Saturday, December 4, 2010

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: General Dynamics Awarded $21 Million For RG-31 MRAP Upgrades....NSI News Source Info # 1319

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources General Dynamics
(NSI News Source Info) LONDON, Ontario, Canada - December 4, 2010: The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada a USD$21.2 million delivery-order modification for upgrade kits for RG-31 Mk5E vehicles previously delivered under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program. General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company’s parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
The kits will enhance the survivability and operation of the RG-31 vehicles to the latest production configuration. The delivery of the kits is expected to be completed by October 2011.
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DTN News - BREAKING NEWS: Guiding Light Or Evil Genius, WikiLeaks Founder Sparks Fierce Emotions....NSI News Source Info # 1318

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 4, 2010: “In this hypothetical situation,” he asks, “am I armed or unarmed?”
Senior fellow at the august Brookings Institution, O’Hanlon has just been asked what he would do if he were to find himself seated across a table from one Julian Assange, founder and guiding spirit of the Internet whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.
His rejoinder — “BLAM!”
The Australian-born Assange, it may safely be said, has a gift for exciting powerful reactions.
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DTN News - BREAKING NEWS: Israel TODAY December 4, 2010 - International Teams Help Israel Fight Massive Forest Fire....NSI News Source Info # 1317

(NSI News Source Info) JERUSALEM, Israel - December 4, 2010: Foreign aid is reaching Israel as a deadly wild fire rages out of control. The death toll from the massive blaze is now at 41.
Fire extinguishing planes from many countries flew into Israel to help the nation battle the biggest forest fire in its history. The fire erupted on Thursday. Most of the people who have been killed were on a bus carrying rescue workers that was trapped by the flames.
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DTN News - BREAKING NEWS: During Surprise Trip To Afghanistan, Obama Thanks U.S. Troops For Their ServiceNSI News Source Info # 1316

(NSI News Source Info) KABUL, Afghanistan - December 4, 2010: President Obama personally thanked U.S. troops for their service during a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Friday as casualties mount since the president escalated the war last year.
President Obama personally thanked U.S. troops for their service during a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Friday as casualties mount since the president escalated the war last year.
In a speech to several thousand troops inside a hangar at Bagram Air Field, Obama declared that the troops are making important progress in the country and will succeed in the U.S. mission.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh To Refurbish Heavy Vehicles In Theater For the U.S. Army....NSI News Source Info # 1315

(NSI News Source Info) OSHKOSH, Wis. - December 4, 2010: Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), will refurbish an additional 140 vehicles and trailers in theater for the U.S. Army under a new order from the Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC). Through the Theater-Provided Equipment Refurbishment (TPER) program, Oshkosh works with the Army to return battle-damaged vehicles to full mission-capable operability at the company’s Kuwait facility.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Aerojet Completes Final Lot Shipments Of The U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor Program....NSI News Source Info # 1314

(NSI News Source Info) SACRAMENTO, Calif., - December 3, 2010: Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY - News) company, announced today that it shipped the last F-22 Raptor forward boom to The Boeing Company in Seattle, Wash. This completed the 10th lot of a procurement that spanned 17 years in support of the Boeing/Lockheed Martin/U.S. Air Force team.
Aerojet has been under contract to The Boeing Company on the F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program since 1993 and has delivered 394 booms. The company was honored by Boeing as its Supplier of the Year in 2005 and 2007, and its gold and silver supplier for 2009 and 2010. "Our success is a testament to the skill, hard work and diligence that our employees put into this program," says Michael Magpayo, director of F-22 and Advanced Structures programs. "Congratulations go to all of our employees for their outstanding work and dedication over the past 17 years. They've really taken our philosophy of Operational Excellence, professionalism, dedication and teamwork to heart and have gone above and beyond for this program."
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing-Built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight....NSI News Source Info # 1313

(NSI News Source Info) VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., - December 3, 2010: Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful de-orbit and landing of the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), also known as the X-37B, for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). The X-37B landed at 1:16 a.m. Pacific time today, concluding its more than 220-day experimental test mission. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on April 22.
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Friday, December 3, 2010

