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11 October 2010 Military News

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  • Monday 11 October 2010 PM press conference 10 Downing Street 11 Oct 2010 -- A transcript of a press conference given by Prime Minister David Cameron on 11 October 2010 at 10 Downing Street.
  • Petraeus Launches Investigation Into Aid Worker Death AFPS 11 Oct 2010 -- The commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan has launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a British aid worker, military officials said today.
  • Afghan President Confirms Contact With Taliban VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed reports that his government has been holding talks with the Taliban. The U.S. envoy to the region, Richard Holbrooke, said the United States supports the Afghan government's continuing contact with the Taliban.
  • Cameron: British Hostage May Have Been Killed by US Grenade VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- U.S. and British officials in Afghanistan will launch an investigation to determine how a British aid worker was killed during a rescue attempt in eastern Afghanistan. The British prime minister David Cameron says new evidence has emerged that she may have been killed by her rescuers, not her captors, as initially reported.
  • British hostage may have been killed by US grenade, says Cameron IRNA 11 Oct 2010 -- Prime Minister David Cameron admitted Monday that British hostage Linda Norgrove may have been killed in Afghanistan by US forces and not by her local captors as previously claimed.
  • Afghan leader admits talks with Taliban RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed that talks with the Taliban have been going on for “quite some time” to end the fighting in the war-ravaged Central Asian state.
  • Rabbani Heading New Afghan Peace Council RFE/RL 11 Oct 2010 -- The new Afghan peace council, whose mission is to seek a negotiated peaceful end to the nine-year-old war with the Taliban and other insurgent groups, is being led by a veteran of Afghanistan's conflict who has also been implicated in war crimes.

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Defense Industry

  • Boeing to Offer A160T Hummingbird in Response to NAVAIR Request for Proposal Boeing 11 Oct 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is preparing to offer a solution based on the world record-setting A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft in response to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command's Request for Proposal (RFP) for Cargo Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Services. The RFP calls for government-owned, contractor-operated UAS services for the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan.
  • Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrated ISR Capabilities at Empire Challenge 2010 Northrop Grumman 11 Oct 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently demonstrated an unprecedented increase in operational enterprise capabilities with emerging and fielded Distributed Common Ground Systems (DCGS) capabilities at Empire Challenge 2010.
  • Oshkosh Defense Equips U.S. Army Vehicle for Autonomous Logistics Missions Oshkosh 11 Oct 2010 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), will showcase a U.S. Army vehicle equipped with Oshkosh TerraMax™ unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Washington Convention Center October 25 – 27.

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