... segnalo questo (lungo) paper: US AND IRANIAN STRATEGIC COMPETITION - The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula http://csis.org/files/publication/120228_Iran_Ch_VI_Gulf_State.pdf
US drone found off Philippines http://asian-defence-news.blogspot.it/2013/01/us-drone-found-off-philippines.html
... e: U.S. drone found in Philippines launched from Guam http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/news-channels/international-military-news/2013-01/08/content_5173058.htm
... il bilancio di un anno: Top 10 International Military News of 2012 Named by PLA Daily http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/141457/defense-in-2012%3A-the-view-from-beijing.html
NIDS China Security Report 2012 http://www.nids.go.jp/english/publication/chinareport/pdf/china_report_EN_web_2012_A01.pdf: questo paper analizza la Cina dal punto di vista del Giappone
un breve commento
Eclipse Submits RFI to USAF Request for Very Light Jet Fleet http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/141453/eclipse-submits-rfi-to-usaf-request-for-very-light-jet-fleet.html
... ancora sui C-27 afghani: Nuovo smacco per Alenia: rottamati i C-27 afgani http://www.meridianionline.org/2013/01/08/nuovo-smacco-per-alenia-rottamati-i-c-27-afgani/
Russian Tu-22M strategic bomber sighted dangerously close to airliner off California? http://theaviationist.com/2013/01/07/backfire-california/#.UOvGDHd5FTw
Airbus to provide air refueling tankers to Indian Air Force http://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-to-provide-air-refuelling-tankers-to-indian-air-force-46211/
U.S. Patriot Missiles Begin Arriving In Turkey http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130106/DEFREG02/301060005/U-S-Patriot-Missiles-Begin-Arriving-Turkey?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
Dutch Patriot Missiles Head for Turkey’s Syria Border http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130107/DEFREG04/301070005/Dutch-Patriot-Missiles-Head-Turkey-8217-s-Syria-Border?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
How a Large U.S. Navy UAV Crashed in Maryland, From 18,000 Feet http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130107/C4ISR02/301070006/How-Large-U-S-Navy-UAV-Crashed-Maryland-From-18-000-Feet?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
Canadian Military Would Need To Outsource F-35 Refueling http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130107/DEFREG02/301070004/Canadian-Military-Would-Need-Outsource-F-35-Refueling?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
... inserisco qui la notizia in quanto nell'articolo vengono citate le tensioni con la Cina:
SDF spending targeted to rise in fiscal 2013 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20130107a1.html
Turkey picks Koç to construct six corvettes for $2.5 billion http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-picks-koc-to-construct-six-corvettes-for-25-billion.aspx?pageID=238&nID=38409&NewsCatID=345
inizio questa discussione segnalando An Open Source Look at Iran’s Intelligence Ministry http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2013/01/mois_loc.html (un articolo con diversi e interessanti link per approfondire il tema spionaggio)