DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY October 23, 2010 - NATO Convoy Attacked In Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 1161

DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY October 23, 2010 - NATO Convoy Attacked In Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 1161
(NSI News Source Info) KABUL, Afghanistan - October 23, 2010: Afghan officials say Taliban militants have attacked a NATO convoy in southeastern Afghanistan, setting more than a dozen fuel tankers ablaze and killing at least three drivers.
A spokesman for the provincial governor said thirteen trucks carrying supplies for US-led foreign forces were destroyed in the Zabul Province attack, the Associated Press reported.
Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for the attack that took place in Shahra Safa district on Thursday night.
Militants have stepped up attacks on NATO supply convoys in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan over the past weeks. During this period large numbers of NATO trucks have been torched in Pakistan alone.

DTN News: Russia To Produce 150 Bulava Missiles Before 2020 - Expert....NSI News Source Info # 1160

DTN News: Russia To Produce 150 Bulava Missiles Before 2020 - Expert....NSI News Source Info # 1160
(NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW, Russia - October 23, 2010: Russia will need to build more than 150 Bulava ballistic missiles in the next decade, an expert on the Russian arms industry said on Friday.
Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told RIA Novosti that at least 124 missiles would be required for the eight Borey class nuclear-powered submarines that will enter service over the next decade, and a further 30 or 40 will have to be set aside for test launches.
In order to reach that goal, the capacities of the only plant producing Bulava missiles, near the town of Votkinsk in the Urals, will have to be increased, he said.
The development of the Bulava has been beset by problems, but the latest test launch was successful.

DTN News: Russian, Kazakh Pilots To Hone Live-Firing Skills Prior To CSTO Drills....NSI News Source Info # 1159

DTN News: Russian, Kazakh Pilots To Hone Live-Firing Skills Prior To CSTO Drills....NSI News Source Info # 1159
(NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW, Russia - October 23, 2010: Russian and Kazakh combat pilots will take part on Friday in live-firing exercises in preparation for the upcoming large-scale exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force drills will take place on October 25-29 at the Chebarkul training ground in Russia's Urals region of Chelyabinsk.
"On October 22, pilots of the Russian Su-24 and Su-27 aircraft and Mi-24 helicopters together with Kazakh Su-25 pilots will conduct drills with live firing at the Chebarkul training grounds in the Central military district," a spokesman for the ministry said on Thursday.
The upcoming CSTO drills will involve 1,700 servicemen, 250 armored vehicles and over 30 combat aircraft and helicopters.
The CSTO is a security grouping comprising the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated October 22, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1158

DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated October 22, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1158
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UAE OPENS NAVAL BASE TO BYPASS HORMUZ
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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21 Oct 10:37 EDT (14:37 GMT)
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 21, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1157

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 21, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1157
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - October 22, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued October 21,
2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
NAVY
InfoEdge Technology, Inc., Austin, Texas, is being awarded a $44,505,174 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for litigation support services for the Naval Litigation Office, Washington, D.C. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C. (70 percent), and Austin, Texas (30 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2015. Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured through the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with two offers received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Contracting Department, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00189-10-D-Z040).

DTN News: World Top Stories / Headlines - News Dated October 22, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1156

DTN News: World Top Stories / Headlines - News Dated October 22, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1156
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AFP News Headlines
BRITISH NUCLEAR SUBMARINE REFLOATED AFTER RUNNING AGROUND
AFP - 39 mins ago
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's newest nuclear submarine was towed out to sea after spending Friday stuck on a shingle bank after running aground off a Scottish island.More »
JAZEERA: WIKILEAKS PAPERS SHOW IRAQ TORTURE, US KILLINGS
AFP - 15 mins ago
DUBAI (AFP) - Al-Jazeera on Friday released "startling new information" from US documents obtained by WikiLeaks, alleging state-sanctioned Iraqi torture and the killing of hundreds of civilians at US military checkpoints. More »

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated October 22, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1155

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated October 22, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1155
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Friday October 22, 2010
Asian demand boosts profit at U.S. manufacturers
3:03 pm - Reuters
Asian demand boosts profit at U.S. manufacturers
2:59 pm - at Reuters
Plasan and TPI Composites, Joined by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Announce Joint Venture
2:16 pm - PR Newswire

