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• Gulfstream Aerospace Delivers GIV-MPA with Rapid-Change Interior to Japanese Air Self Defense Force General Dynamics 21 Feb 2000 -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has delivered a fifth Gulfstream IV-MPA (multi-purpose version of the Gulfstream IV-SP aircraft) to the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF). The aircraft, designated the U-4 in Japan, is equipped with a multi-mission, rapid-change interior for a variety of roles.
• Gulfstream Aerospace Delivers First C-37A for U.S. Commander-in-Chief Support Mission General Dynamics 21 Feb 2000 -- tGulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced that the United States government has received the first C-37A aircraft for the Department of Defense regional Commander-in-Chief (CINC) support mission. The delivery marks the fourth C-37A to enter U.S. government service. The C-37A is the U.S. military designation for the Gulfstream V – the world's first ultra-long range business jet.
• Israel Aircraft Industries ELTA EL/L-8222 ECM Jamming Pods for Australian F-111 Aircraft Israel Aerospace Industries 21 Feb 2000 -- The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has selected Elta, and its main Australian subcontractor Vision Abell as preferred tenderer to provide the EL/L-8222 electronic warfare (EW) jamming pod for its F-111 aircraft. The Elta EW pod is a modern advanced power-managed system ECM jamming pod including an internal integral receiver. Its main task is to increase survivability of the aircraft during operations in a hostile electromagnetic weapon systems environment.
• $150 Million IAI/ELTA's Part in the Turkish F-4 Upgrade Program Israel Aerospace Industries 21 Feb 2000 -- After successful flight tests, ELTA, a subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd (IAI), has begun serial production of the multi-mode airborne fire control radar (FCR). The FCR was developed for the F-4 Turkish Upgrade Program. ELTA's share in the program is valued at about $150 million.
• ELTA Wins Maritime Surveillance Radar Contract for South Korea Israel Aerospace Industries 21 Feb 2000 -- The EL/M-2022 advanced multi-mode Maritime Surveillance Radar, designed and produced by ELTA Electronics Industries Ltd. a subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd., has been selected as the principal sensor for the Korean National Maritime Police Agency (KNMP) Maritime Patrol Aircraft).
• Elta's Synthetic Aperture Radar with Moving Target Indication Now Available As Unmanned Air Vehicle Payload Israel Aerospace Industries 21 Feb 2000 -- A new high performance Synthetic Aperture Radar with Moving Target Indication (SAR/MTI) has been developed as a payload for Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) by ELTA Electronics Industries Ltd., a subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd.

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• 21 February 2000 - DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 21 Feb 2000
• ON THE SITUATION IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS SERGEY V. YASTRZHEMBSKY - assistant to the Acting Russian President 21.02.2000 -- No serious changes have been in the operative situation. The issue at hand is, first and foremost, the group encircled in the Argun Gorge. It is presumed that about a thousand well-armed militants are fighting under Khattab's command. There are from 3,000 to 4,500 of them in the Argun Gorge and other mountain regions. The Argun Gorge is the epicentre of current events. It has been completely encircled and blockaded and the encirclement is slowly narrowing. Front aviation was very active, making 88 combat flights. We keep intercepting radio information that separate bandit groups are trying to get into Daghestan and become dispersed in the mountain villages. An analysis of the radio electronic situation - and reports based on radio interceptions are prepared daily - shows that the bomb and missile-artillery attacks at the positions of illegitimate armed groups are effective.
• RUSSIA / CHECHNYA Voice of America 21 February 2000 -- Russia's Acting President Vladimir Putin vows to destroy all rebels in breakaway Chechnya as federal forces carry on their military offensive in the republic's southern mountains.
• GROZNY AID WORKERS Voice of America 21 February 2000 -- The Chechen capital, Grozny -- largely destroyed by months of Russian air and artillery strikes -- has been closed to outsiders until at least April First.
• EAST TIMOR / WORLD BANK Voice of America 21 February 2000 -- The President of the World Bank is in East Timor to sign the first grant intended to help the devastated territory develop its own government.
• NIGERIA PROTEST Voice of America 21 February 2000 -- Kaduna State is one of the states where Muslims have proposed establishing Islamic courts. But the proposal has met stiff opposition from the state's equally large Christian community.
• INDONESIA / AUTONOMY Voice of America 21 February 2000 -- President Abdurrahman Wahid said demands for independence or autonomy by restive provinces mean Indonesia will have to move to some form of federal government.
• U-N / CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Voice of America 21 February 2000 -- A United Nations official says the humanitarian situation in Congo-Brazzaville is improving.
• BURUNDI TALKS Voice of America 21 February 2000 -- Ethnic-majority Hutu rebels are fighting the government army in Burundi, which is run by the minority Tutsi. Mr. Mandela has convinced those rebels to join the talks, but he is facing opposition from other Burundi delegates who fear their positions will be weakened if the rebel faction is included.

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• INDONESIA-PRESIDENT Voice of America 21 February 2000 -- Indonesia's president says he favors pardoning all top officials of previous governments if found to have committed illegal acts in office.