More links. Afghan president under pressure over fraud rulings:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091017/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan Truck bomb destroys key bridge in western Iraq:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091018/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq Pakistan starts critical offensive against Taliban:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091018/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan Thai Navy Buys Embraer Jet:http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4328768&c=ASI&s=AIR France Buys 6 UAVs From Canada, Ponders Another:http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4326707&c=EUR&s=AIR Machine That Predicts Terrorists? Intent Showing Progress:http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/November/Pages/MachineThatPredictsTerrorists%E2%80%99IntentShowingProgress.aspx

More links. Nearly a third of Afghan president's votes voided: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091019/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan South Korean navy requests homegrown Aegis destroyers http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw091016_1_n.shtml Typhoons On First Operational Deployment: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Typhoons_On_First_Operational_Deployment_999.html US to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010: US official: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_to_deploy_Patriot_missiles_in_Poland_in_2010_US_official_999.html Indonesia plans to launch surveillance drone: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Indonesia_plans_to_launch_surveillance_drone_999.html Libya To Buy Russian Fighter Jets For $1B: Report http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4330883&c=MID&s=AIR Indian, U.S. Troops Meet for Air, Land Exercises: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4331254&c=ASI&s=AIR Dragging through history: http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/10/19/dragging-through-history/ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLKwq8JKIaw

Another link. Treaties Prompt Redesign Of Cluster Bombs: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/CLUSTER101909.xml&headline=Treaties%20Prompt%20Redesign%20Of%20Cluster%20Bombs&channel=defense

More links. Darpa Looks to Upgrade Bio-Threat Detectors: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/darpa-looks-to-upgrade-bio-threat-detectors/ Airbags vs Rocket-Propelled Grenades: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/airbags-vs-rocket-propelled-grenades/ Military Seeks Mock Afghanistan for Monster Trucks: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/military-seeks-mock-afghanistan-for-monster-trucks/ Watching Beijing's Air Power Grow: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/world/asia/21iht-letter.html?_r=2 Bearded vulture v. French airforce: 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%3a47b1f2e1-feda-46ed-84ef-abf6036d6acf&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Extreme concern in Australia over subs: 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%3a96b4a729-1635-4941-92df-b8d292573fac&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Students Terrorised: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\10\21\story_21-10-2009_pg1_1 Pak Taliban Spooked by Drones, Insider Account Shows: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/pak-taliban-spooked-by-drones-insider-account-shows/ Kabul Gets a Spy Cam Network of Its Own: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/video-kabul-gets-a-spy-cam-network-of-its-own/

More links. Super Concrete in the U.S. Military, Iran? and the Pyramids?: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/super-concrete-in-the-us-military-iran-and-the-pyramids/ Troops Clamor For Precision Mortars: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/21/troops-clamor-for-precision-mortars/ Election officials deliver Afghan runoff ballots: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091022/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan Navy's newest warships top out at more than 50 mph: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091022/ap_on_bi_ge/us_speedy_warship Police: 6 al-Qaida suspects arrested in Iraq: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091022/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq;_ylt=AhIFVeaMV.nGmoND2Jjq8rdvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJkOWZ2OXB1BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDIyL21sX2lyYXEEcG9zAzE0BHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDcG9saWNlNmFsLXFh IG: Pricey new U.S. Embassy in Iraq has 'multiple' flaws: http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091022/wl_mcclatchy/3338973;_ylt=AnDVQGQVraIYXGix5aUpjvhvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJraDltbG0xBGFzc2V0A21jY2xhdGNoeS8yMDA5MTAyMi8zMzM4OTczBHBvcwMzMQRzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3JlcG9ydHByaWNleQ-- Army brigadier, soldier killed in Pakistan capital: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091022/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan;_ylt=AsQwi9thcPAH81tWEzhlJSVvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJndmZydjltBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDIyL2FzX3Bha2lzdGFuBHBvcwM0BHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDYXJteWJyaWdhZGll

More links. Google's Android Allows Soldiers to Put Drones on Buddy List: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-10/googles-android-allows-warfighters-put-drones-buddy-list Al Qaeda Big Wig Killed. Again.: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/al-qaeda-big-wig-killed-again/ One Year Later, Hollywood Re-Fights Georgia-Russia War: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/one-year-later-hollywood-re-fights-georgia-russia-war/ American Troops Leaving Iraq, Some Gear Staying: 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%3a2c6a2e69-30c5-4f2b-9f04-53cbdc629bfe&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Digital Unknowns Surround Afghanistan Fight: 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%3ac5d59e90-becc-46a4-b4aa-14ab85088dce&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Israel Aerospace Industries Unveils Robotic Platform Designed for Ground Forces: http://www.iai.co.il/32981-40059-en/MediaRoom_News.aspx Osprey Deployment Update: http://www.defensetech.org/archives/005075.html Maneuver Tactics Key To Israeli Victory: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/IDF102209.xml&headline=Maneuver Tactics Key To Israeli Victory&channel=defense Blasts at Pakistan air base, wedding bus kill 24: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091023/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan NATO considering beefing up Afghan war support: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091023/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/eu_nato_afghanistan Japan FM: US Marine base should stay on Okinawa: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091023/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_us_military Lean manning saps morale, puts sailors at risk: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/navy_leanmanning_101909w/ Air Force ISR and EW Stay Separate, B-52 Jammer Dies: 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%3ab44167b9-42e4-4561-b182-537da0124577&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Eye Spy: 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%3a89fadfed-8807-42c7-b34e-5a039c3c6ea1&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