DTN News: Boeing Confident With Indian Super Hornet Bid....NSI News Source Info # 1154

DTN News: Boeing Confident With Indian Super Hornet Bid....NSI News Source Info # 1154
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 22, 2010: Boeing is optimistic it will make the shortlist for India's medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA) requirement in 2011 with its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, says Rick McCrary, capture team manager for its Defense, Space & Security business unit.
With India having completed in-country flight evaluations of the six candidate airframes, McCrary believes a shortlist will be issued next year to narrow the field, most likely after the Aero India air show in Bangalore.
"I think it will be the heavy twins," he says, referring to the Super Hornet and rival offers with the Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon and RSK MiG-35. "They're looking for more serious medium combat aircraft, in weight and performance," he says.

DTN News: Airbus Military Looks To India For A400M Grizzly Airlifter....NSI News Source Info # 1153

DTN News: Airbus Military Looks To India For A400M Grizzly Airlifter....NSI News Source Info # 1153
(NSI News Source Info) SEVILLE, Spain - October 22, 2010: European aerospace major EADS is on the verge of bringing into markets its new A400M Grizzly to compete in Indian military proposals for inducting giant airlifters to boost its strategic reach.
Didier Vernet, Head of A400M Market Development, Airbus Military, said the European consortium is looking to increase sales of the multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft outside Europe, particularly to "the lucrative Indian defence market".
He said Airbus Military is looking beyond the continent for new business as it inches ahead to ink a final agreement among the launch nations -- France, Germany, Spain, the UK, Turkey, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
Currently 180 aircraft are ordered by the seven launch nations, with an additional four from Malaysia.

DTN News: KONGSBERG And Rheinmetall Sign Framework Agreement....NSI News Source Info # 1152

DTN News: KONGSBERG And Rheinmetall Sign Framework Agreement....NSI News Source Info # 1152
(NSI News Source Info) KONGSBERG, Norway - October 22, 2010: The scope of this agreement is to provide a framework for the co-operation between the companies for the Remote Weapon Station (RWS) product area.
Through this agreement the companies intend to not only maintain, but also to expand the co-operation as well as establish joint sales efforts in some international markets.
Kongsberg and Rheinmetall have entered into this co-operation agreement to promote the KONGSBERG PROTECTOR family of RWS' and also increase the level of integration between the two companies' product lines. The overall objective of bringing the two high technology companies together is to offer leading-edge solutions and to raise the value for our international customers.

DTN News: DRDO, IAI, MBDA Products To Improve Indian Air Force Air Defence Capabilities....NSI News Source Info # 1151

DTN News: DRDO, IAI, MBDA Products To Improve Indian Air Force Air Defence Capabilities....NSI News Source Info # 1151
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 21, 2010: In a recent interview, the Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik had been quoted saying that the Indian Air Force was close to having a 50 percent obsolence level in its equipment. This was largely a reference to the air defence capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
For the past few years, however, the Government has moved to address these gaps in capabilities with the following orders / upgrades planned:

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY October 21, 2010 - With Pakistani Visit To The U.S., A Chance To Ease Tensions....NSI News Source Info # 1150

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY October 21, 2010 - With Pakistani Visit To The U.S., A Chance To Ease Tensions....NSI News Source Info # 1150
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON, USA - October 21, 2010: As the Obama administration begins three days of talks with Pakistani leaders, the two sides will seek to ease tensions over the muscular new U.S. strategy in the region.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, chief of the Pakistani army, are leading the their nation's delegation for meetings with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Cameron Munter, the next U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, also will join the talks.

DTN News: Pentagon Plans $60 Billion Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia....NSI News Source Info # 1149

DTN News: Pentagon Plans $60 Billion Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia....NSI News Source Info # 1149
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON, USA - October 21, 2010: The U.S. Defense Department notified Congress that it wants to sell to Saudi Arabia up to $60 billion in weapons to help confront threats from Iran and violent extremists.
The proposed sale, which may be the largest to another country in U.S. history if all purchases are made, includes Boeing Co. F-15 fighter jets, attack helicopters and satellite-guided bombs, according to notices sent to Congress today. It also contains helicopters made by United Technologies Corp. and advanced radar from Raytheon Co.

