejas must be operational by 2014:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/India_Tejas_must_be_operational_by_2014_999.html





Syrian rebels enter strategic Aleppo neighborhood:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/syrian-rebels-enter-strategic-aleppo-neighborhood/2013/03/30/ddda9228-9978-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html



Syrian rebels wage strategic battle for south, claim another key town:

http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/03/29/syrian-rebels-strategic-battle-for-south/lQaz77UOS9Uu3Z7XPPBwwK/story.html



Syria: Amid rebel buildup, fear of new war:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Syria_Amid_rebel_buildup_fear_of_new_war_999.html







Too much of a good thing? Palestinians realize downsides of foreign
aid boom:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0328/Too-much-of-a-good-thing-Palestinians-realize-downsides-of-foreign-aid-boom?nav=88-csm_category-storyList




Hebron commander: Escalation, but not intifada:

http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Hebron-brigade-commander-Escalation-but-not-intifada-308052



Tamas (Steep-Trajectory) instead of Hamas:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=2038



Extensive Military Infrastructure in Beit Fajr:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=2036






Islamist militancy quietly makes inroads in post-revolution Tunisia:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0328/Islamist-militancy-quietly-makes-inroads-in-post-revolution-Tunisia?nav=88-csm_category-storyList




EU Naval Force trains with Djiboutian Coast Guard:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29802:eu-naval-force-trains-with-djiboutian-coast-guard&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106




UN report highlights problems facing peacekeepers in Mali:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065977578&channel=defence




Attacks leave more than 50 dead in central Nigeria:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/attacks-leave-more-than-50-dead-in-central-nigeria/2013/03/30/25ec847c-994c-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html






The spook who’s got Britain’s legions of jihadists on the run:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9959846/The-spook-whos-got-Britains-legions-of-jihadists-on-the-run.html



Navy Contract Will Produce Missiles for Germany:

http://defensetech.org/2013/03/29/navy-contract-will-produce-missiles-for-germany/





What to make of speculated deals for Su-35/Lada?:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2013/03/what-to-make-of-speculated-deals-for-su.html






White House responds to N. Korea's 'state of war' comment, says taking
threat 'seriously':

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/30/north-korea-in-tate-war-with-seoul-as-us-officials-denounce-remarks-stand-ready/




North Korean war talk: hot air or serious threat?:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2013/0329/North-Korean-war-talk-hot-air-or-serious-threat




Graphic: how far can North Korea's missiles reach?:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9962585/Graphic-how-far-can-North-Koreas-missiles-reach.html



Movement at NKorea's missile sites: source:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Movement_at_NKoreas_missile_sites_source_999.html




NavWeek: Keeping Asian Waters Pacific:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:038fade9-083d-4ca9-8212-b44b043e9a1f






Rifleman Radio Competition Heats Up:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2013/April/Pages/RiflemanRadioCompetitionHeatsUp.aspx



Air Force researchers look to keep satellite networks up in the
presence of cyber attacks:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/03/Space-cyber-security.html



FBI on trial for warrantless Stingray mobile spying:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/29/fbi_stingray_mobile_tracking/



Given Budget Uncertainty, Armed Aerial Scout Hovering in Limbo:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2013/April/Pages/GivenBudgetUncertainty,ArmedAerialScoutHoveringinLimbo.aspx



'Bazooka' attacks slowing Internet: security experts:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Bazooka_attacks_slowing_Internet_security_experts_999.html



‘Missile to nowhere’ survives:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/03/26/missile-to-nowhere-survives/



New Coast Guard Cutter Sparks Fierce Competition Among Shipbuilders:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2013/April/Pages/NewCoastGuardCutterSparksFierceCompetitionAmongShipbuilders.aspx



Starbucks opens coffee shop on Navy warship USS Boxer:

http://news.msn.com/videos/video?videoid=57f12423-b35a-7614-1baf-fcda1f4e9ed1&ap=true

[dott.Piergiorgio]

Il 31/03/2013 03:34, dump...@hotmail.com ha scritto:
> India homes in on sub torpedo supplier:
>
> http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_homes_in_on_sub_torpedo_supplier_999.html

of course this news here this is immediately linked to a certain row,
and will heavily weigh in the complex work in sorting out the recent
diplomatic defeat

(In italy "conspiracy theories", called "dietrologia", literally
"behind-the-scenes-logy", (a very fitting term IMHO) are much more
refined, up to being an actual tool of trade in the political arena, as
one can expect from Machiavelli's country; rumormongering here IS a very
fine art)

Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.

[David E. Powell]

On Mar 31, 7:20 am, "dott.Piergiorgio" <chiedet...@ask.me> wrote:

> Il 31/03/2013 03:34, dumpst...@hotmail.com ha scritto:
>
> > India homes in on sub torpedo supplier:
>

> >http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_homes_in_on_sub_torpedo_supplie...

>
> of course this news here this is immediately linked to a certain row,
> and will heavily weigh in the complex work in sorting out the recent
> diplomatic defeat
>
> (In italy "conspiracy theories", called "dietrologia", literally
> "behind-the-scenes-logy", (a very fitting term IMHO) are much more
> refined, up to being an actual tool of trade in the political arena, as
> one can expect from Machiavelli's country; rumormongering here IS a very
> fine art)
>
> Best regards from Italy,
> dott. Piergiorgio.

This is interesting, I always thought the Indians just bought them
from Russia.

Does Bofors make Torpedoes? (Ducks into bunker.)

[dott.Piergiorgio]

Il 31/03/2013 22:32, David E. Powell ha scritto:

>
> This is interesting, I always thought the Indians just bought them
> from Russia.
>
> Does Bofors make Torpedoes? (Ducks into bunker.)

AFAIK bofors isn't into the modern torpedo industry; but on torpedo
industry, I must point that the W in WASS stand for Whitehead....