DTN News - GREETINS: Season's Greetings From DTN News....NSI News Source Info # 1312

DTN News - GREETINS: Season's Greetings From DTN News
**The beautiful season reminds DTN News Of beautiful Viewers and Reader like You!
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 3, 2010: We thank you for your patronage on DTN News, please continue to do so. In the interim, we wish you Season's Greetings and God Bless you All!
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Republic Of Korea Selects Lockheed Martin’s Proven C-130J Super Hercules For New Airlift Fleet....NSI News Source Info # 1311

(NSI News Source Info) MARIETTA, Ga., - December 3, 2010: Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has signed a contract with the Republic of Korea to provide the nation four C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.
Korea’s new Super Hercules will be the longer fuselage or “stretched” combat delivery variant. Deliveries will be in 2014 and the contract also contains a two-year support program including aircrew and maintenance training. Korea joins 14 other nations that have selected the proven C 130J.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Sikorsky Aerospace Services Delivers First Upgraded S-61TM Helicopter To U.S. State Department...NSI News Source Info # 1310

(NSI News Source Info) SHELTON, Conn., - December 3, 2010: Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the delivery of the first upgraded S-61™ helicopter to the U.S. State Department. With its history of reliability and safety, the Sikorsky S-61 helicopter is capable of performing a wide range of critical missions including medical evacuation, passenger and logistics transportation.
SAS is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX - News).
"This delivery marks another significant milestone for the Sikorsky S-61 helicopter program and speaks to the continued success of the aircraft's upgrade program launched earlier this year. The S-61 helicopter continues to be one of the most dependable and best value aircraft in the aerospace industry," said David Adler, SAS president.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: First Deployment With Air National Guard Increases Sniper® Pod Presence In Combat Operations....NSI News Source Info # 1309

(NSI News Source Info) ORLANDO, FL, - December 3, 2010: The South Carolina Air National Guard recently returned from a combat deployment utilizing Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Sniper pods on the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
This marks the first time Sniper pods have been used in combat by an Air National Guard unit. While in theater, the 169th Fighter Wing employed the Sniper pod’s non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) capabilities, relaying high resolution streaming video for rapid coordination with ground troops.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

DTN News - ANALYSIS By Goodspeed: Afghanistan — NATO’s Partner In War, Mistrust....News Source Info # 1308

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 2, 2010: Canadian Ambassador William Crosbie’s leaked diplomatic cable highlights the extremely fragile relationship that exists between the government of Afghanistan and the NATO alliance.
It is now obvious from Mr. Crosbie’s cable and the U.S. documents in the WikiLeaks trove that relations between Hamid Karzai, the Afghanistan president, and his foreign backers have become particularly poisonous.
Relations on a long list of issues continue to deteriorate, including disputed elections, corruption, a banking scandal, as well as the political and security situation.
The leaked Canadian memo is an independent confirmation of an earlier description of the corrupt and complex dynamics of the Afghan government made last year by Karl Eikenberry, the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan.
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 2, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1307

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 2, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued December 2, 2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Meridian Medical Technologies, Columbia, Md., is being awarded a maximum $116,180,667 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for nerve agent antidotes. Other location of performance is in Missouri. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM2DP-11-D-0002).
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Marks Retirement Of Royal Australian Air Force F-111 Fleet....NSI News Source Info # 1306

(NSI News Source Info) AMBERLEY, Queensland - December 2, 2010: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will bid a fond farewell to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 strike fighters that the company has supported for more than 14 years when the fleet is retired on Dec. 3.
As prime contractor for F-111 through-life support activities since 1996, Boeing Defence Australia has designed, developed and delivered technologies and modifications to improve the operational effectiveness of the F-111 fleet from its facilities at RAAF Base Amberley. These upgrades included aircraft overhauls conducted under the F-111 Weapons System Business Unit (WSBU) contract.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: BAE Systems To Provide Laser Warning Sensors To Protect U.S. Military Aircraft....NSI News Source Info # 1305

(NSI News Source Info) AUSTIN, Texas - December 2, 2010: BAE Systems will provide laser warning sensor sets to protect U.S. military aircraft under a $17.7 million contract by Alliant Techsystems.
The contract provides components for the AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System, part of the ongoing U.S. Navy road-map of airborne protection and system improvements for U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army and foreign allied fleets. The laser detection sensors provide critical warning systems for hostile threats.
“With more than 16,000 systems delivered to date, this award continues our support to Alliant Techsystems and the Navy team," said David Millspaugh, director of Product Support for Soldier & Vehicle Solutions in Austin, Texas. “We are very proud of our long heritage of protecting the warfighter by providing the components for the AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System,” Millspaugh added.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russian Air Force To Procure 1,500 New Aircraft By 2020 (Update 1)....NSI News Source Info # 1304

(NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW, Russia - December 2, 2010: The Russian Air Force will procure over 1,500 new aircraft and significantly increase the number of high-precision weapons in its arsenal by 2020, a deputy Air Force commander said on Wednesday.
"Overall, we are planning to acquire and modernize about 2,000 aircraft and helicopters by 2020...including more than 1,500 new aircraft and about 400 modernized," Lt. Gen. Igor Sadofyev told reporters in Moscow.
According to the general, in 2011 the Air Force plans to adopt Su-27SM, Su-30M2 and Su-35S multirole fighters, Su-34 fighter-bombers and Yak-130 combat trainers as well as Ka-52 and Mi-28N attack helicopters, Mi-8 armed assault helicopters, Ka-226 and Ansat-U light multipurpose helicopters.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: EADS Confident A400M Will Be A Success....NSI News Source Info # 1303

(NSI News Source Info) FRANKFURT, Germany, - December 2, 2010: European defense giant EADS is confident it can turn around its troubled Airbus A400 military transporter program by selling up to 500 of the planes.
"We see a broad global market of 400 to 500 aircraft with good chances for this aircraft to turn profits in the long term," the company's Chief Finance Officer Hans-Peter Ring told the Germany-based Euro am Sonntag weekly.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: India Tests BrahMos Cruise Missile....NSI News Source Info # 1302

(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI, India - December 2, 2010: India successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a military base in the northeastern coastal state of Orissa on Thursday, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said.
The supersonic cruise missile with precision strike capability was test-fired from a mobile launcher at 11:00 local time (05:30 GMT) from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.
"The trial was successful," defense sources told PTI without elaborating.
In the last BrahMos test on September 5 the cruise missile hit the target at supersonic speed in steep-dive mode for the first time.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Argentina Seeks Aviation Revival At State Aircraft Maker....NSI News Source Info # 1301

(NSI News Source Info) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - December 2, 2010: Following decades of decline, Argentina hopes to recover some of its past glory in the aviation industry as state-run aircraft maker Fabrica Argentina de Aviones SA looks to carve out a niche in the civilian and military markets.
The company's historical weakness has been its dependence on the Argentine Air Force as its sole client, which has made it hostage to volatile defense budgets.
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DTN News: China - Breaking Headlines News Dated December 2, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1300

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 2, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to China Breaking - Headlines News for the world of TODAY.
US MARKS WORLD AIDS DAY
The activity is part of a global "Light for Rights" campaign to honor those we have lost to AIDS and to highlight the fundamental rights we all share.
Debates on WikiLeaks disclosures get hotter in U.S.12-02 15:59
Are they acts of espionage, terrorism, or journalism? Do media have the right to release those documents? And who is to blame? Interpol issues arrest warrant for Assange Clinton: Wikileaks hurts U.S. security interests
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DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated December 2, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1299

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 2, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to Defense News / Latest Press Releases for the world of TODAY.
*Comprehensive daily news related to Defense News / Latest Press Releases for the world of TODAY
*Source: The undermentioned Articles/News are courtesy Defense News
RUSSIA CHOOSES 4-WARHEAD ICBM TO REPLACE TOPOL-M
BY NABI ABDULLAEV
MOSCOW - Russia will replace its single-warhead mobile RS-12M2 Topol-M intercontinental strategic missile system with one that can carry up to four nuclear warheads, the chief commander of the Russian Strategic Missile Force, Lt. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, said Nov. 30. ... full story30 Nov 12:11 EST (17:11 GMT)
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DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated December 2, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1298

