Af/Pak & Other News (7/10/2012)

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Pakistani jihadist groups fundraise, recruit openly in Rawalpindi:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/07/pakistani_jihadist_g.php



NATO probes deadly roadside bomb in Afghanistan:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5joz6Pqh4xd7GPS-JKwugTWTCjDgg?docId=CNG.ec297f391a792bd48660443e4c0799a1.a01



Special operations forces capture 2 IMU leaders in Afghan north:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/07/special_operations_f_11.php



India Develops Malacca Strait Monitoring Base:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120710/DEFREG03/307100006/India-Develops-Malacca-Strait-Monitoring-Base?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Russia sends naval flotilla to Syrian port: report:

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/264928/news/world/russia-sends-naval-flotilla-to-syrian-port-report



Syria: Running Out Of Ideas And Options:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/syria/articles/20120710.aspx



IAF strikes Hamas terror targets in Gaza Strip:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=276868




Al-Qaida's 'Mr Theology' Abu Hafs al Mauritani released from prison:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/10/12654513-al-qaidas-mr-theology-abu-hafs-al-mauritani-released-from-prison?lite



U.K. boosts up-armed Typhoon for Mideast:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/UK_boosts_up-armed_Typhoon_for_Mideast_999.html



MBDA Launches Spear During Farnborough 2012:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/136750/mbda-unveils-spear-stand_off-missile-for-f_35.html



Dutch Vote To Kill JSF SImply Sturm und Drang; Test Pilots Speak On
F-35:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/07/10/dutch-vote-to-kill-jsf-simply-sturm-und-drang-test-pilots-speak/



Alenia Unveils MC-27J Gunship Variant:

http://www.defencetalk.com/alenia-unveils-mc-27j-gunship-variant-43616/



FARNBOROUGH: Flight demos... also the Russians aren't coming after
all:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/07/farnborough-flight-demos-also.html



Spanish S-80 Subs Sailing Forward:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_07_02_2012_p24-469557.xml



Rolls-Royce’s Latest Jet Engine is Made Out of Legos:

http://defensetech.org/2012/07/10/rolls-royces-latest-jet-engine-is-made-out-of-legos/



B-1 crew training to use JASSM in Pacific theater:

http://alert5.com/2012/07/10/b-1-crew-training-to-use-jassm-in-pacific-theater/



China launches naval war games:

http://www.defencetalk.com/china-launches-naval-war-games-43619/



Exclusive: Top General Proposed Corruption Probe He’s Accused of
Blocking:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/caldwell-corruption/



Osprey’s Next Jobs: Tanker or AWACS?:

http://defensetech.org/2012/07/09/ospreys-next-jobs-tanker-or-awacs/



Stealth Fighter Jet Chokes Yet Another Pilot:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/hypoxia/



Boeing to develop mini Poseidon spy plane:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/07/10/boeing-to-develop-mini-poseidon/



Exclusive: Darpa Gets a New Boss, and Solyndra Is in Her Past:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/darpa-solyndra/



U.S. Lawmakers Push Pentagon To Stop Buying From Russian Arms Dealer:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120710/DEFREG02/307100014/U-S-Lawmakers-Push-Pentagon-Stop-Buying-From-Russian-Arms-Dealer?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Pentagon’s Mega Stun Gun Could Blast You Unconscious:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/mega-stun-gun/



FLIGHT TEST: Yak-130 proves versatility:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flight-test-yak-130-proves-versatility-373512/



Instead of Upgrading Helicopters, Army Wants to Upgrade Pilots:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/air-soldier/



Man Admits to Plot to Bomb Pentagon:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303343404577518962467487918.html?mod=googlenews_wsj



How This Landlubber’s Blog Became the Navy’s Ideas Machine:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/raymond-pritchett/



Ex-CIA agent: Roswell, N.M., incident really happened:

http://www.freep.com/article/20120710/NEWS07/120710070/ex-cia-agent-roswell-ufo?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE