Af/Pak & Other News (3/2/2012)

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Secret Army Bomb Jammers Stolen in Afghanistan:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/bomb-jammers-stolen/



Suicide bomber hits Pakistan militant base; 23 die:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/suicide_bomber_hits_pakistan_militant_SmDc8T2GUUfrBunXVqyXDL



Army Units Want More M3 Carl Gustafs in Afghanistan:

http://kitup.military.com/2012/02/army-units-m3-carl-gustafs-afghanistan.html



Report: 5 soldiers involved in Quran burning:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/02/10563365-report-5-soldiers-involved-in-quran-burning



Suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy, 7 injured:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012\03\03\story_3-3-2012_pg7_2



Antony to Hand Over Indigenous Akash Missile and TAL Torpedo to
Defence Forces:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/133218/india-to-introduce-own-anti_air-missile%2C-torpedo.html



USAF Providing “Options” for Dealing With Iran:

http://defensetech.org/2012/03/01/usaf-providing-options-for-dealing-with-iran/



We Love Iran:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/china/articles/20120302.aspx



U.S. security team attacked in Yemen, bomb injures 22:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/02/us-yemen-idUSTRE8211V820120302



Red Cross convoy prevented from entering former Syrian rebel
stronghold:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/02/10559873-red-cross-convoy-prevented-from-entering-former-syrian-rebel-stronghold



U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/03/03/uk-syria-idUKL6E8C52E220120303



Activists allege execution-style killings in Syria:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/03/02/activists-allege-execution-style-killings-in-syria/



Lieberman: Israel ready to provide aid to wounded Syrians:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/lieberman-israel-ready-to-provide-aid-to-wounded-syrians-1.416178



China sends 11th flotilla to patrol against pirates:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24074:china-sends-11th-flotilla-to-patrol-against-pirates&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106



Letter Raises Possibility U.K. Could Return to STOVL F-35:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120302/DEFREG01/303020001/Letter-Raises-Possibility-U-K-Could-Return-STOVL-F-35?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



US still interested in Brazil warplanes: official:

http://www.defencetalk.com/us-still-interested-in-brazil-warplanes-official-40711/



Airbus Military lands C-295 deal with Kazakhstan:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-military-lands-c-295-deal-with-kazakhstan-369016/



Congress Wants A Bigger Navy — Unlike the Navy:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/congress-navy/



Air Force Certifying F-16s to Use Biofuels:

http://defensetech.org/2012/03/01/air-force-certifying-f-16s-to-use-biofuels/



U.S. Army Hopes for Spring Demo of Armed Aerial Scout:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120301/DEFREG02/303010013/U-S-Army-Hopes-Spring-Demo-Armed-Aerial-Scout?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Air Force Set to Shoot Down Its Own Giant Spy Blimp:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/giant-spy-blimp/



Friday Eye Candy: BAE’s New GCV Bid:

http://defensetech.org/2012/03/02/friday-eye-candy-baes-new-gcv-bid/



LPD San Antonio Gets Battle ‘E’ Award:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120301/DEFREG02/303010012/LPD-San-Antonio-Gets-Battle-8216-E-8217-Award?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Air Force Experimental Drone Uses Computing Power to Smooth High
Flights:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/air-force-experimental-drone-uses-computing-power-to-smooth-high-flights/



Why Major Acquisition Programs Fail:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/dti/2012/03/01/DT_03_01_2012_p30-427618.xml&headline=Why%20Major%20Acquisition%20Programs%20Fail



B-2 Bomber to Use ES Electronic Warfare System:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/133207/b_2-bomber-to-use-es-electronic-warfare-system.html



NATO awards largest cyber security contract to date:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065932384&channel=defence



Mining Social Media For Intelligence:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2012/03/01/DT_03_01_2012_p40-426806.xml&headline=Mining%20Social%20Media%20For%20Intelligence&channel=defense



Report: Hackers Seized Control of Computers in NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Lab:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/jet-propulsion-lab-hacked/



F-22 redesign considered as oxygen system concerns linger:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f-22-redesign-considered-as-oxygen-system-concerns-linger-368988/



As Social Media Expands, Military Bloggers Find More Outlets:

http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/as-social-media-expands-military-bloggers-find-more-outlets/?ref=world



SUVs of Death: Commandos Want Missiles in Their Trucks:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/commando-missile-truck/



Texas Preparing Its Own Riverine Navy:

http://defensetech.org/2012/03/01/texas-preparing-its-own-riverine-navy/



Silence Gun: Strange weapon of the future immediately quiets you,
whether you like it or not:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/weird-gun-future-attacks-words-not-people-193050045.html;_ylt=AhkR13rbn.D86mSSBFUhhLSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNqYmFudm9qBGNjb2RlA2N0LmMEcGtnAzNmMjM5ZGQ1LTkxNTUtM2MzMS04Y2Q0LWI5OWRkMWEwNDZmMARwb3MDMgRzZWMDbW9zdF9wb3B1bGFyBHZlcgM3NGIyNWE1MC02NDM3LTExZTEtYmVmZS00Y2RiODU1Yjc3NWQ-;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3



Top Gun 2 will rock the F-35, Tom Burbage says:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/03/top-gun-2-will-rock-the-f-35-t.html

[Andrew Swallow]

On 03/03/2012 03:56, dump...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Letter Raises Possibility U.K. Could Return to STOVL F-35:
>
> http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120302/DEFREG01/303020001/Letter-Raises-Possibility-U-K-Could-Return-STOVL-F-35?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

What is this Operation Hokey Cokey? ;-)

Andrew Swallow

[SolomonW]

On Fri, 2 Mar 2012 19:56:50 -0800 (PST), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

> Mining Social Media For Intelligence:
>
> http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2012/03/01/DT_03_01_2012_p40-426806.xml&headline=Mining%20Social%20Media%20For%20Intelligence&channel=defense

What I did notice is that in many M.E., India and the Gulf that social
media was even more common in use then in the West. There is considerable
scope to harvest it for intelligence.