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 2, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.
*Comprehensive daily news related on Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY
Thursday December 2, 2010
Qantas may take legal action against Rolls-Royce2:38 am - Reuters
Wednesday December 1, 2010
Atlantis Systems Eduplus Awarded Contract by Air Force for Policy Training9:25 pm - Marketwire
US Logistics Promotes Gary Pinson to Vice President - USMC Programs8:36 pm - PR Newswire
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 1, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1297

Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 1099-10 December 1, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 1, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued December 1, 2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
AIR FORCE
Engineering & Software Systems Solutions, Inc., San Diego, Calif. (FA8251-11-D-0001), and General Atomics Systems Integration, Kaysville, Utah (FA8251-11-D-0002), were awarded a $48,000,000 contract which will provide for engineering services for the landing gear systems at Hill Air Force Base. At this time, $2,000 has been obligated. 748 SCMG/PKAB, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $10,010,466 contract modification which will provide for upgrade/retrofit of five gunship multi-spectral sensor systems. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. ASC/WISK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8629-08-C-2402; P00017).
http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2010/12/dtn-news-us-department-of-defense_01.html
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: US Eyes China Pressure On North Korea....NSI News Source Info # 1296

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 1, 2010: The White House said Tuesday that China had an "obligation" to press North Korea but expected progress in the coming days in international diplomacy aimed at easing soaring tensions.
"I think the Chinese have a duty and an obligation to greatly press upon the North Koreans that their belligerent behavior has to come to an end," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters.
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DTN News - BREAKING NEWS: WikiLeaks Cables - Pakistan Opposition 'Tipped Off' Mumbai Terror Group....NSI News Source Info # 1295

**US embassy cables say President Zardari alleged warning let Lashkar-e-Taiba empty bank accounts before UN sanctions
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Declan Walsh in Islamabad - The Guardian, Wednesday 1 December 2010
(NSI News Source Info) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - December 1, 2010: Pakistan's president alleged that the brother of Pakistan's opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, "tipped off" the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) about impending UN sanctions following the 2008 Mumbai attacks, allowing the outfit to empty its bank accounts before they could be raided.
Six weeks after LeT gunmen killed more than 170 people in Mumbai, President Asif Ali Zardari told the US of his "frustration" that Sharif's government in Punjab province helped the group evade new UN sanctions.
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 30, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1294

Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 1095-10 November 30, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 1, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued November 30, 2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
AIR FORCE
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, Va. (FA8771-11-D1000); CACI Enterprise Solutions, Inc., Chantilly, Va. (FA8771-11-D1001); Deloitte Consulting, Alexandria, Va. (FA8771-11-D1002); Dynamics Research Corp., Andover, Mass. (FA8771-11-D1003); Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Va. (FA8771-11-D1004); and Tech Team Government Solution, Inc., Chantilly, Va. (FA8771-11-D1005), were awarded a contract worth $460,000,000. This contract will provide for enterprise-level engineering integration and service management support worldwide for Air Force customers. At this time, $15,000 has been obligated to each company. AF PEO/HIJK, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity.
http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2010/12/dtn-news-us-department-of-defense.html
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Singapore Army To Equip 6 Units With Mini-UAV....NSI News Source Info # 1293

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / SINGAPORE - November 30, 2010: By end-2010, six Army units will get the Skyblade III mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system which improves situational awareness and the flow of information during operations. Designed to be lightweight and portable, it will provide the units with enhanced reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities.
"With the Skyblade III mini-UAV, scout teams can now better assist commanders in decision-making by providing more timely information.For example, they can report terrain conditions and the presence of opposition forces in real-time," said Senior Lieutenant Colonel (SLTC) Ong Chee Boon, Deputy Group Head, General Staff, on 25 Nov at the Murai Urban Training Facility.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Saudi Arabia National Guard To Launch Air Wing With $25 Billion Helicopter Purchase....NSI News Source Info # 1292