DTN News: India Mulls Boeing Globemaster III Deal....NSI News Source Info # 1148

DTN News: India Mulls Boeing Globemaster III Deal....NSI News Source Info # 1148
(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI, India - October 21, 2010: India and Boeing remained locked in negotiations for the former's purchase of as many as 10 military transport aircraft by Dec. 15.
India's indecision led to the cancellation of a previous contract for the purchase of A330-based refueling tankers from Airbus last December. The same program was rebid last month.
"On the basis of our experience, we are thoroughly analyzing and reviewing the situation," Barbara Kracht, vice president of communications at Airbus Military was quoted saying in Aviation Week.
Boeing is also said to have the request for proposals from the Indian government. It hasn't taken any decision yet. If it does agree, Vivek Lall, head of Boeing Defense Space and Security in India, was quoted saying, then the defense aerospace giant could offer a variant of the KC-767 Tanker Transport.

DTN News: Indonesia TODAY October 21, 2010 - Indonesia Set To Continue Buying Arms From Russia....NSI News Source Info # 1147

DTN News: Indonesia TODAY October 21, 2010 - Indonesia Set To Continue Buying Arms From Russia....NSI News Source Info # 1147
(NSI News Source Info) JAKARTA, Indonesia - October 21, 2010: Indonesia will continue its military-technical cooperation with Russia, the country's defense minister said on Wednesday.
Purnomo Yusgiantoro spoke after an official transfer of three Russian-made Mi-35P combat helicopters to Indonesia.
"We will continue our military-technical cooperation with Russia," the minister said, noting the high quality and reliability of Russian-made military equipment.
With the addition of the three Mi-35s, the fleet of Russian-made helicopters in service with the Indonesian Armed Forces now comprises five Mi-35 attack helicopters and six Mi-17V5 multipurpose helicopters.

DTN News: Germany TODAY October 21, 2010 - Police See Over 1,000 Militant Islamists In Germany....NSI News Source Info # 1146

DTN News: Germany TODAY October 21, 2010 - Police See Over 1,000 Militant Islamists In Germany....NSI News Source Info # 1146
(NSI News Source Info) BERLIN, Germany - October 21, 2010: Germany is probably home to more than 1,000 potentially violent Islamists and the number of identified militants has risen constantly in the past few years, the Federal Crime Office (BKA) said on Wednesday.
The number of investigations into Islamic terrorism in Germany, where the 9/11 attacks on the United States were planned, has risen continually since 2001 according to the BKA. A total of 352 investigations were now under way, they said.
"Security officials in Germany believe there are more than 1,000 Islamists ready to commit violence," the BKA, a nationwide police agency, said in a statement for its autumn congress.

DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY October 21, 2010 - McChrystal Sees Slower Pace For Kandahar Operation (DTN's Archive)....NSI News Source Info # 1145

DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY October 21, 2010 - McChrystal Sees Slower Pace For Kandahar Operation (DTN's Archive)....NSI News Source Info # 1145
(NSI News Source Info) BRUSSELS- October 21, 2010: A long-awaited military campaign in the Taliban's birthplace Kandahar, due to begin in earnest this month, will now unfold more slowly than planned, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Thursday.
Citing shortcomings that set back the last big U.S.-led offensive in neighboring Helmand province, General Stanley McChrystal said he wanted more time to shore up Afghan support for the Kandahar campaign and to prepare local authorities to provide government services when security improves.

DTN News: Analyst Sees US Tanker Contest As Last For Decades....NSI News Source Info # 1144

DTN News: Analyst Sees US Tanker Contest As Last For Decades....NSI News Source Info # 1144
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - October 20, 2010: The U.S. Air Force once planned to replace its aging fleet of KC-135 refueling tankers in three phases, but budget pressures may make its current competition for 179 planes the last for decades, defense analyst Rebecca Grant said in a new report on Tuesday.
"No one in Washington is saying it yet, but KC-X may end up being the only tanker competition," Grant wrote in the report. "Even if the U.S. buys more than the 179 tankers in KC-X, those buys are two decades away."
The U.S. Air Force expects to award a winner-take-all contract valued at up to $50 billion to either Boeing Co (BA.N) or the U.S. unit of Europe's EADS (EAD.PA) this autumn, in other words sometime by Dec. 21.