More links. Japan's Stance on U.S. Base Jolts Alliance: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4339356&c=AME&s=TOP UAVs Dominate Seoul Air Show: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4339736&c=ASI&s=AIR Bolivia Says Base Could Be Used For Russian Planes: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4342420&c=AME&s=AIR Mystery blasts in Lebanon heighten tension: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Mystery_blasts_in_Lebanon_heighten_tension_999.html Russia may go ahead with Iran missile deal: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_may_go_ahead_with_Iran_missile_deal_999.html Lebanon to press ahead with oil exploration: http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidDS110506_dsart39 British nuclear expert dies in 40-metre plunge: http://austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2009-10-21/17423/British_nuclear_expert_dies_in_40-metre_plunge# UN inspectors visit once-secret Iranian site: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091025/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_nuclear Bombings target government in Baghdad, 147 killed: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091025/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq

More links. U.S. tested 2 Afghan scenarios in war game: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/25/AR2009102502633.html?hpid=topnews Pakistan detains 11 Iranian Guards on the border: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091026/wl_nm/us_pakistan_iran_2;_ylt=Agino9tZKaY6MYW4WVw6IMn9xg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTE2NzM1MXJzBHBvcwMzBHNlYwN5bi1yLWItbGVmdARzbGsDZXYtcGFraXN0YW5k 1 CV, No Planes? : http://www.informationdissemination.net/2009/10/1-cv-no-planes.html More Questions Emerge About Draft Tanker RFP: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/KCX102609.xml&headline=More Questions Emerge About Draft Tanker RFP&channel=defense Clinton Hints at Revolutionary Nulcear Posture Review: 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%3af4952525-c3ec-4759-81c2-9fc80da16f13&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest The China CyberSyndrome: http://www.defensetech.org/archives/005077.html Deadly Day in Afghanistan: 3 Copters Crash, 14 U.S. Lives Lost: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/deadly-day-in-afghanistan-3-copters-crash-14-us-lives-lost/ For Sale: Military Assault Hovecraft, Weapons Included, Good Condition: http://gizmodo.com/5388461/for-sale-military-assault-hovecraft-weapons-included-good-condition Skunks ask: What if F-22 was smaller, unmanned & had 2 noses?: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2009/10/skunks-ask-what-if-f-22-was-sm.html

A few more links. DARPA's Foliage-Penetrating Radar Tested on the A160T Hummingbird: http://www.defense-update.com/products/a/a160_forrester251009.html Boatload of Iranian arms seized off Yemen: reports: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boatload_of_Iranian_arms_seized_off_Yemen_reports_999.html Key Reviews For HEL-TD Laser Program Completed: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Key_Reviews_For_HELTD_Laser_Program_Completed_999.html LockMart's New HELLFIRE II Missile Design Up And Away: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_New_HELLFIRE_II_Missile_Design_Up_And_Away_999.html Korea Aerospace Reveals Combat UAV Studies: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/KUCAV102609.xml&headline=Korea%20Aerospace%20Reveals%20Combat%20UAV%20Studies&channel=defense AESA Radar Competition For S. Korean F-16s: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/AESA102609.xml&headline=AESA%20Radar%20Competition%20For%20S.%20Korean%20F-16s&channel=defense

More links 50 Per Cent Lethality Boost for JSF: 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%3adf306e4f-0735-49ec-a35f-84fd6fc73de0&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Luftwaffe Prepares for New Boss: 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%3ada6162b4-72ae-4825-872f-6a8bce8eefe9&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Southern Guvs Start Tanker Group: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/26/southern-guvs-start-tanker-group/ Top Chinese general comes to Washington: http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/10/26/top_chinese_general_comes_to_washington Sen. Kerry Rejects McChrystal Strategy: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/26/kerry-rejects-mcchrystal-strategy/ Faster Maintenance with Augmented Reality: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23800/?a=f Army Develops Helmet-Mounted Radar To Watch Soldiers? Backs: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/army-develops-helmet-mounted-radar-to-watch-soldiers-backs/