Tuesday, October 19, 2010

DTN News: World Top Stories / Headlines - News Dated October 19, 2010

Defense News: DTN News: World Top Stories / Headlines - News Dated October 19, 2010
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 19, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to World Top Stories for the world of TODAY.
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2 US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan
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DTN News: Taiwan Interested In F-35 Fighters: Official

Defense News: DTN News: Taiwan Interested In F-35 Fighters: Official
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Radio Taiwan International
(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.

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.

Yang's comments came in an interview with the Washington Times, which was published on Thursday.

Yang said that right now Taiwan has about 90 F-5s but the aging fleet is urgently in need of replacement. Yang also said Taiwan needs newer models of the F-16A/B fighter jets that it currently owns. He said that's to cope with growing missile and aircraft threats from China. Yang said, therefore, that Taiwan's request to buy F-16C/D fighter jets from the United States is justified.

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DTN News: Egypt Air Force Chief Downplays Importance Of US F-35 Sales To Israel

Defense News: DTN News: Egypt Air Force Chief Downplays Importance Of US F-35 Sales To Israel
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Almasryalyoum.com
(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.

Last week, Israel signed a contract with the US for the purchase of 20 F-35 fighter jets as part of what US officials described as an incentive package for the self-proclaimed Jewish state to move ahead with sputtering peace talks with the Palestinian Authority.

“We're not alarmed by certain countries of the region that are eager to possess modern fighter planes,” Hafez told the official Middle East News Agency in reference to the deal. “The Egyptian Air Force and the country's air-defense systems are working hand-in-hand to protect Egypt’s skies.”

“We are modernizing our military capacities to provide appropriate means of combating hostilities,” the commander added. “But we aren't interested in entering into an arms race with anyone.”

The sale of the US-made Joint Strike Fighters, which will provide Israel with more sophisticated combat aircraft than any other nation in the Middle East, comes amid rising tension between the US and Israel and Iran. The deal also comes in the wake of a major US arms sale to Saudi Arabia.

Translated from the Arabic Edition.

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DTN News: China Welcomes U.S. Intent To Waive Ban On C-130 Aircraft Export: Official

Defense News: DTN News: China Welcomes U.S. Intent To Waive Ban On C-130 Aircraft Export: Official
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Xinhua
(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.

Yao said China had taken note of U.S. President Barack Obama's proposal to end the restrictions on C-130 military transport aircraft sales to China in a letter to the U.S.Congress on Oct.8.

The waiver of this embargo reflects a positive sign sent by the U.S. to promote its exports to China, and China welcomes all measures that are conducive to promoting the bilateral economic cooperation and boosting the bilateral trade, said Yao.

The U.S. government's export control, which started 61 years ago, has lead to trade imbalances in the manufacturing sector between the two nations and an unstable trade environment.

China hopes that the U.S. will further relax controls over the exports of high-tech products and adopt "fair and non-discriminatory" policies to China in the process of export control reform, he said.

China also hopes the United States to expedite the export control reform announced on Aug. 31, in order to boost bilateral economic ties with China and to improve its trade balance, said Yao.

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DTN News: Afghanistan Special Report - Reconciliation Key To Ending Afghan Conflict, Says U.S. Envoy

Defense News: DTN News: Afghanistan Special Report - Reconciliation Key To Ending Afghan Conflict, Says U.S. Envoy
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Xinhua
(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.

Speaking at a meeting of the Special Representatives for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) opened by Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini here on Monday, Holbrooke said "there is room for anyone who wishes to reconcile," under "well-defined conditions".

These conditions, he added, included severing any and all ties with the al-Qaida terrorist network, laying down all weapons and recognising Afghanistan's constitution, including its guarantee of minority rights, according to the ANSA news agency.

"This is not a war which can be won by arms alone," Holbrooke said.

In regard to contacts between the rebel Taliban forces and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Holbrooke said "we support the process of Afghan reconciliation, but it is of no use to speculate on the progress of these talks."

Looking ahead to next month's NATO summit in Lisbon, Holbrooke said "no specific announcement will be made there concerning the number of provinces which will be categorised as being 'in transition', a classification which will be of the utmost importance."

Holbrooke also said "Iran has a role to play for a peaceful solution. The United states has no problems with sitting down at the same table with Iran."

"This meeting is about Afghanistan and what takes place here has no bearing on our bilateral relations with Iran," the U.S. envoy added.

Aomng the meeting's attendees were Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul, U.S. General David Petraeus who is the commander of NATO's ISAF mission, Staffan De Mistura who is the special representative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and Iran's representative Seyed Mohammed al Hossaini.

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Special meeting on Afghanistan held in Rome

ROME, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Monday opened a meeting of the Special Representatives for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP), a prelude to next month's NATO summit in Lisbon.

According to ANSA news agency, the meeting in Rome was called to review progress made in achieving the stability needed "to guarantee democracy and development in the region," with special attention paid to the transfer of control of Afghanistan to local authorities. Full story

Special Report: Afghanistan Situation

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 18, 2010

Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 18, 2010
Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 947-10 October 18, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - October 19, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued October 18,
2010 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

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Sodexho Management, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., was awarded on Oct. 13 a $12,847,629 modification under a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (M00027-02-C-0002) for the extension of services (fiscal 2011 requirements) to provide food services to the Marine Corps and manage and operate their mess halls in the western region of the United States. This modification is only for the purpose of placing the required funding on this contract. This modification does not include any funding for work that is outside the scope of the original contract. Work will be performed in Oceanside, Calif. (60 percent); Miramar, Calif. (5 percent); Twentynine Palms, Calif. (10 percent); San Diego, Calif. (10 percent); Bridgeport, Calif. (5 percent); and Yuma, Ariz. (10 percent). Work is expected to be completed by January 2011. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The total funded dollars for contract years one, two, three, four, five -- the five multi-year base period -- and six, seven, and -- three option years -- totals $541,442,912. U.S. Marine Corps Regional Contracting Office Southwest, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $11,092,061 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4407) for the USS New Orleans (LPD 18) fiscal 2011 phased maintenance availability. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $11,092,061 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
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