DTN News: U.S.-Pakistan Dialogue Faces Prickly Issues....NSI News Source Info # 1143

DTN News: U.S.-Pakistan Dialogue Faces Prickly Issues....NSI News Source Info # 1143
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - October 20, 2010: U.S. and Pakistani officials on Wednesday begin a third round of wide-ranging talks to broaden relations beyond the war against Islamist insurgents, but analysts expected little headway because of differing strategic interests.
Officials plan to discuss everything from water to energy, but the three-day U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue will be overshadowed by the ongoing counterinsurgency campaigns in the Afghan-Pakistan border region and the strain the conflict has put on bilateral relations.

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY October 20, 2010 - No Let-Up In Karachi Bloodshed, 29 Killed In A Day....NSI News Source Info # 1142

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY October 20, 2010 - No Let-Up In Karachi Bloodshed, 29 Killed In A Day....NSI News Source Info # 1142
(NSI News Source Info) KARACHI, Pakistan - October 20, 2010: Daylong violence in different parts of Karachi on Tuesday claimed at least 29 lives, 12 of them in an attack on a sc
rap market in Shershah area.
The city, which was already tense following early morning shootouts and killings in different areas, further descended into fear and panic after the Shershah attack. Scattered incidents of target killing followed.
At least 12 people, most of them shopkeepers and workers, were killed and eight others injured when about 10 unknown men opened fire.
The assailants stepped off motorcycles after entering one of the oldest scrap markets in the city and opened fire on shopkeepers.
A man, Anis Anwer, and his two sons, Umair Anis and Zubair Anis, were among the victims. Sources said that Anis Anwer had six daughters.

DTN News: Oshkosh Defense Expands U.S. Army Heavy Fleet With Additional Vehicle Orders....NSI News Source Info # 1141

DTN News: Oshkosh Defense Expands U.S. Army Heavy Fleet With Additional Vehicle Orders....NSI News Source Info # 1141
(NSI News Source Info) OSHKOSH, Wis. - October 20, 2010: Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), is increasing the U.S. Army’s Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle (FHTV) fleet with the addition of 1,200 trucks following orders from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC). The bulk of the orders are for the Oshkosh Palletized Load System (PLS) A1, a next-generation truck that gives soldiers improved mobility and protection capabilities.
“The heavy tactical trucks that we supply to the U.S. Army have evolved with technological advancements over the years to meet the changing threats and demands of the modern battlefield,” said Mike Ivy, vice president and general manager of Army Programs for Oshkosh Defense. “Whether Iraq, Afghanistan or any other location in the world, the Army can count on Oshkosh for on-time delivery of quality products backed by best-in-class sustainment services. We're proud to serve the men and women who serve our nation.”

DTN News: Afghanistan Special Report - Reconciliation Key To Ending Afghan Conflict, Says U.S. Envoy....NSI News Source Info # 1140

DTN News: Afghanistan Special Report - Reconciliation Key To Ending Afghan Conflict, Says U.S. Envoy....NSI News Source Info # 1140
(NSI News Source Info) ROME, Italy - October 19, 2010: Reconciliation is the key to resolving the conflict in Afghanistan, said Richard Holbrooke, White House's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

DTN News: China Welcomes U.S. Intent To Waive Ban On C-130 Aircraft Export: Official....NSI News Source Info # 1139

DTN News: China Welcomes U.S. Intent To Waive Ban On C-130 Aircraft Export: Official....NSI News Source Info # 1139
(NSI News Source Info) BEIJING, China - October 19, 2010: China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesman Yao Jian said Friday that China welcomes the U.S. intent to waive the embargo on the export of C-130 planes to China for use in oil spill response operations.

DTN News: Egypt Air Force Chief Downplays Importance Of US F-35 Sales To Israel....NSI News Source Info # 1138

DTN News: Egypt Air Force Chief Downplays Importance Of US F-35 Sales To Israel....NSI News Source Info # 1138
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 19, 2010: Commander of the Egyptian Air Force Reda Mahmoud Hafez on Wednesday downplayed the military importance of a recent decision by Washington to provide Israel with a number of US F-35 fighter jets and dismissed fears that the move might alter the regional balance of power.

