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.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Remarks by Secretary Gates at Vietnam National University DoD 11 Oct 2010 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
- Media Availability with Secretary Gates from Hanoi, Vietnam DoD 11 Oct 2010 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
- Joint Press Conference with Secretary Gates and Gen. Thanh from Hanoi, Vietnam DoD 11 Oct 2010 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Vietnam Minister of Defense Gen. Phung Quang Thanh
- US Defense Secretary Invited to Visit China VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- At the ASEAN Defense Ministers meeting in Hanoi, Chinese Minister of Defense Liang Guanglie invited his U.S. counterpart Defense Secretary Robert Gates to visit China, in what seems like an easing of military tensions in the region.
- Gates Receives, Accepts Invitation to Visit China AFPS 11 Oct 2010 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today that he has accepted an invitation from his Chinese counterpart to visit Beijing.
- Bilateral Meetings Mark ‘Full Day’ for Gates in Hanoi AFPS 11 Oct 2010 -- In what he described as “a very full day,” Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met here today with Vietnamese leaders and some of his counterparts who have come to the Vietnamese capital for tomorrow’s inaugural meeting of defense ministers from the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and eight other countries with a stake in the region.
- Gates Seeks Expansion of U.S.-Vietnamese Cooperation AFPS 11 Oct 2010 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today noted the level of cooperation in the military relationship between the United States and Vietnam and said he sees potential for that relationship to expand even further.
- USS George H.W. Bush Conducts Tailored Ship's Training Availability Navy NewsStand 11 Oct 2010 -- USS George H.W. Bush (GHWB)(CVN 77) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Oct. 4 to begin its Tailored Ship's Training Availability/Final Evaluation Period (TSTA/FEP) in preparation for the ship's upcoming combat deployment in 2011.
- Army aviators hold conference in Iraq Army News 11 Oct 2010 -- U.S. Army aviators serving in Iraq held a conference on Camp Taji, Oct. 7, to address several topics concerning Army aviation's current and future operations in Iraq.
- MIA Issue Aided U.S.-Vietnam Relationship, Gates Says AFPS 11 Oct 2010 -- Efforts to recover those missing from the Vietnam War have helped to transform the U.S.-Vietnamese relationship in the years since the conflict ended, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
- Russian Air Force to receive first Su-35 by yearend - Sukhoi RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2010 -- The Russian Defense Ministry will receive its first Su-35 fighter plane by the end of the year, Russia's Sukhoi Aircraft Design Bureau said on Monday.
- Taiwan developing unmanned aircraft: defense minister CNA 11 Oct 2010 -- Taiwan has not put a U.S.-built unmanned aerial vehicle, the RQ-4 Global Hawk, on its arms procurement list, opting instead to have its military-run research institute develop an indigenous unmanned aircraft system, a defense official said Monday.
- Plans for all-volunteer military hit snags CNA 11 Oct 2010 -- Legislation and funding are crucial if Taiwan is to realize its goal of implementing a completely volunteer-manned military service system by 2014, the premier said Monday.
- Iran, Azerbaijan hold first round of defense talks in Baku IRNA 11 Oct 2010 -- The Iranian and Azeri defense ministers held the first round of their talks here Monday morning.
- Iranian Defense Minister In Baku For Security Talks RFE/RL 11 Oct 2010 -- Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi arrived today in Baku on a two-day visit to discuss expanding bilateral military cooperation and regional security, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
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.
Other Conflicts
- 11 October 2010 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Oct 2010
- UN ideals can benefit from synergy of Afro-Arab cooperation, says Ban UN News Centre 11 Oct 2010 -- Cooperation between African and Arab States can boost United Nations efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts in the two regions, promote tolerance, combat drug trafficking, terrorism and corruption, and strengthen the campaign against unemployment and climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.
- Palestinians Reject Israel's Offer on Settlement Freeze VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered to extend a building freeze on Jewish settlements in the West Bank if the Palestinians agree to recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
- Israeli FM: Europe Should Solve Own Problems Before Ours VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- Israel's foreign minister has suggested that France and Spain solve Europe's problems before lecturing his country on how to deal with the Israeli-Arab conflict.
- Rebel Group Says Khartoum Lacks Political Will to End Darfur Crisis VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- The secretary for peace negotiations with the Darfur-based Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) told VOA President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir’s government has yet to demonstrate the political will to resolve the Darfur crisis at peace talks in Doha.
- Members of UN panel to monitor Sudanese referenda begin first visit UN News Centre 11 Oct 2010 -- A three-member United Nations panel tasked with monitoring the upcoming referenda on self-determination in Sudan has begun its first visit to the country.
- UNAMID's Gambari: Time to Push for Darfur Agreement VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- Ibrahim Gambari runs the United Nations' largest peacekeeping operation in Darfur. The African Union-United Nations hybrid force known as UNAMID has more than 25,000 military, police and civilian staff with an annual budget of nearly $2 billion.