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 30, 2010: Saudi Arabia's National Guard (SANG) is to be a key beneficiary of the mega arms deal with the USA and will directly lead to the creation of a new air arm.
Arabian Aerospace has learned that Riyadh will spent $25.6bn on setting up the SANG Aviation Command through the purchase of 156 helicopters including Apache and Little Bird AH6 models. Saudi has previously confirmed a requirement for 190 helicopters but it had previously been expected that these would be for the RSAF.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Final AW159 Lynx Wildcat Test Aircraft Makes Its Maiden Flight....NSI News Source Info # 1291

(NSI News Source Info) YEOVIL, UK /VERGIATE, Italy - November 30, 2010: AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the third and final AW159 test aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on November 19th at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in the UK. During its maiden flight a range of general handling checks were completed and it performed as expected.
The aircraft, designated TI3, is the third of three test aircraft that will complete a 600 hour integrated flight test programme. This first flight comes just a few weeks after the second AW159, designated TI2, first flew in mid October. All the three aircraft flew together for the first time on the same day.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: South Korea, U.S. To Hold Maritime Interdiction, Aerial Interception Drills....NSI News Source Info # 1290

(NSI News Source Info) SEOUL, South Korea - November 30, 2010: South Korea and the United States plan to stage maritime interdiction and aerial interception drills Tuesday on the third day of major naval exercises in the Yellow Sea aimed at warning North Korea against any future provocations, military officials here said.
About 10 warships, including a nuclear-powered U.S. supercarrier, scores of aircraft and 7,300 military personnel, launched the four-day maneuvers Sunday in response to North Korea's bombardment on a South Korean island near the tense Yellow Sea border, killing two marines and as many civilians.
"Today, we plan to hold maritime interdiction and defensive counter air drills as a key part of the third-day exercises," said an official at the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2010/11/dtn-news-defense-news-south-korea-us-to.html
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Afghanistan TODAY November 30, 2010 - Afghan Police Officer Kills 6 US Service Members....NSI News Source Info # 1289

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / KABUL Afghanistan - November 30, 2010: An Afghan border policeman killed six American servicemen during a training mission Monday, underscoring one of the risks in a U.S.-led program to educate enough recruits to turn over the lead for security to Afghan forces by 2014.
The shooting in a remote area near the Pakistani border appeared to be the deadliest attack of its kind in at least two years.
Attacks on NATO troops by Afghan policemen or soldiers, although still rare, have increased as the coalition has accelerated the program. Other problems with the rapidly growing security forces include drug use, widespread illiteracy and high rates of attrition.
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Monday, November 29, 2010

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 29, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1288

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - November 29, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued November 29, 2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Coastal Pacific Food Distributors*, Stockton, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $368,783,360 fixed-price with economic price adjustment indefinite-quantity contract for full line food distribution. There is no other location of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The original proposal was solicited via the Defense Logistics Agency Internet Bid Board System with two responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 13, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM300-11-D-3434).
http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2010/11/dtn-news-us-department-of-defense_29.html
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Iraqi Army Exhibits Show Of Strength....NSI News Source Info # 1287

(NSI News Source Info) BAGHDAD, Iraq - November 29, 2010: Iraqi Army soldiers conducted training, Aug. 30, at Joint Security Station Deason in Baghdad, exhibiting their capability to secure a more stable and sovereign Iraq.
About a dozen major media outlets captured footage of Commando Battalion, 17th Iraqi Army Brigade, clearing a target building on a timed assault and moving quickly through an obstacle course.In the raid scenario, the IA 17th Bomb Disposal Company, Baghdad, identified an improvised explosive device and deployed a robot to remove it. IA soldiers also fired M-16 rifles and answered questions from the media about how they will work to secure Iraq during Operation New Dawn.
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DTN News: Iran Top Stories / Headlines News Dated November 29, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1286

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 29, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to Iran for the world of TODAY.
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DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated November 29, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1285

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 29, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: WikiLeaks - US Trying To Remove Enriched Pakistan Uranium....NSI News Source Info # 1284