DTN News: Taiwan Interested In F-35 Fighters: Official....NSI News Source Info # 1137

DTN News: Taiwan Interested In F-35 Fighters: Official....NSI News Source Info # 1137
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 19, 2010: Deputy defense minister minister Andrew Yang says Taiwan is interested in buying F-35 fighter jets in the future. Those jets are more advanced than the F-16C/Ds which Taiwan has requested to purchase from the United States.

DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY October 19, 2010 - The Trouble With Talking To The Taliban....NSI News Source Info # 1136

DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY October 19, 2010 - The Trouble With Talking To The Taliban....NSI News Source Info # 1136
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 19, 2010: So the U.S. has now given safe passage to senior Taliban commanders for parleys with the Afghan government in Kabul. That's good for Hamid Karzai, who must look to his own post-American world, good for the Obama administration, which wants a politically graceful exit from Afghanistan, and excellent for the Taliban, which seeks to return to power. Too bad it also risks turning Afghanistan into another Vietnam.

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY October 19, 2010 - Six Militants Killed In US Pakistan Drone Strike: Official....NSI News Source Info # 1135

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY October 19, 2010 - Six Militants Killed In US Pakistan Drone Strike: Official....NSI News Source Info # 1135
(NSI News Source Info) MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - October 19, 2010: US drones fired missiles at a compound and vehicle in a village in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region on Monday, killing at least six militants, a senior security official told AFP.

DTN News: CWG Delhi 2010 - Suresh Kalmadi And Sheila Dikshit Are Mud Slinging Bollywood Style Drama "Knock Out"....NSI News Source Info # 1134

DTN News: CWG Delhi 2010 - Suresh Kalmadi And Sheila Dikshit Are Mud Slinging Bollywood Style Drama "Knock Out"....NSI News Source Info # 1134
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 18, 2010: Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Sunday hit back at Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for casting aspersions on it, saying this was 'disappointing' and 'uncalled for.' ("Knock Out" movie poster has no reference to this report or article)
Kalmadi strongly defended the OC and said that despite a series of attacks in the runup to the Games, he was quiet, but this should not be taken as weakness.
'Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's aspersions on corruption in
The OC are most 'disappointing and uncalled for. It is not right to deflect and point fingers at others when she must indulge in self-reflection on corruption in her own departments. She has said that the ways of the Organising Committee are mysterious whereas the Commonwealth Games chief, Mr. Michael Fennell, declared the conduct of the Games as exceptional and successful,'

DTN News: Lockheed Martin Awarded $24M Contract To Continue Maritime Surveillance Systems For Anti Submarine Warfare....NSI News Source Info # 1133

DTN News: Lockheed Martin Awarded $24M Contract To Continue Maritime Surveillance Systems For Anti Submarine Warfare....NSI News Source Info # 1133
(NSI News Source Info) SAN DIEGO, - October 18, 2010: Advanced acoustic processing and tracking capabilities provided by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will enhance underwater surveillance and help increase situational awareness for the U.S. Navy fleet.
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a follow-on contract from the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to provide technology updates and new concepts to detect and track submarines. This contract extension is valued at $24 million.
“For more than 10 years we have provided the Navy with innovative automation technology to counter asymmetric threats and conduct anti-submarine warfare,” said Jim Quinn, vice president -of Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions-Defense. “The capabilities we are providing will help detect, track, and localize undersea threats faster and more accurately.”

DTN News: Russian-Indian Joint Drills Enter Active Anti-terrorism Stage....NSI News Source Info # 1132

DTN News: Russian-Indian Joint Drills Enter Active Anti-terrorism Stage....NSI News Source Info # 1132
(NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW, Russia - October 18, 2010: Russian troops started on Sunday an active phase of anti-terrorist drills on Indian territory as part of joint Russian-Indian exercises, the Russian Defense ministry said.
"As part of the exercises, international Russian-Indian units have been set up, which are currently practicing operational coordination, working on practical training missions in mountains, arranging interaction between units," the ministry said.
"In particular, mixed companies have started patrols in the areas of the presumed terrorists' location. Mobile checkpoints have been set up on mountainous paths and roads to exclude the penetration of terrorists into populated areas and important state facilities," the ministry said.

