Af/Pak & Other News (11/28/2011)

[dump...@hotmail.com]

Pakistan border closure raises NATO supply fears:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hy3uEJ3QamXGD54tzyESAKMkXMbQ?docId=CNG.c82786f82bcfae51b6990ccf05bfd82b.261



Afghan opium production to expand after troops exit:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21592:afghan-opium-production-to-expand-after-troops-exit&catid=54:Governance&Itemid=118




Afghanistan: Bribing the Taliban May Be Paying Off:

http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2011/11/28/afghanistan-bribing-the-taliban-may-be-paying-off/



Son Of MULE Fails In Afghanistan:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htinf/articles/20111128.aspx



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Other news:



Syrian FM calls Arab sanctions 'economic war':

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hYFhJJZlD4PejHqMNOKNiJzlBKvA?docId=a29e01af888c41d599097a1b279cf8f5



Suicide car bomber kills 19 outside prison in Iraq:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45459231/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/



NATO soldiers wounded by gunfire in Kosovo clash:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/28/us-kosovo-violence-idUSTRE7AR0O320111128



Italians learn MRAPs in Grafenwoehr:

http://www.defencetalk.com/italians-learn-mraps-in-grafenwoehr-38539/



France takes delivery of first BvS 10 Mk II high mobility armoured
vehicles:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21579:france-takes-delivery-of-first-bvs-10-mk-ii-high-mobility-armoured-vehicles&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105



Second X-47B UCAS-D Flies:

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%3a2ba23b68-3014-4e4a-b510-39023654f3c1&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Video: F-35C Launches From EMALS:

http://defensetech.org/2011/11/28/video-f-35c-launches-from-emals/



Iran bans US video game showing Tehran invasion:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Iran_bans_US_video_game_showing_Tehran_invasion_999.html



Greece will allow armed guards on ships to protect from pirates:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21594:greece-will-allow-armed-guards-on-ships-to-protect-from-pirates&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106



India Looking for Amphibious Ships:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/India-Looking-for-Amphibious-Ships-07213/



GA-ASI Lynx Radar Adapted for Maritime Surveillance from an Aerostat:

http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2011-11-25/ga-asi-lynx-radar-adapted-maritime-surveillance-aerostat



France receives first catamaran landing craft:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21583:france-receives-first-catamaran-landing-craft-&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106



Laser vs UAV: No Fair Fight Here:

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%3ae8b338a3-a1da-4246-94d9-8d309629e752&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Russia to send warships to Syria in 2012: report:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_to_send_warships_to_Syria_in_2012_report_999.html



Hawker Beechcraft Protests Exclusion of AT-6 from U.S. Light Air
Support Contest:

http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2011-11-25/hawker-beechcraft-protests-exclusion-6-us-light-air-support-contest



Australia saves six F-111s, offers seven, buries 23:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/australia-saves-six-f-111s-offers-seven-buries-23-365321/

[dott.Piergiorgio]

Il 28/11/2011 18:06, dump...@hotmail.com ha scritto:

> Italians learn MRAPs in Grafenwoehr:
>
> http://www.defencetalk.com/italians-learn-mraps-in-grafenwoehr-38539/

I'm chuckling wildly; Trust me, here the passage of a Centauro arm car
is always noticeable in advance from the miracolous sudden strict
respect of the Rules of Road by every other driver ;)

Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.