- Rwandan rebel leader wanted by ICC for alleged war crimes arrested in France UN News Centre 11 Oct 2010 -- A Rwandan rebel leader was arrested in France today on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last year.
- ICC Arrests Congo Rapes Suspect VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- The International Criminal Court says French authorities have arrested a senior leader of a Rwandan rebel group accused of mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Analysis: Justice still remote for victims of atrocities in DRC IRIN 11 Oct 2010 -- The authors of the UN “mapping report” detailing more than 600 “serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law” committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between March 1993 and June 2003 see the landmark document as an important step in delivering justice to victims of the atrocities.
- UN envoy to undertake regional visit ahead of upcoming Western Sahara talks UN News Centre 11 Oct 2010 -- The envoy spearheading United Nations efforts to help resolve the dispute over the status of Western Sahara is scheduled to travel to the region ahead of the next round of informal meetings scheduled for November, it was announced today.
News Reports
- Obama Signs Legislation on NASA's Future VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- President Barack Obama signed into law on Monday a plan for the U.S. space program. NASA's chief praised the president and Congress for the 2010 NASA Authorization Act that sets a course for Mars.
- Chinese leader invites N.Korean counterpart to visit Beijing RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2010 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and the country's new ruling line-up to visit China, Chinese media said.
- China: independent UN experts urge stepped-up respect for human rights UN News Centre 11 Oct 2010 -- Four independent United Nations human rights experts today welcomed the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo of China who is currently imprisoned, appealing to the Asian nation to release all people detained for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression.
- Nobel Peace Laureate's Wife Prevented From Meeting Reporters VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- Chinese authorities are not allowing reporters to see the wife of the new Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo. She is believed to be under house arrest at her home in Beijing.
- India voices readiness to share experience in Nuke technology IRNA 11 Oct 2010 -- India stands ready to share its experience in nuclear science and technology on a mutually acceptable basis, Minister of state for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan said Sunday.
- India set to get Security Council seat IRNA 11 Oct 2010 -- India is all set to get a seat on the Security Council as a non-permanent member after a gap of 19 years through the elections to be held tomorrow in the United Nations General Assembly.
- Kyrgyz Parliamentary Vote Results Point To The Past, And A Potential Stalemate RFE/RL 11 Oct 2010 -- Kyrgyz voters went to the polls on October 10 to vote in a new parliament to lead the troubled country forward, but preliminary results point to a return to the past and the potential for legislative paralysis.
- International observers praise Kyrgyzstan's 'democratic, free' polls RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2010 -- The Kyrgyz parliamentary elections were marked by political pluralism and "constituted a further consolidation of the democratic process," international observers said in a preliminary statement issued on Monday.
- Krygyzstan Parties Start Coalition Talks for Parliamentary Democracy VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- Kyrgyzstan's government held a democratic election - and then lost it. That is the assessment in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital.
- Press Conference on Rules of Procedure for Security Council Elections United Nations 11 Oct 2010
- Mugabe-Appointed Ambassadors Face Diplomatic Problems VOA 11 Oct 2010 -- Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has asked various European countries, the United Nations, and South Africa not to recognize six ambassadors he says were unilaterally appointed to the top diplomatic posts by President Robert Mugabe.
- 7/7 inquest starts in London more than five years on IRNA 11 Oct 2010 -- The official inquest into the deaths of 52 people killed in the 7/7 attacks on London’s transport system started on Monday, more than five year after the atrocities.
- Observers Say Falsifications Mar Pro-Kremlin Party's Elections Sweep RFE/RL 11 Oct 2010 -- Leaders of Russia's main pro-Kremlin party say their overwhelming victory in local elections across the country shows Russians support the authorities. But observers say the results are unsurprising because the vote was fixed.
- Key Mirror Support Hardware Delivered for James Webb Space Telescope's High Fidelity Pathfinder Northrop Grumman 11 Oct 2010 -- Four Secondary Mirror Support Structure (SMSS) struts for the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) pathfinder were delivered in late August to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) by teammate Alliant Techsystems (ATK). Northrop Grumman is leading the design and development effort for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
- U.S. suborbital spaceship signs up Russian space tourist RIA Novosti 11 Oct 2010 -- The U.S. Armadillo Aerospace company, which is developing the suborbital spaceship for space tourist flights, announced on Monday that a Russian has become its first confirmed passenger.
- Kabul's Old City Gets A Face-Lift, And An Injection Of Cash RFE/RL 11 Oct 2010 -- Kabul has been so damaged by wars and pell-mell rebuilding that it's hard to remember this was once a pretty city with elegant mud-brick mansions, elaborate carved-wood lattices, and shady courtyards.
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