DTN News: India's Proposed For The 5th Generation Fighter Su-30 With Radar Can Simultaneously Attack Eight Targets....NSI News Source Info # 1131

DTN News: India's Proposed For The 5th Generation Fighter Su-30 With Radar Can Simultaneously Attack Eight Targets....NSI News Source Info # 1131
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 18, 2010: India's proposed for the Su-30 radar with 5 generation machine, which can attack 8 targets.
According to the Russian "tie" network on October 11 reported for the Indian Air Force has decided to equip the Su-30MKI multi-role fighter is equipped with Russian-made "beetle-AE" active phased array radar system, the radar system can betrack 30 targets simultaneously and one of the eight attack.
The DTN News reports that India has ordered nearly 280 fighters Su-30MKI.
According to Russian reports, "link" network on October 11 reported that the Indian Air Force has decided to equip its Su-30MKI multi-role fighter is equipped with Russian-made "beetle-AE" active phased array radar system. Indian Air Force sources said the Su-30MKI for the new radar installation work will begin in 2012.

DTN News: Canada Awards Harris C$273 Million CF-18 Contract....NSI News Source Info # 1130

DTN News: Canada Awards Harris C$273 Million CF-18 Contract....NSI News Source Info # 1130
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 18, 2010: Canada has awarded Harris Corp a nine-year C$273 million ($270.3 million) contract to help service its fleet of CF-18 fighter jets, the communications and information technology company said on Sunday.
The Florida-based company said the contract is for a six-year period plus three additional option years.
Harris said its Canadian unit will provide repair and overhaul, engineering support, program management, life cycle support and obsolescence and material management services to support the avionics systems on the jets.
Separately, the Canadian government said over 40 full-time positions will be maintained in Calgary, Alberta on an annual basis for the length of the contract.

DTN News: Japan PM Worried Over Safety Of Japanese In China....NSI News Source Info # 1129

DTN News: Japan PM Worried Over Safety Of Japanese In China....NSI News Source Info # 1129
(NSI News Source Info) TOKYO, Japan - October 18, 2010: Japan's prime minister on Monday urged China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens and firms and called for calm after Chinese protesters took to the streets over a territorial feud straining ties between Asia's top economies.
Sino-Japanese relations deteriorated sharply last month after Japan detained a Chinese trawler captain whose boat collided with Japanese patrol ships near the disputed islands -- called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has come under fire domestically for appearing to cave in to Chinese demands to release the captain. On Saturday, thousands marched in Tokyo to assert Japan's claim to the rocky isles, which are near potentially huge oil and gas reserves in the East China Sea.

DTN News: Falcon Country....NSI News Source Info # 1128

DTN News: Falcon Country....NSI News Source Info # 1128
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 17, 2010: In Egypt, the old air force is fading fast, and the emerging one looks like it s American counterpart. That's because Egypt is one of the largest operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon (number 4, actually ), and has 195 in service and another 25 on order.
Egypt is also buying new accessories for their F-16s, including targeting and reconnaissance digital camera pods as well as defense electronics (radar and missile detectors.) Another order for 24 F-16/50/52 fighters is pending. This new order would give Egypt 244 F-16s. Some of the 38 older F-16A/B models are being either upgraded or retired. The rest are C or D models.

DTN News: Crossbows and Bolts: A Dangerous Nexus Between The Iranian Missile And WMD Programs....NSI News Source Info # 1127

DTN News: Crossbows and Bolts: A Dangerous Nexus Between The Iranian Missile And WMD Programs....NSI News Source Info # 1127
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 17, 2010: A firing test of a new Sijjil-2 missile on May 20, 2009, that featured an increased 2,400 km range and solid propellant engine, has marked the next dangerous stage of the ambitious ballistic missile (BM) program of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). The purpose of this short report is to provide a brief analysis of different aspects of the program, establish a potential logical link between it and the nuclear program, developed by the IRI, and to offer possible explanations of the motivations behind the Iranian quest for what one may call a hybrid BM – WMD capabilities, with some potential scenarios of its application and implications. This essay represents the personal views of the author and not of INEGMA or other institutions.

DTN News: Dusshera Greetings To Family & Friends....NSI News Source Info # 1126

DTN News: Dusshera Greetings To Family & Friends....NSI News Source Info # 1126
Today is Dusshera and our Hearty Greetings