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - November 29, 2010: US diplomatic cables released on Sunday show that since 2007 the United States has been engaged in a secret effort to remove highly enriched uranium from a Pakistani research reactor.
According to the documents released by a whistle-blowing website called Wiki-Leaks, the US administration authorised this effort because American officials feared the material could be diverted for use in an illicit nuclear device.
One cable quotes Saudi King Abdullah as saying that President Asif Ali Zardari was “the greatest obstacle” to Pakistan’s progress. “When the head is rotten,” he said, “it affects the whole body”.
In May 2009, US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson reported to the State Department that Pakistan was refusing to schedule a visit by American technical experts because, as a Pakistani official said, “if the local media got word of the fuel removal they certainly would portray it as the United States taking Pakistan’s nuclear weapons”.
Cables sent by the US Embassy in Islamabad to the State Department also talk of “grave fears in Washington and London over the security of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme” amid the country’s growing instability.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: WikiLeaks - Israel Consulted Egypt, Fatah On Gaza War....NSI News Source Info # 1283

(NSI News Source Info) JERUSALEM, Israel - November 29, 2010: Israel discussed its planned war on Gaza with the Palestinian leadership and Egypt ahead of time, offering to hand them control of the strip if it defeated Hamas, US documents released by WikiLeaks showed.
The attempt to coordinate its devastating offensive against Gaza's Islamist rulers was revealed by Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak whose remarks were included in a telegram sent in June 2009 by then deputy US ambassador Luis Moreno.
"He explained that the GOI (government of Israel) had consulted with Egypt and Fatah prior to Operation Cast Lead, asking if they were willing to assume control of Gaza once Israel defeated Hamas," he said, referring to the Fatah party of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Wikileaks - King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia 'Wanted Guantánamo Bay Detainees Microchipped'....NSI News Source Info # 1282

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 29, 2010: The King of Saudi Arabia wanted all detainees released from the Guantánamo Bay prison to be tracked through an implanted microchip, according to the leaked diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks.
King Abdullah proposed implanting detainees with a chip that contained their personal information before authorities tracked their movements using Bluetooth technology.
The King made the private suggestion during a meeting in March last year in Riyadh with John Brennan, the White House counter-terrorism adviser.
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DTN News - BREAKING NEWS: Wikileaks's Unveiling Of Cables Shows Delicate Diplomatic Balance With Pakistan....NSI News Source Info # 1281

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 29, 2010: The latest document dump from WikiLeaks reveals the diplomatic high wire the United States is often walking in its relationship with countries that are considered crucial allies in fighting terrorism, such as Pakistan.
Cables that pertain to the U.S. relationship with Pakistan show the extent to which U.S. diplomatic officials think the American agenda is often undermined by the poor standing of the superpower among Pakistanis. One cable urges a reinvigorated effort at public diplomacy to shore up the United States' reputation and eat away at support for figures such as al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who is thought to be hiding in the tribal frontier of Pakistan
The January 2009 cable, posted on the Web site of Der Spiegel, laments that many Pakistanis consider bin Laden "an Islamic hero because the U.S. has named him 'public enemy number one.' " A plan to distribute "wanted" posters and matchbooks depicting bin Laden - presumably advertising the U.S. offer of a reward for his capture - might only increase his stature "as a kind of folk hero," the cable says.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Venezuela Buying 10-12 Chinese Medium-Range Transport Aircraft....NSI News Source Info # 1280

(NSI News Source Info) CARACAS, Venezuela - November 28, 2010: Venezuela will purchase from China between 10 and 12 medium-range Shaanxi Y-8 transport aircraft, after taking delivery in recent weeks of 18 K-8 training aircraft previously acquired in the Asian country, a senior military official said.
“These Y-8s will provide support for the operations of our C-130 Hercules transport planes...that have a range covering South America and to the north of Spain,” Maj. Gen. Jorge Oropeza said Friday.
He said that negotiations for the purchase of the Y-8s are in the hands of the Defense Ministry and it is hoped that these aircraft will be delivered to Venezuela sometime next year.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Offers To Protect Lebanon And Hezbollah Defense Needs....NSI News Source Info # 1279

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 28, 2010: Iran is prepared to cover the defense needs of both Lebanon and the anti-Israel Hezbollah movement, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.
"Iran has constantly said that it would be beside the Lebanese army and resistance [Hezbollah] and ready to cover the country's defense needs," Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said at a military fair in Tehran also attended by visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, according to ISNA.
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