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• Boeing 27mm Cannon to be Weapon of Choice for JSF Design Boeing 29 Jun 2000 -- The Advanced 27mm Aircraft Cannon, developed by a Boeing-led team, will be the weapon of choice for the next- generation Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.
• GE to Supply Two LM2500s for the U.S. Navy's Eighth Gas Turbine-Powered Strategic Sealift Ship GE Marine 29 Jun 2000 -- GE Marine Engines announced that its LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine has been selected to power the U.S. Navy's eighth gas turbine-powered Strategic Sealift vessel.
• Lockheed Martin Coastal Systems Business Wins $11.5 Million Navy Contract to Upgrade Combat Systems Lockheed Martin 29 Jun 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems-Syracuse (NE&SS-Syracuse) announced that its Coastal Systems business in Manassas, Va., has won an $11.5 million contract to upgrade combat systems for the U.S. Navy's mine countermeasures vessels (MCM) and minehunter coastal vessels (MHC).
• Sanders Receives COBLU Production Contract Lockheed Martin 29 Jun 2000 -- Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company, has received a contract from the U.S. Navy for full rate production of Cooperative OUTBOARD Logistics Update (COBLU) systems. COBLU is an upgrade of the SSQ-108 OUTBOARD countermeasures detection and analysis system currently deployed on U.S. and British Royal Navy ships. Under the contract, Sanders will provide up to 35 COBLU systems as well as spares, installation and training support. Total value of the contract, including options, could exceed $250 million.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 29 Jun 2000
• PRESS CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY NETHERLANDS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT United Nations 29 Jun 2000
• Security Council Strongly Condemns Attacks By Armed Groups On Innocent Civilians And Humanitarian Personnel In Somalia, UN Press Release, 29 June 2000 -- The Security Council this afternoon strongly condemned attacks by armed groups on innocent civilians and all humanitarian personnel in Somalia. It strongly urged the Somali factions to respect international humanitarian and human rights law, to ensure the safety and freedom of movement of all humanitarian personnel and to faciliate the delivery of humanitarian relief to all those in need.
• Under-Secretary-General Kieran Prendergast Briefs Security Council, Urges It Not To Give Up On Somalia, UN Press Release, 29 June 2000 -- Under-Secretary-General Kieran Prendergast told the Security Council today that it must "not fall prey to cynicism and despair and give up on Somalia", as he briefed the Council on the political, security and humanitarian situation there. On the contrary, he added, it should give renewed support to the Somali National Peace Conference currently under way in Djibouti.
• U-N-SOMALIA Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council has (Thursday) expressed its strong support for efforts by the government of Djibouti to restore peace and stability in neighboring Somalia.
• TURKEY / ISLAMIST SCHOOLS Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- As Turkey's influential military keeps up its battle against what it considers Islamic extremism, one Muslim group - known as the Fetullahcilar - is coming under increasing pressure.
• TURKEY / KURDS Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- Police in Turkey have arrested nearly 100 people for staging protests against the death sentence imposed on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Press Briefing By Special Representative of Secretary-General In East Timor, UN Press Briefing, 29 June 2000 -- The time had come for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) to share responsibility and political power with the Timorese people, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of UNTAET told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.
• U-N-TIMOR REFUGEES Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- The top United Nations official in East Timor has (Thursday) issued another appeal to the government of Indonesia to crack down on militia groups operating in West Timor.
• CHINA-IRAN- UIGHERS Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatami surprised many with his visit to the predominantly Muslim Chinese province of Xinjiang, which has been racked with violent separatist activity of late.
• US-SUDAN Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- Some U-S lawmakers and religious freedom advocates are calling again for renewed attention to what they say are continued atrocities committed by Sudan's Muslim-led government against Christians and animists.
• SIERRA LEONE / HOSTAGES Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- Rebel forces in Sierra Leone have freed 21 United Nations peacekeepers who have been held hostage since early June.
• ETHIOPIA/ERITREA PEACE TALKS Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- The United States says Ethiopia and Eritrea have accepted an invitation to hold a new round of peace talks in Washington.
• COLOMBIA REBELS MEETING Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- In Colombia, delegates from 21-embassies, mostly European, are meeting with leftist rebels to discuss illicit drug eradication and the environment.

News Reports

• DISEASE-NATIONAL SECURITY Voice of America 29 June 2000 -- A U-S intelligence report says AIDS, malaria, and other infectious diseases are destabilizing many nations and could trigger humanitarian and military conflicts that will force the United States to respond.